Children's program hosts orientation

Together For Children invites all families with infants and toddlers to join them for an orientation meeting on Tuesday, September 21, at 9 a.m. at the Little Cloverdale Preschool building.

The school is located on the corner of George Cyrus Road and Highway 126. The meeting is to inform interested parents about the program and provide an opportunity to enroll for the 2004-05 program year.

Together For Children's certified parent educators plan the program, which consists of parent/child play time, a children's program, and age appropriate parent education.

Last spring the prospects of the program continuing in Deschutes County were extremely bleak. All government funding was cut, making it necessary for the program to become self-sufficient. Together for Children now operates as a 501(c)(3) non-profit with a board of directors led by Sisters resident Susan Robinson.

Today, thanks in part to the Sisters and Black Butte Ranch residents who supported the Together For Children Auction, the program is up and running and looking forward to another year of serving families with young children.

Together For Children meets on Tuesdays from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Little Cloverdale Preschool.

All families are welcome. Tuition is based on a sliding scale. Call 389-9317 for more information.