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he Pierre loussaint lemlerslup (Kt. Learning Center, PIL1.(2, is corm -mined to serving families from
)11e, most poverty-stricken, ircaellerous, neighborhoods of I ittle I lain. We, ttkork elt)sely \vial
l)teal schools, connnuni0:, action agencies, and ministries al Notre Dame Dili:tilt in order to identity
those kvho f;tre in critical need. PH 1 c offers programs to address the Itteracy, needs of adult ant.'
chitdren„1 1 riers an A:her-School program and is home to the Little Haiti's only Adult
ilerac Program, \task' and Line Arts Program, Etiquette framing, and Culinary Arts Progrilm.
Thcf A taer-Sehool Prttgrati) providenc-ott-ntL 1nettvoi-k- assistailee, aeadentic
bihltealciiri ittin teennolo,tpi- explva-ation, recreation and phy:sieitl UI it' sdl development
iind safety tuld supervision itner schoiid, 1."1--kt,t- tutoring i)r).:)grarn inyerative tit becimse
stiniuLtatitts students \vith chafIcriging oppornmities for grt-r‘vill and develt.)rwrient outside' the
eltissroom, II ige-apiproprianIkiIdI iidhighly-ski:11,2.(t service providers. This progrima is
clesn„fneil Coo: children nit(' youth in rtrade--; K-12.. Tyrnettali,„ pra.)1- cnr:olltinent these students tare
not inceting retich»g ndttd ind flkty ()lien [wave s'u„a.lfricant har),Islrirts which require special
atictutit,,il. It is ottr \asiitul to Itratt) each inc nl these students r».terteome -adversity iuld excel
acadenneally anti spiritua!tv.
there aro intiny hallenges facing children. Irknn die Litile Ile et,:ttimmulitf„,„ ()tie rakftor belng
th..ct tack t.ititipervos);„-In ltt Ji 1 ln> surderas nifturn front :school to )in cniptyInine hee-ausc
triLfir singlc-parents wiark multiple iolytt to provide the inctn ti urvive. „A common problem
stutleaus face is that their parents Inive linv level of education., language barrier an(t
hick knottvled.rte: itnd know Ittn,"„ Tht,.) litc1 or suryort at. 'tamale is ale ittain eicase :why the
minority of stud:curs11 acaneirtlealiy, [hese challenges are iiist) rcheeted upon the neighboring.
schrAnts, Nonety percent or the schools have received 11-nlin..t: ti lc li nliiition to these
clmainges, chilkiren tire prof:lit-n:4:d titan playing oritsickc ittcfn.)rts to ilerail then-1 Crom alic Joining
Ir/cal gat-tif,s-nr 3eectrnitn.4 1 etim or heinktus crirnes, ,Ae),fordin in the ells el Nk.imi crime
In.apring there brive bee» over 800 crinties cry:unified Nvitliin a 5-anile 1 idin ithiti ate
past 120 days. Therefore„ it is crucial 3 hipe 1)l-i)g1itirisliLe ours in place to help dianinishle
ritunl)er of ctufdrert ttroprintg ol..11 1 i.:110(11 tie hcconic ttirte nembers tir cngage themselves later
itt clottAiuency and prostitution.
[he enrollucan. in the ,After-Sk.fltrool l'i-r)gratri has increased by 1()°,1) (Ivey- the past three years,
(,)tir Prc'grlltn't i"ras 11:c-lcom(' tlIcleasinglY popular throughout the conlinutiny l)ectitirse rll" the success
retie ort)ur students, Students Ili) longer feel Madecitititc tand en beginning to thrive ileadeincally
Another program housed in the P1 1.1,( is the Adulf-I.itcracy Prograni. This pn)gram
teaches stud.erits to read and c 1. ill their native language, Creole The, eurrieulun ills° offers
inf 1 ))1._ program, allottin‘g stiRients the typortidnity [o learn English a a second langttage. Thew
arc:- currently 325 students enrolled :it) the Adi„th Literacy Prt.),12-,ranl,
The Music and 1 Arts Progratu is the ()ray of its kind in Little Haiti, 'This program
teitelws sradents the fundameintas or musical illstruments imd 1 Incon Folk:dance.. The Etiquette
Training Prograni instils the essential took for building solid, productive relinit-mships for social 'And
blItillieSS situations,
he ( idinary Arts l'rogritn) hosts a series cl" lessons ties(g.nc,ft.1 0 introduce heithbii)r lifestyle
chicnces beginning Ivill anritioil and prepating healthier nick thin arnxtia to faiiit[im nultuto.
i he Pierre Fitt Leadership k Learuing Center is the resoke for the Little Haiti
community, Without the prr)granis housed here, many hunilies \vould have nottv here ekc, to ttirn.
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