Barbara Bush Foundation Awards $600,000+ in New Grants

Whiteside County Regional Office of Education
Sterling, IL
$65,000
To support the Whiteside County Family Literacy Partnership, an intensive, center-based family literacy program offering flexible daily scheduling options for Adult Basic Education (ABE), Adult Secondary Education (ASE), and English as a Second Language (ESL) for families with children ages birth to five. The program is a collaboration between Head Start and the Whiteside County Regional Office of Education. Daily programming includes adult education, early childhood education, parenting education, and literacy-based interactive activities for parents and their children.