Achievement Center for Children and Families (at Village Academy)
 
Event:  Community Back-To-School Bash
Date:    Saturday, August 14th
Time:   9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Place:  Boys & Girls Club of Delray Beach, 1451 S.W. 7th Street, Delray Beach.  This even is for invited children only and their parents.

Event:   Beacon Extended Day Program
Date:    Mondays through Fridays, starting Tuesday, August 17th
Time:   2:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.
This afterschool program is open to students in Village Academy and other schools, in grades kindergarten through 12th.  For information, contact the Beacon Office at 561-243-6127, in Village Academy, Room #106

Event:   Delray Beach Homebuyer's Club
Date:    Wednesday, August 18th
Time:   6:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.
This is a free informational workshop open to anyone interested in attending.  Families First sponsors the workshop.  Refreshments and free Childcare are provided.  For information, contact Sharon Taylor or Gregory Clay at 561-721-2887.

Event:  Share orders pick-up
Date:   Saturday, August 28th
Time:  10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.
Place:  St. Paul A.M.E. Church, 119 N.W. 5th Avenue, Delray Beach
The orders for August are due on Friday, August 13th, with payment to Ms. Monica at the Beacon Center.  Flyers describing the food packages and prices are displayed on the Beacon Center display racks or call Ms. Monica at 561-243-6126, for more information.

Event:  Adult ESOL and Readin/Writing Class
Date:   Mondays and Thursdays
Time:  5:45 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
This Family Education Program is provided by the Palm Beach County Literacy Coalition.  The new school year starts on Tuesday, August 17th.  A children's program is provided, while their parents attend class.  There is no charge for the classes or for the childcare.  For further information, call Mary Whitehurst at 561-243-6144 or Tobie Kasimer at 561-243-6106

Event:  Back-To-School Bash and Village Academy Open House/Curriculum Night
Date:    Thursday, August 26th
Time:   5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
This even will be a partnership between Village Academy and the Beacon Center and will include distribution of backpacks, entertainment, and refreshments.


Bridges Beacon Center

Event:           Pre-K Play Day "From Head to Toe"
Date:            August 10th, 2010
Time:           1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Description:  In conjunction with Highland's Pre-Kindergarten and the Parent Child Home Program, Bridges invites parents to come out and enjoy quality time with their children.  The Play Days are designed to give parents the tools, skills, and confidence to become their child's first teacher at home.  The Play Days are also an opportunity for parents to bond with their child and enjoy learning together.  For more information, please call 561-202-0535. 
*Refreshments will be provided*

Event:           Family Activity Night "Back to School"
Date:            August 11th, 2010
Event:           Family Activity Night "Movie Night"
Date:            August 25th, 2010
Time:           6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Description: The Family Activity Nights are designed to give parents and their children a fun and engaging environement to spend time together.  For more information or to register, please call 561-202-0535.
*Light Dinner will be provided*

Event:            Safe Kids Child and Home Safety Workshops
Date:             August 17th, 2010 - Pedestrian Safety - Bridges Beacon
Time:            1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Date:             August 26th - Home Safety - Bridges Wellness Center, 110 N "F" Street, Lake Worth
Time:            6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Description:  Bridges Beacon in collaboration with Safe Kids continues its series of Child and Safety Workshops in August.  Locations will be varied (please see above).  For more information, please call 561-202-0535.
*Child Care and Refreshments will be provided*

Event:            Educating Parents on Issues on Drug and Alcohol Prevention
Date:             August 19th, 2010
Time:            6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Description:   ASPIRA's parent education program will feature a speaker who will educate parents on issues of drug and alcohol prevention.  For more information or to register, please call 561-202-0535.
*Child Care and Refreshments will be provided* 

Event:            Adult Sewing Series (At capacity)
Date:             August 23rd and August 30th, 2010
Time:            6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Description:   A series of Adult Sewing classes will be offered at Bridges Beacon in August.  During these sessions, parents will learn how to affordably design clothing and crafts for their children.  An emphasis will be placed on the importance for parents to teach and share with their children the skills acquired.  The class is taught by a School Psychologist with many years of experience working in the Lake Worth area.  For more information or to register for the next session, please call 561-202-0535.
*Child Care will be provided*


For The Children, Inc.

Event:      11th Annual Multi-Cultural Festival, Resource Fair and Talent Outreach
Date:        Saturday, August 7^th
Time:       10:00 am - 4:00 pm Festival and Resource Fair
                 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Talent Outreach       
Place:       Festival and Resource Fair at Howard Park located at 1701 Wingfield Street, Lake Worth, the Talent Outreach will be located at Lake Worth High School at 1701 Lake Worth Road, Lake Worth, FL

For The Children Inc in collaboration with The City of Lake Worth Recreation Deparment invite you to this fun-filled day for the community.  This even will provide our families with many resources and information on where to turn.  There will be food, live music, free haircuts, school physicals, rides, entertainment and much more.  The Talen Outreach will give students ages 5-17 the opportunity to show off their talent.  The categories are vocal, dance, and musical/instrumental.

