Porter-Leath Programs

Connecting Children to Literacy Resources: A Book & A Bite

Books from Birth provides resources for parents. Recently, the program held a literacy workshop called “A Book & A Bite,” which was sponsored through a generous grant from the St. Mary’s Community Fund . At the workshop, parents were treated to dinner and given the opportunity to learn the role of literacy in a child’s emotional development from Dr. Jeanne Wilson, Porter-Leath’s Early Childhood Literacy Consultant and Deaunn Stovall, Education Specialist... Read More

Books from Birth

Connecting Children to Literacy Resources: Penguin Playhouse

Books from Birth continues to find special ways to connect young children and their families to positive literacy resources, including books to life! The Dollywood Foundation’s Penguin Playhouse performs the story of an Imagination Library book in a twenty minute production for children. Each year, the players tour the production, offering performances at child-friendly locations like preschools, kindergarten classes and local libraries. Visiting Memphis for the first time, the... Read More

Books from Birth

Cornerstone Parents Receive Support Through Monthly Group Connections

Porter-Leath’s Cornerstone program helps new parents become their child’s first teacher through the evidence-based Parents As Teachers curriculum. In addition to participating families receiving bi-weekly home visits from highly trained Parent Educators, they also engage in monthly meetings called “group connections” that offer opportunities for both parents and children to come together for peer-to-peer bonding and activities. “Parents are provided a... Read More

Cornerstone

Easy As 1, 2, 3: A parent’s perspective on what makes Porter-Leath special

Myrika Williford takes her volunteer role on Porter-Leath’s Preschool Parent Council seriously. As a representative for Renaissance Early Head Start on the council, Myrika provides feedback from parents to Renaissance’s site manager and works collaboratively with members of the council and Porter-Leath staff to make decisions that effect the Preschool Program. She is also on a mission to educate parents on why it is important to volunteer in their child’s classroom... Read More

Preschool

Porter-Leath Celebrates Service Milestones for 2019!

Each year, Porter-Leath honors those who have completed service milestones with the agency. In addition to dinner with their leader, each honoree received a framed certificate and a thank you gift of their choosing. Please join us as we recognize these wonderful staff who help us empower children and families to achieve a healthy, optimal and independent lifestyle each day! Five Years Tameca McPherson, Rhonda Watson, Cylinda Young, Desmond Catron, Jennifer Dunn, Kirby Scott, Tracy... Read More

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