This is the fourth consecutive year Puente is receiving the grant; it funds workshops and home visits that help parents measure, track and improve their children’s mental and emotional growth and their own progress as parents.
“It helps parents know what’s in the range of appropriate development and everything they need to know to care for a child, in terms of expectations related to school, how to read to your child, (and) how to help with problems in schools,” said Puente Executive Director Kerry Lobel. “No one is given a handbook on parenting; we recognize that.”
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Improvements in individual or family functioning were reported at 55 percent for children attending four or more service sessions in the 2008-2009 fiscal year, according to Puente figures. Puente is aiming to increase that to 60 percent by the end of the 2009-2010 fiscal year.
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