Provides preschool children with early learning experiences that are aimed at meeting their developmental, social, and physical needs prior to entering elementary school.

Retirees from Cornell and the local community help and mentor 5 to 12-year olds in Ithaca area elementary schools, helping students with in-class assignments and homework, including: reading, spelling math music art special projects (nature, art, science, etc) presentations

Recruits and trains volunteers for classroom activities, database management, graphic artists, special events, park maintenance, and website development and maintenance.

Building Healthy Families Home-visiting program for pregnant and new parents. Early Head Start Community-based program for low-income families with infants and toddlers and pregnant women.Head Start Comprehensive preschool program that helps children from low-income families develop the early reading and math skills.Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK) Offers four year old children access to prekindergarten programs.

Recruites volunteers for a variety of activities for various programs. Opportunities include classroom aides, teach yoga or special skill or clerical tasks.

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