For more information contact our main office at 561-493-1190 or 561-541-6833.


Forest Park Beacon


Event:       Now Enrolling Adult Education Students!
Date:        Ongoing 
Time:        8:30 am - 7:00 pm
Location:  FPBC/1-101
Category: Adult Education 
Description: The Beacon Center at Forest Park is now taking applications for our summer adult education classes. Offerings include ESOL, Pre-GED, and Beginning Computer. Classes will be held Monday-Thursday from 5:00pm-6:00pm at Forest Park Elementary School 1201 SW 3^rd St. Boynton Beach. Pick up your application at the Beacon Center’s Family Resource Center. Classes begin Monday June 7^th through Thursday July 29^th. Free child care is provided.

For More Information or to Register Contact: Forest Park Beacon Center Resource Center at 561-292-6921 or 561-292-6923.


Pahokee Beacon

Adult Education
Event:   ESOL: Navigating your School
Date:     Tuesday and Thursday, August 3-31, 2010
Time:    8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
It's a new scholl year already.  Join our ESOL class to learn how to successfully nagivate through your child's school.  Our main goal is to ensure that our non-English speaking students and families know where to turn for their school needs, equipped with the necessary tools to be their child's first teacher and ensure that our students are eager and ready to learn.

Event:   GED: Test Prep
Date:     Monday and Thursday, August 2-31, 2010
Time:    4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
September 14th is the next test date for the Glades area.   You can be that much closer to getting your GED.  Join us in GED Test Prep this month to prepare you for the full battery of test in September.  If you had a GED diploma, it could make a world of difference in your life; a promotion, a better job, more money, and a higher standard of living to name a few.

Event:   Computers: School Resources
Date:     Monday,  August 2-30, 2010
Time:    6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Place:   City of Pahokee Parks and Recreation
Did you know that you can access your student's attendance record and grades online?  The "School Resources" series is inteded for people with little to no computer knowledge on navigating the internet in order to access Palm Beach County school district resources.  In this course you will learn to nagivate on Edline and various computer websites to equip you to help with your child's learning.


Capacity Building
Event:    Dine with the Doctor: Immunizations
Date:     Monday, August 2, 2010
Time:     5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Place:    Florida Community Health Clinic
Immunizations are one of the important ways parents can protect their children against serious diseases.  Parents are encouraged to talk to their healthcare provider to ensure that their infant is up-to-date on immunizations.  Healthcare providers play a critical role in educating parents about the importance of immunization and ensuring that infants are fully immunized.  A Board Certified Physicial will answer frequently asked questions on the importance of immunization, immunization safety, H1N1 novel influenza vaccine, and more.


Event:    CPR/First Aid
Date:     Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Time:     6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Place:    O.S.A.Y. Childcare Center
CPR and First Aid programs are designed to give trainees the confidence to respond in an emergency situation with the skills that can save a life.  Whether you work with children, coach a sports team, are a professional rescuer, or simply want to know how to help someone in an emergency, this workshop will provide you with the skills.  This is a onetime course, which will conclude with at CPR and First Aid certification for trainees who display mastery of the skills and objectives.  To register for this course, contact Michelle Whitfield at 561-924-9741.


Adult/Leisure
Event:     Turbo Jams Aerobics
Date:       Tuesday and Thursday, August 2-30, 2010
Time:       6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Place:      City of Pahokee, Parks and Recreation
The lazy days of summer are over.  The kids are back in school and work is cranking up again.  As you ready yourself for fall, you might realize your forgot something... your healthy lifestyle.  The ice cream cones, barbecues and vacation meals may have derailed your weight-loss plan.  Now is the perfect time to "get back on track"!  The Pahokee Beacon Center offers Turbo Jams Aerobics, which helps you to do just that.  For more details, call 561-924-9741.


Parent-Child Activities
Event:    Kid's Healthy - "Back to School Stress"
              Activities will be held in four locations.  Please attend the activity that best fits your schedule
Date:     August 4, 2010
Time:    4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Place:   RCMA Child Development Center

Date:     August 11, 2010
Time:    11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Place:   Padgett Island Village

Date:     August 18, 2010
Time:    11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Place:    Fremd Village

Date:     August 25, 2010
Time:    3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Place:   Pahokee Elementary School Cafeteria
Summer has zoomed by, it's time for school supplies and progress reprots.  The beginning of a new school year brings stress for both the parents and children.  "Kids Health: Back to School Stress" is a parent child activity that teaches parents the basics of helping their student deal with the stress of starting a new school year and also coping with their individual stress.  This activity intoduces participants to simple, positive about how to cope with the stress.


