SOUTHWEST HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
2850 NORTH 24TH STREET, PHOENIX, AZ 85008 www.swhd.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: STRENGTHENING THE FOUNDATION ARIZONA'S CHILDREN NEED FOR A GREAT START IN LIFE.

HEAD START AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE: IMAGINE THE POSSIBILITIES IF EVERY ARIZONA CHILD STARTED OUT WITH THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO SUCCEED IN LIFE. SWHD'S HEAD START, EARLY HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START - CHILD CARE PARTNERSHIPS SEEK TO ENSURE THAT EVERY ARIZONA CHILD HAS THE SAME CHANCE AT SUCCESS. THEY GIVE CHILDREN FROM BIRTH THROUGH 5 YEARS OLD AND THEIR FAMILIES THE FOUNDATION THEY NEED TO FLOURISH. WE HAVE 24 HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START SITES THROUGHOUT THE PHOENIX AREA AND SERVED 1,603 CHILDREN. BY WORKING CLOSELY WITH CHILDREN AS WELL AS THEIR PARENTS AND EDUCATORS, HEAD START SEEKS TO ENCOURAGE THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF TODAY'S YOUTH BY OFFERING GUIDANCE, EDUCATION AND SUPPORT IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: 1) EARLY LEARNING HEAD START'S EARLY LEARNING EFFORTS HELP CHILDREN WITH OR WITHOUT SPECIAL NEEDS FIND THEIR FOOTING IN ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT. IN ADDITION TO INTRODUCING FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS RELATING TO LANGUAGE, MATH AND LITERACY, AMONG OTHER AREAS, EARLY LEARNING EFFORTS SEEK TO HELP KIDS DEVELOP THEIR LIFE SKILLS THROUGH INSTRUCTION AND INTERACTIVE PLAY. 2) HEALTH - HEAD START PROGRAMS SEEK TO ENSURE THAT ALL PARTICIPANTS HAVE ACCESS TO THE MEDICAL, DENTAL AND HEALTH SERVICES THEY NEED TO SUCCEED, FUNCTION AND THRIVE. ALL PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS ENJOY ACCESS TO HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT SCREENINGS, NUTRITIOUS MEALS AND SNACKS, AND ORAL AND METAL HEALTH SUPPORT, AMONG RELATED SERVICES. 3) FAMILY WELL-BEING - PARENTS INVOLVED IN HEAD START PROGRAMS ARE MORE LIKELY TO MAINTAIN STIMULATING HOME ENVIRONMENTS AND PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE IN THEIR CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT THAN OTHER PARENTS. THEY, TOO, RECEIVE CRITICAL SUPPORT THROUGH HEAD START PROGRAMS THAT CAN HELP THEM ACHIEVE THEIR ACADEMIC, FINANCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL GOALS. WITHIN OUR HEAD START DEPARTMENT, WE HAVE OUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE (PDI) AT EDUCARE ARIZONA. THE VISION AND PURPOSE OF THE PDI IS TO ACT AS THE STATE'S LEADING EARLY LEARNING PROFESSIONAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ENTITY. OUR GOAL IS TO IMPROVE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION TEACHER QUALITY AND PRACTICE, WHICH WILL LEAD TO BETTER OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN, INCLUDING PREPARATION FOR KINDERGARTEN AND BEYOND. A CENTRALIZED INSTITUTE AT EDUCARE ARIZONA WILL BRING ALL OF THE COMPONENTS NEEDED FOR HIGH-QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION (ECE) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO ONE PLACE. IT WILL ALSO ACT AS A LIVING LABORATORY THAT INCLUDES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR DIRECT OBSERVATION OF HIGH-QUALITY TEACHING PRACTICES AND ENVIRONMENTS, HANDS-ON LEARNING FOCUSED ON INDIVIDUAL TEACHER AND/OR DIRECTOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT NEEDS, AND ONGOING ECE PRACTICE-EMBEDDED RESEARCH STUDIES. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2020, PDI SERVED 84 CHILDCARE CENTERS AND TRAINED 450 PROFESSIONALS.

NEW BEGINNINGS: SOUTHWEST HUMAN DEVELOPMENT OFFERS AN ARRAY OF EDUCATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR FAMILIES TO HELP PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS AS THEY RAISE THEIR CHILDREN. WE BELIEVE THAT ALL CAREGIVERS HAVE THE DESIRE TO IMPROVE THEIR PARENTING SKILLS, WHILE PROMOTING POSITIVE PARENT-CHILD INTERACTIONS, ENHANCING THEIR CHILD'S HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT, AND INCREASING THEIR FAMILY'S ECONOMIC WELL-BEING. OUR PROGRAMS INCLUDES: KINSHIP CARE AND ADOPTIONS, FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION, HEALTHY FAMILIES, IN HOME SERVICES, ACASI (ARIZONA CHILD AND ADOLESCENT SURVIVOR INITIATIVE), BUILDING RESILIENT FAMILIES, NEW BEGINNING PROGRAM, PARENT PARTNERS PLUS, SUPERVISED PARENTING TIME, CARING PROGRAM, FAMILY PRESERVATION, FAMILY REUNIFICATION AND STABILIZATION, DIRECT SUPPORT SERVICES AND COMMON SENSE PARENTING. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2020, FSS SERVED 8,548 CHILDREN AND 2,134 PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES: SOUTHWEST HUMAN DEVELOPMENT OFFERS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS TO PROFESSIONALS AND ORGANIZATIONS WORKING WITH YOUNG CHILDREN ACROSS ARIZONA, THE U.S. AND INTERNATIONALLY. THE AGENCY IS COMMITTED TO TRAINING THAT IS INTERACTIVE AND APPLICABLE TO EVERYDAY WORK WITH CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. KEY ELEMENTS INCLUDE GROUP PARTICIPATION, DISCUSSION OF REAL-LIFE PROBLEMS AND IMPLEMENTATION OF IDEAS LEARNED DURING THE TRAINING EXPERIENCE. OUR PROGRAMS INCLUDES: EARLY CHILDHOOD PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING, EXPULSION PREVENTION TRAINING, LANGUAGE AND LITERACY COMMUNITIES, QUALITY FIRST ASSESSMENT, QUALITY FIRST COACHING, RAISING A READER, AND REACH OUT AND READ. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2020, WE SERVED 9,866 PROFESSIONALS. OUR EARLY LITERACY PROGRAMS ARE PROMOTED BY BRINGING NEW BOOKS AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF READING TO CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH THEIR PEDIATRIC DOCTORS AND THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY LIVE. READING PROGRAMS TARGET CHILDREN GROWING UP IN POVERTY WHO ARE OFTEN AT RISK FOR SCHOOL FAILURE. IN OUR EARLY LITERACY PROGRAMS, WE SERVED 78,190 CHILDREN, PARTNERED WITH 71 MEDICAL PRACTICES, AND TRAINED 836 PROFESSIONALS.

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