Target demographics: educate children, provide care for seniors and veterans and medically fragile adults, secure job training for our familes
Direct beneficiaries per year: 8000 members of our community
Geographic areas served: New Orleans and the surrounding parishes
Programs: Head start and early head startquick facts:1. Our head start and early head start programs are class "a" licensedthrough the state of louisiana and have achieved a four (4) star rating through the louisiana quality start program. 2. 366 children, ages six weeks to five years old, were enrolled in our center and homebased early childhood development program. 3. Our high quality early childhood development programs are designed to give children and their families the tools they need to succeed and become self-sufficient and life-long learners. 4. Parental involvement to engage parents in their children's developmental and school-readiness activities; build a strong home/school connection; help parents to develop self-sufficiency skills and teach parents to be advocates for their children. 5. Our program procedures are based on nationally established best practices and evidence based curricula. 6. We have low teacher/pupil ratios, and our staff if highly credentialed. 7. Instruction is individualized for each child, and children are assessed repeatedly throughout the year on progress toward age appropriate developmental milestones. Impact:1. 100% of infants and 98% of toddlers met their developmental milestones in the areas of gross motor, fin motor, cognitive, language, self-help, social and emotional skills. 2. 93% of three and four year olds met their developmental milestones in the areas of cognintive, communication, personal, and social and motor skills identified as key components for school readiness. 3. Kingsley house provided 589,368 hours of safe and stimulating full day early childhood development services. 4. 91% of early head start parents and 74% of head start parents worked full-time outside of the home or were enrolled in school. 5. Our nationally accredited, state certified head start and early head start programs provide a dynamic, comprehensive array of academic and social enrichment activities, along with essential health and support services for 366 children and their families at no cost to them. Classrooms are arranged in an environment conducive to learning through the experience of play by utilizing hands-on exploration and interaction. To guide instruction, teaching staff use an evidence-based and developmentally appropriate curriculum, creative curriculum. Our low student to teacher ratio allows the staff to individualize instruction to meet the diverse needs of each child. Both programs are specifically structured to enable active parental participation in building the academic foundations of their children through monthly meetings, ongoing communication, planned center events and other activities that help parents become their child's strongest advocates. Each week, parents receive program newsletters updating them on educational activities and special events planned at the center. The programs support the children and their families by serving as a safe and stimulating full day, year round early childhood development and education center. 6. There are two initial prerequisites for entry into the head start program: a) the age of the child and b) income eligibility based on the federal poverty guidelines. Infants and toddlers, ages six weeks to two years old, are eligible for the early head start program and children, ages three to five years old, are eligible for the head start program. We actively recruit and reserve 10% of our funded program slots for children with disabilities. We were re-awarded four stars on july 1, 2013, from the louisiana quality start program. Quality start is a voluntary program for licensed child care centers designed to increase the quality of child care and early learning for all children throughout louisiana. Both class a and class b center may choose to participate and earn up to five stars based on meeting standards established for program, staff qualifications, administrative practices and family community involvement. We are also the only head start and early head start program in the state of louisiana accredited by the council on accreditation for children and family services, the largest accrediting body for social and human services in the world.
adult services 1. Adult services provides a full day, full year adult day health care and senior citizen center, licensed by the state of louisiana department of health and hospitals to serve 84 senior citizens and medically fragile adults. 2. The goal of the adult services program is to prevent social isolation and enhance the physical and mental health of our participants by providing comprehensive services that support their health, nutrition, social and recreational needs. 3. Services are available to seniors aged 60 and over and medically fragile adults aged 18 over. 4. Adult services served 99 unduplicated participants during the service year. Impact:87% of our program participants' health improved or was maintained at an appropriate level, delaying their overall health deterioration. 100% of participants live with families in a safe, healthy and supportive home environment or live independently with community and family supports. Adult services program:our adult services program provides year round day care for senior citizens and medically fragile adults. Participants enjoy stimulating social and recreational activities in a safe and stable environment, including weekly bingo games, arts and crafts, music, field trips to community and cultural activities, and birthdfay celebrations. Come exciting events of the past year included a talent show, fashion show and mardi gras and valentine's day balls. The program focuses on reducing isolation and promoting independence, positive health and well-being among our participants. We also support caregivers by offering a safe, stimulating and productive environment for their loved ones while they are at work. Adult services participants and families see kingsley house as their home away from home. Participants receive two nutritious meals and healthy snack each day, along with on-site health monitoring provided by our nursing staff. Social workers provide ongoing case management and support for participants and their families. Services are available to residents of orleans and jefferson parishes. Transportation is available.
family lifequick facts:1. Family life services provides intensive home-based counseling as well as traditional counseling and psycho-educational groups to support and enhance family and individual functioning and improve overall well-being. 1. Last year, family life programs served more than 1,600 individuals and families. Impactfamily preservation homebuilders services:family preservation served 122 families imminent at risk of child removal. 97% of these families remained intact. Family preservation services assesses progress across five critical domains of family functioning and well-being at the beginning and end of services. Substantial improvement or stability was indicated across all 5 domains for over 85% of families following fps intervention. Community counseling center:services were provided to 964 individuals. 76% of participants made significant positive changes in their emotional well-being and ability to maintain a healthy and supportive living environment. Family life services department:the family life services department offers 2 distinct behavioral and mental health counseling programs: family preservation homebuilders services and the community counseling center. Familiy preservation homebuilders:family preservation homebuilders services is a nationally established evidence-based counseling program that provides a comprehensive array of home-based and intensive services for families at imminent risk of having a child(ren) removed from their home due to severe child abuse and/or neglect. Master's level social workers and counselors help participants learn effective and appropriate parenting, communication and conflict resolution skills to strengthen their families and keep their children safe from harm. Family preservation services are provided by kingsley house to residents in the 12 southeast louisiana parishes. Community counseling center (ccc):our community counseling center offers early intervention and preventive counseling and supportive services to individuals and families residing in orleans, jefferson, and st bernard parishes. Master's level social workers and licensed counselors assist individuals and families with learning the skills needed to become their own best problem solvers, communicate more effectively and improve their overall well-being, so that they can effectively managetheir major challenges and prevent more serious risk from occurring. Therapeutic intervention for depression, anxiety, grief/loss and anger management, as well as marriage and family is addressed in the home or at one of our office locations in new orleans metro and new orleans east. The program also conducts life skills groups for high school students in several partner schools throughout the region.
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