Organizations Filed Purposes:
Habitots mission is to provide art and play-based experiences for young children that are safe, appropriate and enriching that help them learn and grow and to support parents and caregivers in raising curious, creative and confident children.
Habitot offers hands-on exhibits and learning experiences for young children and their families. Along with outreach and inclusion programs for the most vulnerable, Habitot has welcomed over 1.5 million visitors since 1998 and influenced generations of children and parents in raising curious, creative and confident children.
Early Childhood EducationHabitot's unique theme-based exhibits, designed exclusively for 0-5 year olds, encourage safe, hands-on exploration that stimulates children's imaginations, language abilities and social skills. The museum's multisensory environment engages grownups in play alongside their children which strengthens parent-child bonding and helps children develop. A drop-inArt Studio with different activities daily fosters creativity, abstract/conceptual thinking, fine/gross motor skills and preparation for reading and writing. Theater and multicultural dance and music events like Day of the Dead and Lunar New Year broaden children's understanding of cultural diversity. Focused classes and camps help young children learn math, science and literacy concepts and social skills that readies them for kindergarten and lifelong learning.
Parenting and Community PartnershipsFor the most vulnerable families, Habitot partners with local social service agencies serving teen parents, children with special needs and their families, homeless families, formerly incarcerated mothers and fathers, children in the child welfare system and LGBTQ parents. Tailored and staff-facilitated museum enrichment programs for these groups take place weekly or more often. Habitot currently serves as a family reunification site working with clients of the Department of Children and Family Services. Trainedmodelstaffage-appropriate parenting behaviors and active engagement with young children, and interactive signs and handouts help guide parents in what their children are learning and how to interact with them in each exhibit.
Family OutreachHabitot maintains its mission to reach the broadest number of families by addressing affordability and accessibility: every admission is underwritten to some extent by grants and contributions. Habitot provides free or low-cost field trips for Head Start and other low-income groups, subsidized memberships for eligible families, and dozens of admission passes are placed withlocal social service agencies, hospitals and nonprofits. Library and 'Discover & Go' passes can be checked out of Bay Area libraries in low-income communities as well as from selected libraries around the state.Free Admission Days for the general public are presented throughout the year. All told, more than 10% of the Museum's annual visitors, over 7,000 each year, are served through these outreach and inclusion efforts.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
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| Gina Moreland | Executive Dir. | 40 | $14,511 |
| Wendy Muse Sinek | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Todd Mcclurkan Cpa | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Maya Melczer Greenfield | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Julie Atkinson Jd | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
| Paul Armano Pe Mba | Treasurer | 5 | $0 |
| Mona Alawdeen | President | 5 | $0 |
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