Gmcaa September Newsletter 2013
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GMCAA Early Childhood Programs Newsletter
Sept e mbe r 13, 2013 Volume 8, Is sue 1
GMCAA Exe cutive Dir ector, Tom Reed GMCAA Planner/ H elp M e Grow Di recto r, Te r esa Va rian Find us on Facebook gallimeigscaa.webs.com
Gallia Meigs CAA Early Childhood Programs
Theodore T. Ree d lll,
Upcoming Events
Please check for cancellations and changes before attending . Call (Meigs) 992-5266 or (Gallia) 3677341 (Ask For Debbie Davidson) or 1866-219-0110. Remember to register if you will be attending any of the activities!
Here are the current programs offered by GMCAA Children’s programs. If you think you, or any one you know might enjoy enhancing their young Childs learning please give us a call. Help Me Grow Central Coordination: Any child that is referred to Help Me Grow in Meigs County is put into the Early Track Data system and referred to the proper agency/program that the parent requests after contact from us confirming that they would like to be enrolled.
September
Meigs: Stop and Play Sept 13th @ HMG office 10:30 to 11:30 Gallia: September 17th Haskins Park 10:30 – 11:30
Gallia County Early Intervention: Gallia Meigs Community Action Agency is the grant holder for Gallia Counties Early Intervention Program. This is funded through the Ohio Department of Health and the grant money is funneled through the respective counties Family and Children First Council's.
October
Meigs: Fall Fun at Overbrook October 30th at 1:30 to 3:30 Gallia: Look for a flyer soon
Pathways: We also have a pregnancy program called Pathways that is funded through Integrating Professionals for Appalachian Children (IPAC). This program follows Help Me Grow Home Visiting: Must be a pregnant mothers through their pregnant mother or have a child under 6 pregnancy helping them get to their months old. Funding is through the Ohio appointments and helping them find Department of Health. solutions to obstacles they may face during their pregnancy such as Maternal Infant Childhood Home quitting smoking, finding health care, Visiting: or what we call MIECHV (McV). down to helping them find This program at this time can serve any economical ways furnish the nursery. parent with a child from pregnancy up to the child's fifth birthday in Gallia and Meigs counties. Funding is provided through the Ohio Department of Health. Meigs County Help Me Grow Early Intervention (EI) This program is for children with a disability or suspected disability. The child can be served from birth up to the child's third birthday. We chose to not apply for the Meigs EI grant this year as for the past two years Gallia Meigs Community Action supplemented funding for this program. When the grant RFP was released, it was for less money than the previous year and it was not enough for us to do the same quality of work for the families. DJFS, Children’s Services was the only bidder for the grant so they are the ones serving this population of Meigs County children for the next grant year. However please continue to make EI referrals to Help Me Grow @740-9925266 and we will assign them to the proper agency
November
Gallia & Meigs: Parents Smarts II November 13 Gavin Club House 10:00 to 11:30
December
Meigs: Breakfast with Santa @Meigs district Public Library Dec 13th from 10:00 to 11:30 Gallia: Look for a flyer soon
As you can see Gallia Meigs Early Childhood Programs still has several different ways to reach all the children in the county through Help Me Grow so please continue to refer pregnant mothers and families that have children up to the age of five by calling Gallia County @740-3677341,Ask for Debbie Davidson ext.19 or Meigs County 740-992-5266 or 1-866-219-0110. Please feel free to call any of our offices for more information.
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GMCAA Early Childhood Programs Newsletter
September Activities
Meigs County
Meigs County Help Me Grow Home Visiting, and Pathways programs will be having a Stop and Play on Friday, September 13 from 10:30 to 11:30 at the new playground located at 1369 Powell Street. Come join us and play on the new equipment and have a snack with us. We will have bubbles and a sand and water table to explore. Remember to wear comfortable clothes and bring a change of clothes because the water table is lots of fun.
Gallia County
Gallia County Help Me Grow Home Visiting, Early Intervention and Pathways Programs will have a play date on Tuesday, September 17th at Haskins Park Mill Creek Road Gallipolis from 10:30 to 11:30 Please check for cancellations and changes before attending . Call (Meigs) 992-5266 or (Gallia) 367-7341 (Ask For Debbie Davidson) or 1-866-219-0110. Remember to register if you will be attending any of the activities!
Need Help with Heating this Winter?
What is HEAP?
The Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) is a federally funded program administered by the Ohio Development Services Agency's Office of Community Assistance (OCA). It is designed to help eligible low-income Ohioans meet the high costs of home heating. If you are eligible for assistance, the amount of your one-time HEAP benefit will depend on federal funding levels, how many people live with you, total household income, and the primary fuel you use to heat your home. In most cases, the one-time benefit will be a credit applied to your energy bill by your utility company (or fuel vendor). Am I Eligible for HEAP? Applicants for HEAP must be at or below 200 percent of the Fiscal Year 2012 federal poverty guidelines. Applications for the 20132014 regular HEAP applications will be taken after the end of September at Gallia Meigs Community Action. Please watch the local paper for actual dates, phone number and times to call for an appointment.
October Activities
Meigs County Gallia County
Gallia County Help Me Grow Home Visiting and Early Intervention Programs will be having their fall celebration on a Monday in October. Plans are still being made so look for a flyer in your mail box soon.
Meigs County Help Me Grow Home visiting and Pathways will be holding their annual Fall Festival at Overbrook Rehabilitation Center 333 Page Street Middleport, on Wednesday, October 30th at 1:30. Please bring your children in costume and they will trick or treat with the participating residents of Overbrook. We will then share snacks with the residents in the dining room. A small fall craft will be available for all to do and take home.
November Activities
Gallia and Meigs Counties Help Me Grow programs and Pathways will combine to bring you Parent Smarts II at the Gavin Rec center off of Rt 554 on November 14th. We will have a series of short demonstrations on ways to make Christmas gifts and decorations for less. One of the Demonstrations will be how to make gift baskets for Christmas gifts from inexpensive Dollar Tree Items. Another demonstration will be gifts to give with food stuffs from your kitchen. Things like a cake in a mug, or cookies from a jar, and snack mixes will be demonstrated and there will be a cookbook with the recipes for you to take home. Please check for cancellations and changes before attending . Call (Meigs) 992-5266 or (Gallia) 367-7341 (Ask For Debbie Davidson) or 1-866219-0110. Remember to register if you will be attending any of the activities!
GMCAA Early Childhood Programs Newsletter
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December Activities
Meigs County Meigs County Help Me Grow Home Visiting and Pathways Programs will be having Breakfast with Santa on Friday September 13, at the Meigs County Public District Library in Pomeroy from 10:30 to 11:30. Santa will be on hand to visit with each child and they will receive a developmental toy and a book. A light breakfast will be served with milk and juice available. Pictures with Santa will also be taken for those that want them.
Gallia County Gallia County will be having their Christmas celebration in December also Look for a flyer in the mail closer to Christmas with the location and times.
Homade Bubble Solution and Bubble Blowers. Here is an easy recipe for bubble solution that you and your kids can make at home from ingredients you may have in the kitchen. 2 ½ cups hot water ½ cup of light corn syrup ½ cup of liquid dish soap. Stir together hot water and corn syrup until syrup is dissolved. Add dish soap and stir in until incorporated. Pour the bubble solution into a bottle or a container with a lid. Let the solution rest for a few hours before using it for the best results. For bubble blowers secure several straws together with rubber bands to make a super bubble blower or use pipe cleaners to bend in different shapes. Look around your house for items to use as bubble blowers.
Fun Learning Songs and Finger Plays
Finger Plays and Nursery Rhymes are something you and your children can enjoy together. Children of all ages can reap more benefits from music and movement than just enjoyment. From exposure to these things children can enhance their language development, body awareness, auditory discrimination, self-esteem, muscular coordination; these areas of development are thought to be a crucial prerequisite to other, more “academi c” activities. So go ahead, dance, sing and do finger plays with your child. You are helping them with early learning skills though play.
Touch Your Nose Suit actions to words Touch your nose, Touch your chin. That’s the way This game begins. Touch your eyes, Touch your knees. Now pretend You’re going to sneeze. Touch your ears, Touch your hair. Touch your ruby lips Right there. (Blow a kiss) Touch your elbows Where they bend. Jump right up and say THE END!!
My Thumbs are Starting to Wiggle
Sung to the tune of The
Bear Went Over the Mountain
My thumbs are starting to wiggle My thumbs are starting to wiggle My thumbs are starting to wiggle Around, around, around. Continue with other body parts. Now I’m finished wiggling … And I’m quiet as can be.
Jack in the Box Start crouched down small. On “Yes, I will!” jump up and fling your arms up high over your head! Jack in the box Stay so still Won’t you come out? Yes, I will!!! Be all kinds of animals: kitty, dog, monkey, crocodile, lion. Ask your child what they want to be “in the box.”
