National Hook-Up of Black Women's Parenting Institute

Jun 29, 2008 all day
Location: Harvey Brooks Foundation
Latest Activity: Jan 20, 2020

Parenting Institute II Saturday, June 28, 2008 Harvey Brooks Foundation 100 McDonough Street Joliet, IL 8:30 to 9:00 am Registration and Continental Breakfast 9:00 to 10:00 am Keynote - Phillip Jackson - 11:30 am to 12:30 pm "Teenage Drinking and Driving" - Lieutenant Glomb- 10:15 to 11:15 am Breakouts: Communicating With Our Children - Lisa Jackson Helping Children Become Readers from birth to five - Even Start The Adolescent Readers - Jean Blackmon Men Only - Phillip Jackson Questions and Answers and Snack - 12:30 pm to 1:00 pm Phillip Jackson has dedicated his life to providing opportunities for and improving the life quality of others. During his career, among many things, he has been Chief of Staff for Chicago Public Schools; Chief Executive Officer for the Chicago Housing Authority; Chief for Education for the City of Chicago; CEO for Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicago; and is currently Executive Director of The Black Star Project, which he founded. It is designed to help children and students realize their educational potential in life. Programs of The Black Star Project include the Fathers Club that connects men with their children; the Student Motivation Program that has provided more than 165,000 students in 200 Illinois schools with the inspiration and motivation to succeed in life; the Destination College Program that prepares 7th- through 12th-grade students for college success; and Parental Participation Programs that help parents become the first, best and most important teachers for their children. Phillip Jackson has received national attention for his work on eliminating the racial academic achievement gap. He has dedicated his life to educating Black, Latino and poor urban children in the United States, and he continues to take on larger and more challenging projects with a commitment to making the world a better place. (Sponsored by the National Hook-Up of Black Women and the Harvey Brooks Foundation.) To register or for more information, please call 815-722-2570 or visit http://www.nhbwjoliet.com/index.html Please call The Black Star Project at 773.285.9600 if you want Phillip Jackson to speak in your city about educating Black children, getting Black men involved in protecting and rebuilding their community, the role of parents in the educational and social developmental lives of children or revitalizing the Black community.

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National Hook-Up of Black Women's Parenting Institute

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