“Center gets students and parents on track for college”

The Sacramento Bee published this somewhat interesting article, titled Center gets students and parents on track for college.

Here’s how it begins:

Jeremie Elkins wants to be a lawyer. Katrina George plans to be a teacher, and Domonique Craig has set her sights on business studies. All are taking part in the College Bound Babies program at Twin Rivers Housing Complex, but they aren’t students.

The three parents help out at the kindergarten-preparation program every day as a requirement for their child’s attendance. They say their involvement has fostered a sense of community at the low-income public housing complex and has inspired them to continue their own education.

“A lot of families here are struggling,” Elkins said. “A lot don’t know where to go with life.”

The nonprofit Roberts Family Development Center launched the program last year with hopes of getting parents more involved with their children’s education – and getting them to take a good look at their own lives at the same time.

 

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