Family/Community Development

Tax Clinic 2008

• Family Institute: The Family Institute coordinates social services, consultations, referrals, parents meetings, and workshops for the parents of CentroNía children. The Institute, in coordination with an extensive array of partners offers the community a range of services including regular law clinics, an annual tax clinic, a food bank, financial literacy workshops and much more. 
   
• Family Literacy: Each week, the Tutoring Program provides one-on-one math and reading tutoring sessions to children ages six to eighteen. In addition, participants complete individualized E-Sylvan computer learning sessions to complement their tutoring sessions. This program also offers literacy and English-as-a-Second Language classes to the adult community. Volunteer  Program Information here
   
• SPARK DC: This initiative is funded by the Kellogg Foundation and administered through a collaborative led by the National Black Child Development Institute (NBDCI). The program offers school readiness services, such as screenings and assessments to families with pre-school age children and in conjunction with the Professional Development Academy offers professional development  opportunities to Early Childhood teachers to strengthen teaching skills in literacy. SPARK DC also links these children and their families to other community resources and organizations.