Registration is $10 per lecture. Register by calling 828-259-9717. All lectures will be held at the Mission Reuter Children's Outpatient Center (11 Vanderbilt Park Drive, Asheville)

Space is limited. If you have any further questions please contact Greg Borom at (828) 259-9717 or visit http://childrenfirstbc.org/lecture%AD_series_2007.htm.

The Community Garden at the Children First Family Resource Center at Emma continues to grow - in many ways. We have been fortunate to have several volunteers make generous investments of their time and talent to help plan for the garden's maintenance and expansion. Gustavo Silva and landscape architect Steve Wyda (Grafica Designs) have been instrumental in providing the vision and design for some improvements. Steve Butera, a Project Power/AmeriCorps volunteer, brings additional assistance in the building and volunteer coordination for the garden.

They'll be assisted by volunteers from Hands On Buncombe County in the coming months. Thanks to Hands On Project Coordinators Jennie Eblen and Robin Stickney for choosing the community garden as a project. Hands On volunteers will soon be seen weeding, tilling, planting, and building in the garden!  As always, the garden benefits greatly from Emma Elementary School's generosity in allowing its land to be used for the garden. In addition, five teachers at the school have plots to use with their students for educational, recreational, and nutritional purposes. We're very proud of the community building that happens around the community garden. If you'd like to learn more and get involved we'll have several work days through next spring. Call 828-252-4810 to learn more.

 

Children First is proud to receive an $11,200 grant for Plazas Comunitarias from the IME Becas Fund. The grant will fund adult education for immigrants seeking to continue their education. The classes will be provided through the Family Resource Center at Emma in partnership with Emma Elementary School. We were pleased to receive this competitive grant - over 170 applicants had applied for these funds.

The Family Resource Center at Emma provides numerous adult education programs aimed to improve literacy, parenting, and computer skills for parents with children. We firmly believe that to improve the lives of children, we must offer supports - like education - to their parents. We offer a variety of educational programs in both English and Spanish. For more information contact the Family Resource Center at 828-252-4810.
 

Ms. Jean Meyer

Jean is a dedicated volunteer at the Children First Family Resource Center at Emma. Thanks to Jean's persistence at the Resource Center, we were able to secure donations of yarn for our knitting/crochet circle meetings on Tuesdays.  Jean also never fails to check on the clothing closet and keeps it organized and in great shape.  Jean also helps in the community garden and often volunteers on Saturdays weeding other garden plots and making sure that we have what we need to keep the garden in good shape.  She willingly does whatever we request of her and recently brought in school supplies and office items for the Family Resource Center.

Every month, Children First's Board of Directors recognizes a community member for their exceptional dedication to children. To see past Champions for Children click here.