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Partnerships
Parent/Child
Incorporated and our Partners
Growing San
Antonio's Tomorrow!
Make a difference
in our community. Become a PCI Partner today.
Contact Ana Pastrano at 475-5065 or by email at apastrano@pcitx.com
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Child Incorporated relies heavily on the contributions of our
community partners to provide Head Start families with a comprehensive
range of services well beyond the normal scope of our programs.
Without generous donations of experience, facilities and services
from our partners, PCI would not be what it is today.
We continually strive to develop
and strengthen collaborations with community partners to enhance
the access and delivery of quality services to our Head Start
children and families.
Business and professional associations,
health service providers, community service organizations, school
districts, local colleges and universities all provide valuable
assistance to PCI programs.
Be it in the classroom, in the
kitchen, at an onsite clinic, in the office or behind the scenes,
our community partners play an ongoing vital role in providing
valuable health, education and social services to give our families
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spotlight on partnerships |
Ability HomeCare Inc., has provided Speech
and Occupational therapy to children who qualify in PCI’s
Head Start Program since March of 2007.
Ability HomeCare completes evaluations for speech and/or occupational
therapy with permission from the child’s parent through
a referral.
If the child qualifies for special services, his/her doctor
is contacted and orders are received to provide the needed
speech or occupational
services.
According to Ability HomeCare co-owner, Pam Goble, Speech Language
Pathologist, the building blocks of speech and language are critical
to a child’s success in learning and life. A child is most
teachable between the ages of 2 and 5 and, it is extremely important
that therapy be started prior to Kindergarten.
Therapy activities involve the therapist playing, talking and practicing skills
with the child. Pictures, books, objects, and games are used to stimulate the
child’s development. The child has fun while learning throughout each session,
the therapists change activities to keep the child interested and to meet the
therapy goals.
“Many families of the children that we provide services to would not have
known that therapy services were available in the community if they had not been
enrolled in PCI’s Head Start program. Children receiving these services
will truly have a head start when they transition to public school”, said
Pam Goble. Ability HomeCare currently has over 50 therapists providing speech
and occupational therapy in San Antonio. Co-owners Pam Bales and Pam Goble have
a combined 43 years experience in Speech and Language Services.
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Above: Adrienne Frapart of Ability
Homecare
shares pieces of a nature puzzle with an
enrollee as part of a therapy session at
the West Hutchins Head Start Center.
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Their mission is based on "helping children reach their maximum
ability" by
serving up healthy doses of encouragement, motivation, nurturing and love as
part of every child’s therapy.
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our partners |
- The City of
San Antonio - Dept. of Community Initiatives
- Bexar County - Community &
Development Programs
- San Antonio Metropolitan Health
District
- San Antonio Housing Authority
- City Public Service
- Attorney General of Texas
- San Antonio Food Bank
- Frost Bank
- Fort Sam Houston
- George Gervin Academy
- Family Services Association,
Families And School Together (FAST)
- Inter-Cultural Development Research
Association (IDRA)
- Texas Early Education Model
(TEEM)
- Kraft Foods
- Aetna
- University of Texas at San Antonio
- University of Texas Health
Science Center - San Antonio
- San Antonio College (SAC)
- University of Phoenix
- Northwest Vista College
- Seguir Adelante - SAC
- San Antonio Police Department
- Texas A & M Extension Services
- Palo Alto College
- University Health System
- St. Philip’s College
- Our Lady of the Lake University
- Dr. Gilbert Martinez
- ACCD Eastside Community Education
Center
- Shekinah Radiance Academy Charter
Schools
- La Escuela De Las Americas
Public Charter School, Inc.
- MacArthur Park Church of Christ
- Mr. Barry Newton
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- Terra Genesis, Inc.
- Kinder Readiness Program
- Catholic Charities
- Avance - San Antonio Chapter
- Healthy Families San Antonio
- Any Baby Can
- Project Quest
- Brighter Pathways
- Arc of San Antonio
- Habitat for Humanity
- Parent and Child Education Services
(PACES)
- MAUC - Precious Minds New Connections
- Lifespan Home Health
- Ability Homecare, Inc.
- Counseling Services of South
Texas
- Centerpoint Institute
- Brighton School
- Easter Seals
- Junior League San Antonio
- Norwood Promotional Products
Inc.
- Consumer Credit Counseling
- Half-Price Books
- Alamo Heights ISD
- East Central ISD
- Edgewood ISD
- Harlandale ISD
- Northside ISD
- San Antonio ISD
- Southwest ISD
- Ft. Sam ISD
- Judson ISD
- Lackland ISD
- Medina Valley ISD
- Northeast ISD
- Randolph ISD
- Somerset ISD
- South San ISD
- Southside ISD
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We invite you to make a difference in our
community. Contact Ana Pastrano at 475-5065 or by email at apastrano@pcitx.com
and become a PCI partner today.
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