More children in Alliance are entering kindergarten ready to learn thanks in part to a program through the Early Childhood Education Alliance, called SPARK. SPARK, which stands for Supporting Partnerships to Assure Ready Kids™, is an in-home program that helps children ages three to five prepare for school by building reading, language, math, and social skills. The program began as …
For years, Dina Gast watched her son, Seth, struggle in school. “I remember sitting and crying because I knew he had dyslexia and couldn’t get anyone to listen to me,” she said. “He spent years struggling with schoolwork, feeling frustrated and stupid. He felt so badly about himself that he struggled to make friends, talk to girls or stick up …
Carlynn is a mother of five. She knows the routine of doctor visits and the loneliness of waiting rooms. When she was expecting her fourth child, Carlynn found a new pregnancy experience through THRIVE’s CenteringPregnancy® Group Prenatal Care. Carlynn joined a group of other expectant mothers of all ages. The group met regularly throughout her entire pregnancy. Each meeting featured …
Theresa* had been in a relationship for only three months when her relationship suddenly changed.
