| Burke County Smart Start works with many
different local agencies who provide services to children and families and works to
identify needed programs and services as well as resources to meet those needs. Often,
programs exist but are not being utilized. Sometimes duplication of services are noted.
The Partnership was formed to eliminate those duplications and fill the voids in the
service delivery system. By blending and
leveraging existing resources and providing funding through Smart Start - the programs
below are made possible to the young children of Burke County:
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Parent
Education-Family Connections: Family Connections utilizes a
strengths based approach to provide parent education and support
to families through personal visits and group activities. Contact: Nancy Bailey,
Family Connections, 433-7676.
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Burke Even
Start: This activity provides an intergenerational
family literacy program for parents of educationally disadvantaged
children, ages 12 months to five years old (non-kindergartners)
who are seeking their GED, English as a Second Language or better
employment opportunities. Contact: Linda Wilson,
432-2880.
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Burke Family
Literacy Programs: This agency promotes literacy and
English as a second language to parents of children 0-5.
Contact: Browning Rochefort, Burke County Literacy Council,
437-7477.
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