Help for kids and parents - a combination that works!
Four-year-old Ximenita loves to play with the other children in her Colorful Hands preschool class. She also enjoys story time and arts and crafts time. In her short time at the preschool, Ximenita has made strides in her vocabulary and communication skills both in English and in her native Spanish.
Her mother, Luz, has made strides too. As a recent immigrant and English-language learner, Luz used to worry about how she would be able to help her daughter learn. Colorful Hands has helped familiarize Luz with the American school system and education culture. She now feels ready to help her daughter succeed.
New Futures’ Colorful Hands in SeaTac and Leamos (Let’s Read) in Burien prepare 3 and 4-year-olds with the skills they need for kindergarten. The programs engage families who are often hardest to reach – recent immigrants, refugees and others who are isolated from community resources and networks. Parents develop skills to support their children’s learning and development, helping to ensure children’s long-term school success.
Helping children and their parents is a combination that works. That’s why United Way of King County supports New Futures and other early learning programs that bring parents into the learning process. By supporting children and their families during the early years, we know that we can positively affect the rest of their lives.
Learn more:
- Read Ximinta and Luz’s full story.
- Find out how United Way supports parents as their child's first teacher.
