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Impact Report
For plan | Strengthening Families Initiative, Parenting Education (Cibola County) |
Date | November 1, 2011, 4:04 pm |
For Objective | Short-term Show short-term objectives |
Impact Report | Strengthening Families Initiative, Parenting Education (Cibola County) Impact Report Strengthen New Mexico’s families by providing evidence-based parenting education to increase parent-child connectedness, positive discipline practices, and healthy family functioning. Curriculium areas are Ages and Stages, Domestic Violence Awarness, Stress Management, Anger Management, Finacial Education, Life Skills, Nutrition Education, Food Safety. In 2011 the Home Economist is conducting the featured parenting classes each Monday at 10:30 a.m. with court referred participants as well as interested parents. These classes are held at the Cibola County Extension Service Office a total of 10 participants graduated this year with 85% knowledge based improvement as stated by the participants documented by program evaluation completed by the participants. In addition a new program class has added an important component with new classes at the Corrections Corporation of America Women’s Prison. Classes are held each Monday at 1:00 p.m. for a 2 hour class. Currently weekly enrollment has been 25 incarcerated women. Total graduates were 25 with 100% participation and knowledge based evaluations. Classes and parenting incarceration curriculum will continue. Population includes 30% White Cacasian, 50% Hispanic,10% Black American, 10% Native American. The class was implemented from the recommendations of the Cibola County Extension Advisory Committee. Progress towards community |