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4.85 miles away, PO Box 6068, San Antonio, TX, 78209 , D2

Have you ever read to a dog? Dogs like to be read to, even if they have their eyes closed. Research studies have shown that children whose reading scores lag behind their peers suffer from a fear of reading aloud in the classroom.

This program improves children’s reading and communicating skills by employing a powerful method: reading to a dog—but not any dog. Our dogs are registered therapy animals who volunteer with their owner/handlers as a team and go to schools and libraries as reading companions for children.

When a dog is listening, a child’s dread is replaced by eager anticipation and learning occurs. The handler is a skilled facilitator, shifting performance pressure away from the child and providing support.

When children read to dogs the experience is magical—there is no other way to describe it!

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Carroll's Little Free Library
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San Antonio Parks and Recreation Send email
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Laura Stanley
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Share your love of reading with a child one hour per week.

Participating Elementary schools in:

  • Alamo Heights
  • Edgewood ISD
  • Northside ISD
  • San Antonio ISD
  • SST Discovery School

Must attend tutor training sessions.

Oasis Lifelong Adventure
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Brownie's Books
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Parent/Child, Incorporated, most often referred to as PCI, offers a quality early childhood program that includes education, physical and mental health, nutrition, disability support, family support, job training and professional development, substance abuse education, and more.

Early Head Start is for children 6 weeks to 35 months old.

Head Start is for children 3 and 4 years old.

Click here for eligibility requirements, or call PCI's Intake at (210) 275-5149.

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(210) 475-5006
PCI Early Learning Academy
(210) 475-4438
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Registration is now open for summer camp!

Project Transformation operates eight-week summer day camps serving children grades 1-6 in two high-need neighborhoods in San Antonio and two in the Rio Grande Valley.

The focus is on improving literacy and social-emotional development. Each day, children read one-on-one with community volunteers and participate in activity-based literacy intervention. Children also participate in daily enrichment activities including recreational play and exercise, creative arts, and interaction with our young adult interns and community volunteers, who inspire and encourage children daily to make responsible, sound decisions.

Elementary students from low-income families.

Eight weeks of day camp in the summer at churches in San Antonio and in the Valley.
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The Richter Library
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This program is active from April 2, 2024 until May 14, 2024

True belonging doesn’t require us to change who we are, it requires us to be who we are. To believe in and belong to ourselves so fully that we can find sacredness both in being a part of something and in standing alone when necessary. 

 

Using Brené Brown's book, we will redefine what it means to truly belong in an age of increased polarization rife with perfectionism and pleasing.  We'll also share and explore where we’re experiencing a spiritual crisis of disconnection hiding in ideological bunkers or fit in rather than showing up as our true selves and braving the wilderness of uncertainty and criticism.

Register at: ahumc.og/courses

*Starts at 6 pm on Tuesdays
Priscilla MacDougall
Lynn Juel
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Book Nest
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Goodwill San Antonio offers FREE computer training.  The training is self-paced and tailored to meet your needs, from gaining confidence in using a computer and Internet to updating your computer skills for today's market.  Plus, you can complete the training online or in person and English or Spanish.

We are excited to offer three programs: 

· Essential Computer Skills

· Essential Software Skills

· Using technology in daily life

Information Literacy, Career Search Skills, K-12 Distance Learning, and Your
Digital Footprint.

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Attendance: Attendance expected daily based on class schedule.

Badges and Certificates: A score of 85% or higher on an assessment will earn a learner a badge per module. Completion of all the sections of the elected program the learner will receive a Certificate.

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Connectivity Resources
  • Computer Skills Classes
Tuesday & Thursday 8:30 AM-10:30 AM or 11:00 AM-1:00PM
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Our education program provides ongoing impact to families through classes, training, and support in the following forms: 

  • parenting support groups and classes
  • home-visits
  • tutoring
  • GED
  • computer and financial literacy
  • Art and design
  • reading & writing
  • we provide mentorship

Target Population: Low-income children ages 0-17 and adults 18 years of age and over.

Connectivity Resources
  • Computer Skills Classes
  • Free Computer Use
Monday: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Thursday: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Friday: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Saturday: CLOSED Sunday: CLOSED
Arlynn Ellis Send email
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Josefa Acuna Send email
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Sean Ziegler
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Parent/Child, Incorporated, most often referred to as PCI, offers a quality early childhood program that includes education, physical and mental health, nutrition, disability support, family support, job training and professional development, substance abuse education, and more.

Early Head Start is for children 6 weeks to 35 months old.

Head Start is for children 3 and 4 years old.

Click here for eligibility requirements, or call PCI's Intake at (210) 275-5149.

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(210) 475-5006
West Hutchins Learning Center
(210) 475-4433
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SA YES - L.B. Johnson Elementary School Send email
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Parent/Child, Incorporated, most often referred to as PCI, offers a quality early childhood program that includes education, physical and mental health, nutrition, disability support, family support, job training and professional development, substance abuse education, and more.

Early Head Start is for children 6 weeks to 35 months old.

Head Start is for children 3 and 4 years old.

Click here for eligibility requirements, or call PCI's Intake at (210) 275-5149.

Register at Parent Child Incorporated
(210) 475-5006
George Gervin Academy
(210) 568-8800
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Ridgeview Elementary Little Free Library
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SA YES Little Locker
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Sunset Hills Free Little Library Send email
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East Terrell Hills Little Free Library
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