Support HIPPY

Please consider making any donation of your choice.

HIPPY Conecuh: This year he blossomed!

HIPPY Conecuh The Smith family came to HIPPY Conecuh through a referral from Evergreen Elementary. Luvika Smith, Aaron’s mother knew that her son needed some extra help with learning. Aaron came to us when he had just turned five years old. After pretesting we deceived to put him on our four year old program. Aaron . . .

One mother’s love and dedication in the face of circumstances.

It’s my great pleasure to chair the state advisory board for HIPPY (Home Instruction for Parents of Pre-School Youngsters). This is a great pre-K program where parent-educators visit homes once a week for 30 weeks where they review that week’s lesson, usually with the mother, who then teaches it to their child for that week. . . .

HIPPY Grads Graduate High School

Six high school senior, who were also Montgomery HIPPY grads returned to the graduation program to cheer HIPPY four year olds on as they prepare to enter kindergarten. The grads spoke one by one to the children and parents during the program. They all credited the work provided to their parents by HIPPY as the . . .

HIPPY 19th Annual Picnic at Oak Park

Montgomery HIPPY families and friends enjoyed a beautiful day in the park as they celebrated the 19th annual picnic. Friends of HIPPY volunteered and cooked delicious hot-dogs and hamburgers. Children were treated to games, face painting, and books. The Parade of HIPPY sites ended the day. The theme for they year, Mother Goose Revisited was . . .

A Pre-K Teacher’s Reflections

I am currently an Alabama First Class Pre-K teacher. I hold a B.S. in Elementary Ed. with adequate course work to allow me to teach in an Early Childhood classroom. I have been teaching 4’s and 5’s for 7 years years now. During this time I have seen how great parenting and a rich, sound . . .

Benchmarks

Had a Parent Educator relate a story to me the other day about her parent teacher conference for her kindergartener. The teacher was raving about how smart the little girl was and how she has met nearly all of her benchmarks way beyond where the other children are in the class. The teacher was paying . . .

HIPPY Was a Life Saver To Me

My grandson was in HIPPY and is now in a magnet school in Montgomery. His sister also enrolled in HIPPY at age 3. During her first year, I began to see changes in her personality. She began to talk and interact more. She called going to the group meetings going to her school. Because she . . .

“I Am So Proud of Myself!”

My name is Martine Williams and I am from the Gainestown community near Jackson, Alabama. I was enrolled in the HIPPY program by Mrs. Jane Sellers in 2007 with my 3 year old son, LaKenny Williams. He is now 8 years old. Then in 2008, I enrolled with my youngest son when he was 3 . . .

HIPPY develops a desire for learning!

Nina Williams states: “Since he has become involved in the program, he has developed an increase desire for learning and reading. …and has developed a greater sense of autonomy from the program as well.” As a teacher of prekindergarten of 8 years Ms. Williams tells us “the students that participate in the program exhibit a . . .

HIPPY is teaching us to learn English as a second language!

Esmeralda Tejeda wrote in her letter about the Eufaula HIPPY Program: “This is my son’s 3rd year in the HIPPY program and even though I don’t speak English I can say that we learned some words to share with the activities that are in the books and pages. We have learned much together and I . . .