Protect Your Young Children from Lead Hazards
GMCAA Early Childhood Programs 1369 Powell Street P.O. Box 129 Middleport, Ohio 45760 Phone: 740-367-7341 (740) 992-5266 1-800-219-0110 Fax: 740-992-6553 (740) 992-6553 Give your child a helping hand right from the start!
Wondering how lead can poison your child? One out of 40 American Children has too much lead in their bodies. Lead may cause learning and behavior problems. It may damage hearing and the nervous system, including the brain. Dust from lead paint is the biggest threat to young children. Children put their hands and everything else in their mouths, so they can eat the dust or chips of lead-based paint without knowing it. Even bits of paint too small to see can come off windows, doors, and walls, creating lead dust. Children who crawl on the floor, put toys in their mouths, or play in soil can be poisoned without you even knowing it. Children with too much lead in their bodies may not look or feel sick. A simple blood test is the only way to know if your child is being exposed to lead. Ask your doctor or health care provider to test your child for lead. Ways to protect your children from lead Wash children’s hands and face often with soap and water, especially before they eat. Wash toys every week. Wipe windowsills, floors, and other surfaces with paper towels, warm water and soap once a week. Rinse well. Never sweep, vacuum, or dry dust in a room that has lead dust, you will not remove the harmful dust and can stir it up. This includes porches, which were often painted with lead paint. Don’t let children chew or put their mouths on windowsills. Keep cribs away from windowsills and walls. Never dry scrape or dry sand lead paint. Don’t burn or torch it. Children and pregnant women should stay away while work takes place. Test dust for lead around the remodeling area afterwards. If you have lead pipes or pipes joined with lead solder don’t use hot water from the tap for drinking, cooking, or making formula. Feed your children a healthy diet. Foods with vitamin C, calcium, and iron can help reduce lead poisoning. Making sure your children get enough of these nutrients can lower how much lead their body takes in. Call the Lead Safe Families Project if you find out there is lead in your home. There is grant money that can be used to eradicate your home of lead. Call Washington Morgan Community Action at 740-373-3745 for more information or go to www.ohhn.org to learn other ways to protect your children.
Visit us on Facebook! Meigs Help Me Grow
GMCAA Help Me Grow 1369 Powell Street P.O. Box 129 Middleport, Ohio 45760 740-992-5266 866-219-0110 galliameigscaa.webs.com
Sept e mbe r 13, 2013 Volume 8, Is sue 1
GMCAA Exe cutive Dir ector, Tom Reed GMCAA Planner/ H elp M e Grow Di recto r, Te r esa Va rian Find us on Facebook gallimeigscaa.webs.com
Gallia Meigs CAA Early Childhood Programs
Theodore T. Ree d lll,
Upcoming Events
Please check for cancellations and changes before attending . Call (Meigs) 992-5266 or (Gallia) 3677341 (Ask For Debbie Davidson) or 1866-219-0110. Remember to register if you will be attending any of the activities!
Here are the current programs offered by GMCAA Children’s programs. If you think you, or any one you know might enjoy enhancing their young Childs learning please give us a call. Help Me Grow Central Coordination: Any child that is referred to Help Me Grow in Meigs County is put into the Early Track Data system and referred to the proper agency/program that the parent requests after contact from us confirming that they would like to be enrolled.
September
Meigs: Stop and Play Sept 13th @ HMG office 10:30 to 11:30 Gallia: September 17th Haskins Park 10:30 – 11:30
Gallia County Early Intervention: Gallia Meigs Community Action Agency is the grant holder for Gallia Counties Early Intervention Program. This is funded through the Ohio Department of Health and the grant money is funneled through the respective counties Family and Children First Council's.
