Incorporating Early Numeracy into Art Activities

Art Activities Shape Collage Making collages is a great way to support early math development. Cutting out paper shapes with your child provides opportunities to count the number of sides of each shape, become familiar with their names. You can help your child think about how the pieces…

PCHP in need of funding to help the next generation

AMARILLO, Texas (KVII) — The Parent-Child Home Program is gearing up for its third year in Amarillo. The program operates in two year increments and is designed to help children ages 2-4 years old and the parent/parents of the child to be prepared for success in school. The…

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Mission Amarillo is here to serve those in poverty. They do this by multiple programs that help children, teens, and families. “So what we do, is we go in early before they even get to school. We model for the parents how to talk to their kids, how…

Sarah Walzer ’82 Leads a Nonprofit That Prepares Children for School

For children who enter school behind, catching up is very difficult. Sarah Walzer ’82, the CEO of the Parent-Child Home Program, is working to eliminate this “preparation gap.” The intensive home visiting program gives families skills and materials to get their child ready for school and helps create…

National program in Amarillo is first for the state of Texas

The Parent-Child Home Program, (PCHP) is part of a national program that helps children and families challenged by poverty, literacy and language barriers better prepare for school. It recently launched in Amarillo and right now is the only PCHP program in the state of Texas. So far the program…

Mission Amarillo launches new program to help younger kids in the community

Mission Amarillo launches new program to help younger kids in the community. Beginning on November 2, Mission Amarillo will launch a new program known as Parent-Child Home Program, or PCHP hoping to make an impact on kids and families throughout the Amarillo area. Mission Amarillo has been part…