Pentecost Baptist Church Educational and Outreach Program

Description

Our program is designed to create a loving, safe, caring, learning environment, with adult supervision, year round; for working parents and their children who would otherwise be " Home Alone" during the times they are out of school and before their parents return home. In addition to academic enrichment, parents are still recovering from Katrina/Rita and our programs eliminate the worry of child care. The after school and out-of-school time programs offer participants positive alternatives to risky behaviors. Our multifaceted program includes six components: Summer Day Camp, extended care for school age children (before and after school), Life Planning, Adult Day Care, Family Literacy Program and a Child Development Center. Our participants are citywide; including our neighboring parishes of St. Bernard and Jefferson. The participants are between 5-15 years of age. Our program is opened to all races, socio-economic status and sexes. During the school year, we enroll forty participants and their parents in our literacy component.