October
Meigs: Fall Fun at Overbrook October 30th at 1:30 to 3:30 Gallia: Look for a flyer soon
Pathways: We also have a pregnancy program called Pathways that is funded through Integrating Professionals for Appalachian Children (IPAC). This program follows Help Me Grow Home Visiting: Must be a pregnant mothers through their pregnant mother or have a child under 6 pregnancy helping them get to their months old. Funding is through the Ohio appointments and helping them find Department of Health. solutions to obstacles they may face during their pregnancy such as Maternal Infant Childhood Home quitting smoking, finding health care, Visiting: or what we call MIECHV (McV). down to helping them find This program at this time can serve any economical ways furnish the nursery. parent with a child from pregnancy up to the child's fifth birthday in Gallia and Meigs counties. Funding is provided through the Ohio Department of Health. Meigs County Help Me Grow Early Intervention (EI) This program is for children with a disability or suspected disability. The child can be served from birth up to the child's third birthday. We chose to not apply for the Meigs EI grant this year as for the past two years Gallia Meigs Community Action supplemented funding for this program. When the grant RFP was released, it was for less money than the previous year and it was not enough for us to do the same quality of work for the families. DJFS, Children’s Services was the only bidder for the grant so they are the ones serving this population of Meigs County children for the next grant year. However please continue to make EI referrals to Help Me Grow @740-9925266 and we will assign them to the proper agency
November
Gallia & Meigs: Parents Smarts II November 13 Gavin Club House 10:00 to 11:30
December
Meigs: Breakfast with Santa @Meigs district Public Library Dec 13th from 10:00 to 11:30 Gallia: Look for a flyer soon
As you can see Gallia Meigs Early Childhood Programs still has several different ways to reach all the children in the county through Help Me Grow so please continue to refer pregnant mothers and families that have children up to the age of five by calling Gallia County @740-3677341,Ask for Debbie Davidson ext.19 or Meigs County 740-992-5266 or 1-866-219-0110. Please feel free to call any of our offices for more information.
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GMCAA Early Childhood Programs Newsletter
September Activities
Meigs County
Meigs County Help Me Grow Home Visiting, and Pathways programs will be having a Stop and Play on Friday, September 13 from 10:30 to 11:30 at the new playground located at 1369 Powell Street. Come join us and play on the new equipment and have a snack with us. We will have bubbles and a sand and water table to explore. Remember to wear comfortable clothes and bring a change of clothes because the water table is lots of fun.
Gallia County
Gallia County Help Me Grow Home Visiting, Early Intervention and Pathways Programs will have a play date on Tuesday, September 17th at Haskins Park Mill Creek Road Gallipolis from 10:30 to 11:30 Please check for cancellations and changes before attending . Call (Meigs) 992-5266 or (Gallia) 367-7341 (Ask For Debbie Davidson) or 1-866-219-0110. Remember to register if you will be attending any of the activities!
Need Help with Heating this Winter?
What is HEAP?
The Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) is a federally funded program administered by the Ohio Development Services Agency's Office of Community Assistance (OCA). It is designed to help eligible low-income Ohioans meet the high costs of home heating. If you are eligible for assistance, the amount of your one-time HEAP benefit will depend on federal funding levels, how many people live with you, total household income, and the primary fuel you use to heat your home. In most cases, the one-time benefit will be a credit applied to your energy bill by your utility company (or fuel vendor). Am I Eligible for HEAP? Applicants for HEAP must be at or below 200 percent of the Fiscal Year 2012 federal poverty guidelines. Applications for the 20132014 regular HEAP applications will be taken after the end of September at Gallia Meigs Community Action. Please watch the local paper for actual dates, phone number and times to call for an appointment.
October Activities
Meigs County Gallia County
Gallia County Help Me Grow Home Visiting and Early Intervention Programs will be having their fall celebration on a Monday in October. Plans are still being made so look for a flyer in your mail box soon.
Meigs County Help Me Grow Home visiting and Pathways will be holding their annual Fall Festival at Overbrook Rehabilitation Center 333 Page Street Middleport, on Wednesday, October 30th at 1:30. Please bring your children in costume and they will trick or treat with the participating residents of Overbrook. We will then share snacks with the residents in the dining room. A small fall craft will be available for all to do and take home.
November Activities
Gallia and Meigs Counties Help Me Grow programs and Pathways will combine to bring you Parent Smarts II at the Gavin Rec center off of Rt 554 on November 14th. We will have a series of short demonstrations on ways to make Christmas gifts and decorations for less. One of the Demonstrations will be how to make gift baskets for Christmas gifts from inexpensive Dollar Tree Items. Another demonstration will be gifts to give with food stuffs from your kitchen. Things like a cake in a mug, or cookies from a jar, and snack mixes will be demonstrated and there will be a cookbook with the recipes for you to take home. Please check for cancellations and changes before attending . Call (Meigs) 992-5266 or (Gallia) 367-7341 (Ask For Debbie Davidson) or 1-866219-0110. Remember to register if you will be attending any of the activities!
GMCAA Early Childhood Programs Newsletter
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December Activities
Meigs County Meigs County Help Me Grow Home Visiting and Pathways Programs will be having Breakfast with Santa on Friday September 13, at the Meigs County Public District Library in Pomeroy from 10:30 to 11:30. Santa will be on hand to visit with each child and they will receive a developmental toy and a book. A light breakfast will be served with milk and juice available. Pictures with Santa will also be taken for those that want them.
