VERO BEACH – Children’s Home Society of Florida, Treasure Coast Division, recently announced that the children participating in the 2011 Summer Enrichment Program in Indian River County successfully completed their six-week tutoring session. The program focuses on building math and reading skills while also building self-confidence for foster children who are behind in their grade level.
Wanda Lincoln, representing Quail Valley Charities, Inc., a major funder for the program, presented graduation certificates during a ceremony held at Trinity Episcopal Church’s community room on July 27.
This year also marked the first session that two teachers, who trained through The Learning Alliance, collaborated on the curriculum for literacy education. In addition to math and reading skills, highly-qualified teaching specialists also taught the children essential skills on how to approach critical thinking exercises and achieve learning objectives, which can be applied to their comprehensive educational experience.
During the “Lunch and Learn’ segment of the program, volunteers representing various careers each talked about their professions and opened the children’s eyes to future career opportunities that can be realized through education. This program, which is provided free of charge, has enriched the lives of 108 children, ages 12-17, since it was launched in the summer of 2009.
Other funding sources for the 2011 program, in addition to the grant from Quail Valley Charities, include private donations and Sun Trust Bank.
The Children’s Home Society of Florida is the sixth largest of more than 1,200 private organizations currently accredited and/or in process of accreditation in North America (US and Canada). The Treasure Coast Division, which is one of 14 divisions in Florida, served 11,607 children and their families in fiscal year 2011 (July1, 2010-June 30, 2011) in Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee and St. Lucie counties. CHS programs are developed to break the cycle of child abuse and provide children and young adults with the opportunity to be safe, healthy and prepared for life.
For more information visit chsfl.org or call 772-344-4020
