Successful Children's Issue Council
Our Vision
The vision statement for the Children’s Issue Council has undergone some changes. The new vision statement is, “All children are healthy, safe, and ready/prepared to succeed in school.” The target population has also changed in order to include a third zip code, 78228. The target population now includes children through age five and their parents or caregivers, in the zip codes; 78207, 78237, and 78228. |
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Choo, Choo, Choo! Off to the Zoo!Family Celebration at the Zoo
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Welcome to Family Celebration at the Zoo
Thursday, June 17th
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
San Antonio Zoo
303 N. St. Mary's Street |
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| Family Celebration at the Zoo is for families participating in parent education programs. Last year, over 400 families and children came to the celebration. This year’s response is even larger with 1,900 RSVP’s for the third annual event.
Family Celebration at the Zoo is presented by United Way Children’s Issue Council. The event is funded by Valero in partnership with United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County.
Over 400 families are expected to participating in this great outdoors event to share the adventure with their children. Families will receive admissions tickets, t-shirts, water bottles, and lunch all courtesy of the Valero Energy Foundation and United Way. Agency partners include: AVANCE-SA, Baptist Child & Family Service, Catholic Charities, Family Service Association, Good Samaritan Center, KLRN and The Children’s Shelter. The Cypress & Kohler Pavilion will be the central staging area for the day’s activities. Members of the Valero Volunteer Council will be on hand to distribute materials and will assist as guides in the Zoo.
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Both the Traditional Funding Opportunity and the Focus Area Funding Opportunity address specific Mission Statements as well as Target Populations. Agencies who attended either one or both workshops may submit a proposal by completing and submitting the respective application.
Letter of Interest Applications:
Letter of Interest Application Focus Funding
Letter of Interest Application Traditional Funding
*Only attendees of the workshop(s) can submit the letter of interest.
Please forward all questions, comments, and RSVP your attendance to:
Ellen O’Gorman at 826-8438 or ellenogorman@sbcglobal.net |
The FamilyWize Prescription Drug Discount Card enables you to receive discounted pricing on prescription drugs. It can offer immediate savings on prescription drugs at participating pharmacies for people that have no health insurance, during deductible periods and for prescription medicine not covered by health insurance, Medicare and other benefit plans. This is not insurance, nor is it intended to replace insurance.
Simply present your FamilyWize card with each prescription from your doctor to the participating pharmacy at the time of purchase to receive your discounts. If you need to transfer a prescription, bring your empty prescription bottle or label with you to the pharmacy.
Save an average of up to 30% or more off the pharmacy's usual and customary retail price of prescription drugs, with the highest savings on generic drugs.
Your cost will be the discount price with the FamilyWize card or the pharmacy's usual and customary retail price, whichever is lower. This means you are assured the lowest price in that store, at the time you purchase the prescription medicine. If the pharmacy's price is lower, there is no savings or discount and the FamilyWize card cannot lower the copay for medicine covered by insurance.
For more information visit www.familywize.org. |
Play and Learn
Many agencies throughout San Antonio are hosting Play and Learn groups where we invite children and their caregivers
(parents, family members, friends, and neighbors) to join us for time together where children play together and where the adults have a chance to get together and share their experiences!
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We all have a wonderful time as we do activities together and where we have fun playing while learning. About 6 out of 10 children in San Antonio are being cared for by a parent, relative, friend, or neighbor and are not in a child care center or school! We want to share information and resources with you. Everything we offer is FREE! So come out and join us as we all play and learn together! We would love to see you there! |
Child Care Providers
KLRN is offering a new Resource just for you!
Early ON's Lending Library
Explore our FREE Lending Library online at www.earlyon-sa.org.
- Free Lending Library materials especially for Early Childhood Professionals.
- KLRN will mail you the materials you have selected which you can borrow for two weeks!
- After two weeks, just send the materials back in the self addressed stamped envelope! It is that simple!
This is a FREE resource for all child care proveiders living or working in San Antonio. Questions? Visit www.earlyon-sa.org or contact Valerie Rios at 210.270.9000 ext. 2285.
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Nurturing and effective parenting are essential to children’s development, health and lifelong well-being. While all parents want to do their best, they can not always do it alone.
Research indicates that five important factors increase the capacity of parents, caregivers and communities to nurture, protect and promote the healthy development of children and improve their school readiness and success.
Click here to see the five protective factors.
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Contacts for Successful Children's Issue Council
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United Way of America