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SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY

 

 

Carlton G. Luhman Center for Supportive Living

Early Head Start
720 South E St., San Bernardino, CA 92408
Tel: 909.888.4577
Fax: 909.885.2636
E-mail: ehs@voa-swcal.org

 

Provides support and outreach services to low-income and special-need families with children under 3 years of age. Program provides home-based and center-based services including free well baby and parent home visits, free child development center for children with parents who work or go to school, free nutritional and educational information, free parenting support groups, and free referrals to low-cost and no-cost community resources. Contact center for service territory and availability. Waiting list may apply.

Get a Map to Early Head Start

 

 

 

 

Family Resource Center

Family Resource Center
802 North E St., San Bernardino, CA 92408
Tel: 909.889.6900
Fax: 909.889.6988
E-mail: frc@voa-swcal.org

 

Serves as a vital community link for parents/guardians with children 5 years of age or younger who would benefit from free parenting classes and free community referrals for housing resources, utilities assistance, transportation, legal services, substance abuse treatment, counseling, and medical/dental resources. 

 

Get a Map to the Family Resource Center

 

 

 

Carlton G. Luhman Center for Supportive Living

Half-Day Preschool
720 South E St., San Bernardino, CA 92408
Tel: 909.888.4577
Fax: 909.885.2636
E-mail: ehs@voa-swcal.org

 

This half-day preschool program for 4-year-olds is free to eligible low-income families.  Proof of income is required.  Morning and afternoon sessions are available.  Quality educational instruction focuses on pre-literacy skills, early childhood education, kindergarten readiness and family strengthening.

 

Get a Map to the Preschool

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY

 

 

Carlton G. Luhman Center for Supportive Living

Early Head Start
720 South E St., San Bernardino, CA 92408
Tel: 909.888.4577
Fax: 909.885.2636
E-mail: ehs@voa-swcal.org

 

Provides support and outreach services to low-income and special-need families with children under 3 years of age. Program provides home-based and center-based services including free well baby and parent home visits, free child development center for children with parents who work or go to school, free nutritional and educational information, free parenting support groups, and free referrals to low-cost and no-cost community resources. Contact center for service territory and availability. Waiting list may apply.

Get a Map to Early Head Start

 

 

 

 

Family Resource Center

Family Resource Center
802 North E St., San Bernardino, CA 92408
Tel: 909.889.6900
Fax: 909.889.6988
E-mail: frc@voa-swcal.org

 

Serves as a vital community link for parents/guardians with children 5 years of age or younger who would benefit from free parenting classes and free community referrals for housing resources, utilities assistance, transportation, legal services, substance abuse treatment, counseling, and medical/dental resources. 

 

Get a Map to the Family Resource Center

 

 

 

Carlton G. Luhman Center for Supportive Living

Half-Day Preschool
720 South E St., San Bernardino, CA 92408
Tel: 909.888.4577
Fax: 909.885.2636
E-mail: ehs@voa-swcal.org

 

This half-day preschool program for 4-year-olds is free to eligible low-income families.  Proof of income is required.  Morning and afternoon sessions are available.  Quality educational instruction focuses on pre-literacy skills, early childhood education, kindergarten readiness and family strengthening.

 

Get a Map to the Preschool

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Ballington Academy For The Arts & Sciences set to
celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
 at a breakfast event in El Centro
 
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was quoted in 1964 saying “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is…What are you doing for others?”  On January 16th, 2012, Ballington Academy For The Arts & Sciences is hosting a “I Have A Dream Community Breakfast”
 
Monday, January 16, 2012
Barcelona Event Center
El Centro, CA
 
Individual Tickets are $25
$160 for a Table (Community Groups only)
 
During this breakfast event we will present the first annual “I Have A Dream Community Builder Award”. We are seeking nominations for perspective award recipients in the community. Nominees should exhibit the Spirit of Dr. King’s Dream by demonstrating the following characteristics:
 
  • Committed to social justice/civil rights work
  • Built collaborations in Imperial Valley
  • Worked to secure Education and/or Employment opportunities for community members
  • Provided hope and inspiration for an improved quality of life
 
Nominations are due by December 20th, 2011. Please email your nomination to roeshawnpeters@yahoo.com. Please include your nominee’s full name, their role/occupation within the community and why you are nominating them. Also include your name and contact information. Award recipient will be determined by the breakfast planning committee.
 

To find out how your business can become a sponsor for this community event, please contact Roeshawn Peters at (760) 595-8603.


Life Without Black People

This is a story of a little boy named Theo who woke up one morning and asked his mother, “Mom, what if there were no Black people in the world?”

Well, his mother thought about that for a moment, and then said “Son, follow me around today and let’s just see what it would be like if there were no Black people in the world.”

 

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Life Without Black People

This is a story of a little boy named Theo who woke up one morning and asked his mother, “Mom, what if there were no Black people in the world?”

Well, his mother thought about that for a moment, and then said “Son, follow me around today and let’s just see what it would be like if there were no Black people in the world.”

 

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