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The Mission's educational programs rely on grants, gifts and unrestricted funding to serve nearly 100 children each year with enriching, age-appropriate activities. Services vary based on the needs of the child and the family. ECS offers educational assistance, homework support, emergent literacy, math, arts and crafts, conflict resolution and more. The staff works hard to include each mother in this process by having parent-teacher and group meetings and involving parent volunteers. Each mother receives a daily communication report on her child's day. The education staff works closely with other ECS departments and community partners. The ECS Health Services department provides timely health assessments to shorten enrollment time for new students. The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Homeless Health Initiative and Public Health Management Corporation provide health and developmental assessments. The Mission is a licensed child care provider and a participant in the Keystone STARS program, a state program to improve, support, and recognize the continuous quality improvement efforts of early learning programs. |
Half of the children at ECS St. Barnabas Mission are age four or younger. For older children, homelessness can mean transferring to a new school and other factors that can interrupt educational progress at a crucial time. That is why ECS St. Barnabas provides both the Butterfly Pre-School and After-School programs.