Gallia County Gallia County will be having their Christmas celebration in December also Look for a flyer in the mail closer to Christmas with the location and times.
Homade Bubble Solution and Bubble Blowers. Here is an easy recipe for bubble solution that you and your kids can make at home from ingredients you may have in the kitchen. 2 ½ cups hot water ½ cup of light corn syrup ½ cup of liquid dish soap. Stir together hot water and corn syrup until syrup is dissolved. Add dish soap and stir in until incorporated. Pour the bubble solution into a bottle or a container with a lid. Let the solution rest for a few hours before using it for the best results. For bubble blowers secure several straws together with rubber bands to make a super bubble blower or use pipe cleaners to bend in different shapes. Look around your house for items to use as bubble blowers.
Fun Learning Songs and Finger Plays
Finger Plays and Nursery Rhymes are something you and your children can enjoy together. Children of all ages can reap more benefits from music and movement than just enjoyment. From exposure to these things children can enhance their language development, body awareness, auditory discrimination, self-esteem, muscular coordination; these areas of development are thought to be a crucial prerequisite to other, more “academi c” activities. So go ahead, dance, sing and do finger plays with your child. You are helping them with early learning skills though play.
Touch Your Nose Suit actions to words Touch your nose, Touch your chin. That’s the way This game begins. Touch your eyes, Touch your knees. Now pretend You’re going to sneeze. Touch your ears, Touch your hair. Touch your ruby lips Right there. (Blow a kiss) Touch your elbows Where they bend. Jump right up and say THE END!!
My Thumbs are Starting to Wiggle
Sung to the tune of The
Bear Went Over the Mountain
My thumbs are starting to wiggle My thumbs are starting to wiggle My thumbs are starting to wiggle Around, around, around. Continue with other body parts. Now I’m finished wiggling … And I’m quiet as can be.
Jack in the Box Start crouched down small. On “Yes, I will!” jump up and fling your arms up high over your head! Jack in the box Stay so still Won’t you come out? Yes, I will!!! Be all kinds of animals: kitty, dog, monkey, crocodile, lion. Ask your child what they want to be “in the box.”
Protect Your Young Children from Lead Hazards
GMCAA Early Childhood Programs 1369 Powell Street P.O. Box 129 Middleport, Ohio 45760 Phone: 740-367-7341 (740) 992-5266 1-800-219-0110 Fax: 740-992-6553 (740) 992-6553 Give your child a helping hand right from the start!
Wondering how lead can poison your child? One out of 40 American Children has too much lead in their bodies. Lead may cause learning and behavior problems. It may damage hearing and the nervous system, including the brain. Dust from lead paint is the biggest threat to young children. Children put their hands and everything else in their mouths, so they can eat the dust or chips of lead-based paint without knowing it. Even bits of paint too small to see can come off windows, doors, and walls, creating lead dust. Children who crawl on the floor, put toys in their mouths, or play in soil can be poisoned without you even knowing it. Children with too much lead in their bodies may not look or feel sick. A simple blood test is the only way to know if your child is being exposed to lead. Ask your doctor or health care provider to test your child for lead. Ways to protect your children from lead Wash children’s hands and face often with soap and water, especially before they eat. Wash toys every week. Wipe windowsills, floors, and other surfaces with paper towels, warm water and soap once a week. Rinse well. Never sweep, vacuum, or dry dust in a room that has lead dust, you will not remove the harmful dust and can stir it up. This includes porches, which were often painted with lead paint. Don’t let children chew or put their mouths on windowsills. Keep cribs away from windowsills and walls. Never dry scrape or dry sand lead paint. Don’t burn or torch it. Children and pregnant women should stay away while work takes place. Test dust for lead around the remodeling area afterwards. If you have lead pipes or pipes joined with lead solder don’t use hot water from the tap for drinking, cooking, or making formula. Feed your children a healthy diet. Foods with vitamin C, calcium, and iron can help reduce lead poisoning. Making sure your children get enough of these nutrients can lower how much lead their body takes in. Call the Lead Safe Families Project if you find out there is lead in your home. There is grant money that can be used to eradicate your home of lead. Call Washington Morgan Community Action at 740-373-3745 for more information or go to www.ohhn.org to learn other ways to protect your children.
Visit us on Facebook! Meigs Help Me Grow
GMCAA Help Me Grow 1369 Powell Street P.O. Box 129 Middleport, Ohio 45760 740-992-5266 866-219-0110 galliameigscaa.webs.com
