Family Center
The Neighbors Link Family Center is a high energy hub for three main areas of learning: 1) parent education; 2) early childhood development and academic support for children; and 3) gateway for linking families to related community resources. Information about our Family Center programs is below. For more information, contact Stephanie Rosado, Family Center Director, at srosado@neighborslink.org or 914-661-6906.
The Family Center Philosophy:
- Parents are their child’s first teachers
- Bicultural children benefit from parenting that respects both cultures
- All children benefit from a community that includes, supports, and celebrates the values and culture of all families
The goals of the Family Center are:
- To support parents in preparing their children to be school-ready, excited to learn and able to reach their full potential;
- To close the achievement gap between immigrant children and their peers;
- To ensure all children graduate from high school and are college-bound or career-ready.
Family Center Programs
Parent Child Together (Adelante Juntos)
Our Parent-Child Together (Adelante Juntos) program is designed for parents with children from birth to age 4. The focus is on positive parenting skills, early childhood development and school readiness. In a group setting, parents are provided with facilitated peer-to-peer learning opportunities and parent education. Children classes are structured and include circle time, reading, music and movement, during which children learn colors, shapes, letters, numbers, and pre-literacy concepts that reflect age appropriate developmental milestones. Classes are two hours long and are offered in all three locations. To register, please contact Ana Vinansaca at 914-893-7320.
Mount Kisco
Mondays from 10am-12pm and 1pm-3pm (0-4 years of age)
Thursdays from 10am-12pm and 1pm-3pm (3 and 4 years of age only)
Fridays from 10am-12pm (0-4 years of age)
Ossining
Wednesdays from 1pm-3pm (0-4 years of age)
Yonkers
Tuesdays from 10am-12pm (0-4 years of age)
Learning Links
Our Learning Links after-school program provides rigorous academic support and enrichment to children of low-income families, onsite at the Mount Kisco Elementary School. The program runs Monday through Friday from 3pm-5pm from September through June. To register, please contact Beverliz Gillert at 914-752-3058.
Summer Links
Presented in partnership with Mount Kisco Elementary School, our Summer Links program focuses on academics including math, reading and writing, as well as enrichment activities for over 100 children of low-income families. The program runs for five weeks from end of June through end of July from Monday through Friday, 9am-12pm. Summer Links is open for all children within the Bedford Central School District. Registration opens in March. To register, please contact Beverliz Gillert at 914-752-3058.
Parents As Teachers Collaboration
Parents As Teachers (PAT) is an effective curriculum for parents of preschool children. Through this collaborative program with the Bedford Central School District, registered families receive weekly or biweekly one-on-one parent education, developmental information and support through personal home visits to promote the healthy development of children from pregnancy to kindergarten. Parent Educators utilize the nationally recognized and evidenced based home visiting Parents as TeachersTM model to deliver quality home-based early childhood education, developmentally age appropriate parent resources and effective child-parent interaction techniques. Families receive developmental screenings and are referred to early intervention services, internal programs and/or community resources, as needed. To qualify, families must live in the Bedford Central School District. For more information, please contact Stephanie Rosado, Family Center Director, at srosado@neighborslink.org or 914-661-6906.
Pipeline Scholars Program
The Pipeline Scholars Program is designed to help students with social-emotional or academic challenges and their parents make the transition from elementary to middle school and high school. The families involved have all agreed to be guided together as a group, from 6th through 12th grade, by a collaboration involving Neighbors Link, the Bedford Central School District, the Mount Kisco Police Department and the Boys & Girls Club. All partners are committed to mentoring the students to a successful high school graduation. Registered families meet biweekly in the evenings from 6pm-8pm. To register or for more information, please contact Stephanie Rosado, Family Center Director, at srosado@neighborslink.org or 914-661-6906.
Family Night Program
Families gather at Neighbors Link for a communal meal, social networking and community-building opportunities. The evenings include workshops on topics critical to their success such as navigating the school system, healthy families and financial literacy. Children and youth participate in enrichment activities. The program runs twice monthly on Friday evenings from 6:30pm-8:30pm. To register or for more information, please contact Stephanie Rosado, Family Center Director, at srosado@neighborslink.org or 914-661-6906
Childcare Program
While parents attend select programs at Neighbors Link, their children are provided supervised learning and enrichment activities in nearby classrooms. To register children in our childcare program, the parent or guardian of the child or youth must be registered in a Neighbors Link program. For more information about this offering, please contact Stephanie Rosado, Family Center Director at srosado@neighborslink.org or 914-661-6906.
