Family Outreach Program
Low-income & Special Needs
The Family Outreach Program ensures that Habitot's exhibits
and programs serve a broad and diverse audience; in particular
low-income and special needs children and their families.
Habitot is committed to providing all parents with young children
with an enriching play and learning experience.
We Accomplish our Goals by...
- Providing
free preschool group field trips
to Head Start and low-income preschools
- Subsiding
hundreds of Family Plus memberships each year
- Partnering
with agencies to distribute low-income admission passes
- Offering
all parenting classes on a sliding scale basis
- Giving
full or partial scholarships to low-income children for art
/ music classes
- Scheduling Free Admission Days with targeted multicultural programming
- Hosting
Teen Parent and Foster Parent play and learning days
- Implementing
low-income off-site community art, health and safety programs
- Distributing
dozens of organizational passes for libraries and social service agencies for use by their patrons and clients
Family Outreach Program Helps Many
Families
More than 7.772 family outreach visitors have been recruited
through these outreach efforts during 2007. The value of the
free services Habitot provides through this program exceeds
$56,000 a year. Habitot's Family Outreach Program is supported
by individual gifts and foundation grants. We are always seeking
community support to expand the program.
Habitot's Family Outreach
Program is Supported By:
•
Y&H Soda Foundation
More Information
Please contact our Family Outreach Coordinator at 510-647-1111
x15 or by email familyoutreach@habitot.org
Subsidized Family Plus Membership
Habitot's Family Outreach Program offers a limited number
of subsidized Family Plus Memberships to families that qualify
and can provide proper documentation. The Family Plus Membership
includes one year's free admission to Habitot for the immediate
family, mailings about classes and events, and access to our Toy
Lending Library. The value of the Family Plus Membership is $110 annually.
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