"An unusual day for Carolyn Graves is one when she doesn't arrive at work to find phone messages on her desk.
Graves is family service advocate for New Directions Early Head Start at the Neighborhood House in Wilmington's Southbridge section. Parents call nearly every day seeking a space in the program, the only one of its kind in the neighborhood. With admission comes child care and resources to help moms and dads achieve family goals, such as employment, job training and paying the bills on time.
'Most of our parents are low-income, and we look at getting them employment if they are not employed and what we can do to empower them to be self-sufficient,' Graves said. 'The teachers take care of the child, and I take care of the family.'"
Graves is family service advocate for New Directions Early Head Start at the Neighborhood House in Wilmington's Southbridge section. Parents call nearly every day seeking a space in the program, the only one of its kind in the neighborhood. With admission comes child care and resources to help moms and dads achieve family goals, such as employment, job training and paying the bills on time.
'Most of our parents are low-income, and we look at getting them employment if they are not employed and what we can do to empower them to be self-sufficient,' Graves said. 'The teachers take care of the child, and I take care of the family.'"