Parent Education
Event:    Triple P
Date:      Thursdays, August 5-26, 2010
Time:     12:00 p.m.
Place:     O.S.A.Y. Day Care Cetner - Pahokee
Are you a mother of more than one child?  Are they all at different developmental stages?  If you're a parent of an infant, toddler, tween and/or teen, then you understand the different emotional stages children go through.  Triple P is a parent education course facilitated by Parent Child Center - ECW program.  The triple P program will equip parents with positive parenting tips on how to deal with the different emotions that maybe be displayed by children at different developmemtal stages.  This course allows parents to take the proatcive role in raising their kids and applying positive parenting methods to any emotional behavior regardless of age.  For more information and registration, please call 561-449-9438.


Community Event
Event:     Back to School Bash
Date:      Saturday, August 7, 2010
Time:      T.B.A.
Place:     Pioner Park Beacon Center
The Back to School Bash is a FREE family friendly event that promotes a healthy start to the school year.  The bash provides information on community resoureces, social servcies, health education and provides free school supplies for children.
Activities include:
              Free backpacks and school supplies
              Free haircuts
              Free health screenings
              Free immunizations
              Community resource vendors
              Moonbounce, obstacle course, dance revolutions, and concessions
              Doorpizes and more!


Pioneer Park Beacon
Pioneer Park Beacon Center would like to invite all  Glades residents to participate in its upcoming family and community events.  All workshops and community events are free to those attending.  If you have any questions or would like to register, contact LaClaire Bowdry at 561-703-5748.

Smart Family Series
Event:           Ready, Set, …Kindergarten
Date:             Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Time:            5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Location:      Pioneer Park Elementary
Cost:             Free
Description:  Learn 30 ways that you can help your child prepare for kindergarten. The session will focus on five areas: 1) physical well-being 2) building social and emotional skills 3) developing a positive attitude and approach to learning 4) increasing language and literacy skills and 5) practicing cognitive or thinking skills 

Event:            Adult ESOL
Date:             Tuesdays and Thursdays
Time:            6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Location:      Catholic Church on Main Street in Belle Glade (Library)
Description:  Adults who wish to increase their skills in speaking English are invited to attend the ESOL class.  A trained facilitator provides structured lessons in learning the language and developing more life skills.


Healthy Family Series
Event:           Aerobics (Shape Up with Rhythm)
Date:            Tuesdays and Thursdays
Time:            5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Place:          Glades Day School
Cost:             $1 per week
Description:  A certified instructor leads participants through cardio exercises and gives tips on how to keep the pounds off. Bring an exercise mat or towel for floor work.


Share Food Program
Event:            SHARE Food Order
Date:             August 28, 2010 (Distribution)
Time:            Deadline 12:00 noon
Place:           Pioneer Park Beacon Center #130
Descprition:  Families can save money by ordering from the SHARE Food Program. Once a month families can order from the food menu and receive about $45 worth of food for $20-$25 dollars.  The menu includes meats packaged and sold separate (beef, pork, chicken, fish), fresh produce and frozen meal entrées.


West Riviera Beacon

Event:            Palm Beach County Back to School Bash
Date:             August 14, 2010
Time:            10:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Place:           West Palm Beach Convention Center
Description:  The West Riviera Beacon Center will be collaborating and participating in the county Back to School Bash given by the Community Back to School  Bash, Inc.  This event will offer clients and families the access to resources such as Florida Kid Care, healthcare screenings and information, Palm Beach Literacy Coalition, Project Access, various tutoring services, free haircuts, and a clothing closet.  Participants of the event can learn how to get connected to many vital resources within their community.  The Back to School Bash will also offer school book bags and school supplies to children in the community.


Event:          Car Seat Safety
Date:            August 18, 2010
Time:           4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Place:          Parent Strengthening Course
Description: In 2007, 985 passengers udner age 5 were killed - even though almost 500 of these children were strapped in their seats, albeit incorrectly.  The fundamental issue to be discussed at this workshop is child safety as it relates to: proper child restraint, age and weight appropriate child safety seats and guidelines for proper seat use.  Parents will also be given a child safety seat checklist and will be able to observe a live demonstration of how to properly restrain a child.


Event:            Identity Theft and Internet Fraud
Date:             August 12, 2010
Time:            5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Place:           Adult Workshop
Description:  Identity Theft is serious.  Some identity theft victims spend hundreds of dollars and a lot of time trying to repair damage done to their good name and credit record.  Some victims lose out on job opportunities, or are denied loans for education, cars, or housing because of negative information on their creidt reports.  The West Riviera Beacon Center in collaboration with Consumer Credit Counselling will present a workshop to answer questions about avoiding identity theft.  The workshop will describe indentity theft, how thieves can steal your identity, and what you should do if it happens to you.  Protect your family, your home, and your credit score from identity thieves.  Come on out and find out what you can do to help fight identity theft!

CLASSES                                                                           DAYS                                            TIME___              _ 
Intro to COMPUTERS                           Mondays & Wednesdays          6:00 - 8:00pm
Pre-GED                                             Tuesdays & Thursdays              5:00 - 7:00pm

 FREE CHILDWATCH IS OFFERED AT EACH EVENT!
 For more information on any workshop/event listed, please contact: DENISE BOWEN at 561-494-1936 dbowen@gocpg.org