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Berkeley County Even Start Program's mission is to help break the cycle of poverty and illiteracy by improving educational opportunities of the nation's low-income families by integrating early childhood education, adult literacy or adult basic education,and parenting education.

Description:
We provide childcare classes for infants, toddlers, and 2-year-olds while their parents are receiving adult education (GED, ESOL-English speakers of other languages.) We also provide parenting classes weekly, and our early childhood teachers conduct home visit once a month. Parents who enroll and are excepted must meet certain guidelines including low income, low literacy level, limited English proficiency, and multiply children.

History:
The Even Start program is a federally grant funded program that started 8 years ago. The program has served many families in the tricounty area to better their education and learn parenting strategies.

Contact people:

Amy Sprague, Program Specialist, (phone), (email) J. Annie Hurt, Program Coordinator, (phone), (email) Marta Stewart, Social Worker, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: 843-20-3826

Address:

6215 Murray Drive Hanahan, SC 29410 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.berkeley.k12.sc.us

Directions:

Turn onto Hanahan Road from Rivers Ave. Go across railroad tracks and take a right onto Highland Park Road. Take an immediate left on Murray Drive. Fishburne Education Center is down on the right.