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SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES/GOALS OF THE EXPANSION ARE TO CONSTRUCT/PURCHASE A SECOND CHILD AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT CENTER FOR HOMELESS INFANTS AND TODDLERS AND THEIR FAMILIES, BRING HIGH QUALITY CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES CLOSER TO FAMILIES IN GREATEST NEED AND SERVE AN ADDITIONAL 100 HOMELESS CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. 366534 FAMILY SERVICES - PROVIDE FAMILY SERVICES WHICH INCLUDE ONSITE CRISIS MANAGEMENT AND CASE MANAGEMENT FOR APPROXIMATELY 70 HOMELESS FAMILIES EACH YEAR. SPECIFIC FAMILY SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDE: PARENT SERVICES WHICH STABILIZE HOMELESS FAMILIES AND INCLUDE AS WELL AS SUPPORT PARENTS' EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT GOALS, KEY REFERRALS TO SOCIAL SERVICES, PARENTING, HEALTH, ABUSE/NEGLECT AND STRESS REDUCING TRAINING. 287627 EVENING CARE - THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES AN EARLY LEARNING EVENING CARE PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDES COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION, THERAPEUTIC, AND FAMILY SERVICES, FOR PARENTS WORKING NON-TRADITIONAL HOURS, OR ATTENDING CLASS OR JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS IN THE EVENING. THIS PROGRAM IS AN EXTENSION OF THE ACCREDITED DAY PROGRAM AND OFFERS ACTIVITIES THAT STIMULATE CHILDREN'S PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, INTELLECTUAL, AND EMOTIONAL GROWTH WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON SUPPORTING EMERGENT LITERACY AND MATH SKILLS. 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THIS PROGRAM IS AN EXTENSION OF THE ACCREDITED DAY PROGRAM AND OFFERS ACTIVITIES THAT STIMULATE CHILDREN'S PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, INTELLECTUAL, AND EMOTIONAL GROWTH WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON SUPPORTING EMERGENT LITERACY AND MATH SKILLS. THERAPEUTIC SERVICES - THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES UNIQUE AND COMPREHENSIVE THERAPEUTIC SERVICES ON-SITE FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN THAT INCLUDE ASSESSMENTS FOR 100 PERCENT OF ENROLLED CHILDREN, THERAPY, INDVIDUALIZED PLANS, AND COORDINATION BETWEEN PARENTS, THERAPISTS, AND TEACHERS FOR THE CHILDREN WHO NEED THEM. ADDITIONAL ONGOING THERAPEUTIC SERVICES HAVE BEEN NEEDED BY AT LEAST ONE-THIRD OF THE HOMELESS CHILDREN ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM. HOMEBASE SERVICES - IN 2014, BRIGHT BEGINNINGS LAUNCED A HOME-BASED PROGRAM WHICH SENDS HOME VISITORS TO SHELTERS AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. 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