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"Kinder readiness Training for Parents of Latino Children"

A Success Story: “Kinder Readiness Training for the Parents of Latino Children"

 On July 20^th, was the closing ceremonies for a project that was recently funded by OCF through our Latino Partnership Project and the Marion County Reading for All Initiative.  The ceremony was hosted by FACES of America, a relatively new group that has sprung up here in the Northern Willamette Valley over the past two years. The evening was a culmination of a one month summer school program focused on reading and math recovery for 150 elementary school children lagging behind in these two critical areas. It also included a weeklong “Kinder Readiness Training" for the Parents of Latino children getting ready to enter the Salem/Keizer school system this coming Fall.

 The project was a collaboration between OCF Latino Partnership Project, Marion County Reading for All!, the Salem/Keizer School District, and Faces of America.

Reading for All is a partnership between The Oregon Community Foundation and the Marion, Polk and Yamhill county Children and Families Commissions. The mission of these agencies complements the Foundation's commitment to early childhood development and strengthening Oregon families. Together, we are mobilizing to increase literacy in the Northern Willamette Valley.

Because 90% of brain development happens by age 5, making reading a priority in early childhood yields the greatest return on investment.