Family Literacy Program Under-education and the poverty which results have created a trap that seems inescapable for many families. A parent without education lacks the skills to obtain a job and is left without an ability to support a family. What began as an education problem becomes an economic problem for the whole family.
Literacy is a family legacy handed down from generation to generation.
Children whose parents are undereducated are at grave risk of continuing that cycle. To increase education and reduce poverty for this generation and those that follow, it is necessary to approach literacy as a family issue. The children participate in preschool activities while the adults work on various academic skills, as well as parenting and family development. The Family Literacy Program curriculum includes specific time when parents and children work and play together. Parents help their children learn in the classroom and they discover how to make learning occur at home.