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Mothers at First Things First learning English.
Many mothers attending our school have never had the opportunity to learn to read or write in English. In fact, for many of the mothers, this is their FIRST opportunity to attend school. 100% of the women say that LEARNING is their favorite thing at First Things First.. |
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| Here is Bahati and her children during a home visit. -January 2005
First Things First Staff conduct home visits to help newly arrived families in addressing urgent issues, such as scheduling doctorÕs appointments, checking immunization updates, and calling to receive services from other community-based organizations.
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 | Faduma & her baby, Halima. What is unique about First Things First? We are the only school in San Diego which offers intensive ESL classes, four days per week, with free, onsite childcare and preschool instruction for the little ones. |
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Here is Salado, one of our Somali Bantu students.
She wants to learn English so to get a job and help her children in school.
The Somali Bantu are an ethnic minority from Somalia. The IRC San Diego has resettled 120 Somali Bantu family members since October 2004.
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Many
refugee women want to go to school but are unable to attend because they
can't afford to buy a bus pass. $60 will allow a mother and child the
opportunity to attend a month of classes.
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