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| Person County Partnership for Children • 111 South Main Street • PO Box 1791 Roxboro, NC 27573 336-599-3773 |
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  The Partnership for Children recognizes the importance of helping to build strong families. Throughout the year, training and support services are available to parents, providers, agencies and other interested individuals to help the approximately 2500 children birth to five in Person County. Annually, the Partnership hosts a week-long series of events called Week of the Young Child. Many of the activities that occur during the week offer parent education information. To learn more about Week of the Young Child, contact the Partnership Office or look for the section on our home page. |
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One of our most successful programs is the Imagination Library Program in which every child in our county who signs up receives an age appropriate book in the mail for free until their 5th birthday. We hope to help children create their own Imagination Library through the love of books and desire to read. Although there are many factors that influence a child's success in school, studies show that one of the best indicators of that success is the number of books in a child's home before they enter school. 
Parent educators provide new parents with important skills, resources and advice for parenting young children. Parents learn the developmental stages of their young children, creative play activities, and necessary health care tips. VIP also sponsors parent support groups for families with children under the age of five (5). 
Training is provided locally to parents and child care providers on issues related to child development, child care, and nutrition.
CCR&R provides referrals to legally operating child care programs; counsels parents regarding child care issues, regulations and quality; offers support and technical assistance; sponsors training and workshops; gathers statistics on child care in Person County; and collaborates with businesses in Person County about the economic impact of high quality care on the workforce.
Funds are available through DSS to assist parents who qualify with the cost of child care and provides incentives to high quality centers and homes that serve subsidized children. 
The EC Specialist plays a vital role in evaluating children ages 0-5 who have significant behavioral problems. Because these behavioral problems interfere with the learning process, the specialist works with the child's day care provider, teacher and parents to plan classroom strategies to alleviate the behavioral difficulties. 
Thanks to Smart Start money, the Partnership is able to provide the local Head Start program with the resources to serve eight additional qualifying children and their families. Smart Start funds are providing an additional teacher and teacher assistant in the Head Start Program. Person County Head Start currently serves 80 children in five classrooms. 
The Partners in Literacy program provides a variety of literacy-promoting activities for the children and families of Person County. The partnering of all components of the various programs—the Imagination Library, Reach Out and Read, and Motheread/Fatheread provides the tools and materials to increase literacy. All Person County children are eligible from birth through their fifth birthday, and every child in the family may participate. Books given to children through all programs, instruction regarding parent/child reading techniques, and the promotion of developmentally appropriate reading materials all will further literacy goals. The programs will also serve as outreach tools to offer related services and programs to Person County families. Adults and Children in Education (ACE) provides work first parents the opportunity to work towards their GED as well as provide them parenting classes and opportunities to improve their literacy skills through the Motheread program. . If you are interested in this program, contact: Barb Arel @ Earl Bradsher Preschool (336) 599-7585, Debra Harlow@ PCC (336) 599-1181 or Pam Wood @ DSS (336) 599-8361.