Family Room

Family Room Inauguration: April 15th, 2005

Washington, DC - The Family/Community Development Institute (FCDI) officially inaugurated the new Family Room on April 15th at CentroNía. The event gave the community an opportunity to celebrate the programs that the FCDI offers to parents, staff and the community in general, and to learn about the Family Room’s new resources: two state of the art computers; an ever-growing library with bilingual educational films and a DVD/VCR flat screen TV.

Amid the festivities, food and fun, families also received books and other informational materials. Eight families received refurbished computers, and one college-bound youth received a laptop. Two parents gave personal testimonies of the challenges and triumphs of parenthood and how CentroNía’s various programs offered them the chance to improve their lives. CentroNía thanks the Mexican Consulate for the book donations, SPARK DC for the different gifts, and everyone who assisted in the inauguration’s organization.



		Mother of two girls, gives us a big smile while showing the gifts she received at the celebration


	CentroNía's Executive Director, "BB" Otero, playing with 4 year old Nanette Ngako



			Jorge Lopez, one of the parents that share his encouraging personal story with the audience


	Jose Antonio Longuiera, Mexican Community Affairs Consul, spoke about the Plaza Communitarias, a Spanish literacy effort between CentroNía, The Mexican Government and the Institute Nacional para la Educación de los Adultos (INEA).




	Thank you to the Mexican Consulate for the donation of three Spanish book series (70 books each one) to be used by School Age Saturday Academy and The Family Institute.




	Mrs. is one of the mothers that received one of the eight refurnished computers gift certificates donated by CentroNía.