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Special Events
The
2008 Avenue of Hope Gala Dinner will be held on
Saturday April 26th at the Italian Cultural
Centre. Tickets are just $80 each or $800 for a
table of ten. Please call 422-7263 for
information. A tax receipt for a portion of the
ticket price will be issued after the event.
The
popular Playhouse Parade Raffle returns to
Southgate Centre May 5-25th.
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Every Monday through Thursday of each school year over the past ten years, 55 - 60 children between the ages of 3.5 and 5.5 are bussed to (and from) the Atonement Home to participate in the C.A.P. (Child and Parent) Head Start program. During their school day these children explore the world around them by participating in exciting classroom projects. They create expressive works of art. They listen to stories and learn to count, print, sing, laugh, and play together. Some work on speech and language exercises. They eat a hot lunch and nutritious snack. They form strong, positive attachments to their teachers, aides and key workers. They learn to resolve conflict in non-violent ways.
C.A.P. Head Start is a non-denominational program that takes a holistic approach to early intervention. The Program encourages the child's intellectual, emotional, spiritual and physical development. Head Start provides the opportunity for ongoing assessments that determine the child's physical and intellectual and emotional needs. Speech delays, language barriers, vision, dental and other health issues are identified and addressed. The children have access to the services of a Speech Pathologist, a Community Health Nurse and a Pre-School Therapist. Each day the children receive a hot meal and a nutritious snack. Clothing, outerwear and other personal items are provided when necessary.
The children who participate in this program live in neighborhoods of Boyle/McCauley and Parkdale, the heart of Edmonton's inner-city. Many of them belong to families that constantly struggle with poverty, isolation, sole-parenting, language barriers, unemployment, hunger and too few resources. C.AP.
Head Start works with these families, forming close
partnerships with parents, helping them identify
individual skills, strengths and goals, and putting
them in touch with the resources that can ultimately
lead them to self reliance. C.A.P. Head Start Program is invaluable to many families in Edmonton's core neighbourhoods.
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