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Shelby County Group Meeting

We will have our February group meeting on Monday, February 18, 2013. We will meet in the parlor of First Baptist Church, Columbiana. Please see the January newsletter or talk to your Home visitor for further directions.

Early Intervention Program Helps Children in Four Mobile Elementary Schools

Published: Tuesday, November 06, 2012, 10:09 AM

This story was written by Maurice Gandy, Press-Register Correspondent.

Judy Graham of Alabama Power (left), program committee chairwoman for HIPPY Mobile, and Grace Reese, educator and program coordinator for HIPPY Mobile, pose in front of a colorful sign advertising the program. (Maurice Gandy / Press-Register Correspondent)

MOBILE, Alabama . . .

Montgomery HIPPY Fall Festival

The grounds of the Montgomery Title 1 offices and home to HIPPY served as the backdrop for the Montgomery first parent meeting of the school year. In the form of a Fall festival, HIPPY families from across the city, along with a myraid of HIPPY volunteers, gathered for an evening of fun, information and bonding. . . .

Literacy Month

Montgomery HIPPY designated September as Literacy Month at HIPPY. Site director Lillian Sanders passed out application for library cards during the weekly training. Home visitors distributed the form to their families and returned the application to the HIPPY office. Library cards will be distributed to HIPPY families. The goal is to have parents take their . . .

HIPPY Clarke County Group Meeting for parents, Sept. 20, 2012

Hello, HIPPY friends and supporters!

Our first group meeting for our HIPPY parents and their children was last night at Grove Hill Elementary School. WOW! What a night!

The meeting began with the parents and children enjoying their refreshments together.

We had a total attendance of 136: • 40 HIPPY parents • 15 . . .

Shelby County HIPPY

Shelby County HIPPY is proud to announce we are getting to an early August start this year. Expect to see our friendly Home Visitors if you live in the areas of Vincent, Columbiana, Wilsonville, Shelby and Montevallo. We will be sporting the bright orange HIPPY shirts and have big smiles on our faces! We have . . .

Clay Co. HIPPY in the Park

Clay County HIPPY staff hosted their annual “HIPPY in the Park” for their program participants. Families met for games, playtime, and a cook-out. The children had a great time interacting with one another. This event provides an excellent opportunity for children who do not yet attend a daycare or preschool to play with other kids . . .

Clay County Hippy Graduation

Clay County held their annual graduation ceremony in May. There were so many participants! The parent turn out was wonderful! After the graduation ceremony, the staff had a cook-out for the children and their families. What a great end to a successful HIPPY year!

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HIPPY visits the Library

Staff from the Clay County HIPPY program visited the Ashland City Library for their weekly preschool summer reading program. The HIPPY staff led the program that day by reading HIPPY books and other library books to the children. The staff members then gave the parents more information about the HIPPY program and several families enrolled . . .

HIPPY helps parents help kids

By: Catherine Chapman | Eufaula Tribune Published: October 21, 2011 Updated: October 21, 2011 – 11:17 AM

Did you know that a 3-year-old child’s brain is twice as active as that of a college student?

We believe that a love for learning begins at home and that parents are a child’s first teacher. Who are . . .