BOYLE HEIGHTS : Center Offers Free Parent Skills Classes
At PUENTE Learning Center, parents may attend new classes on child development and family growth held Fridays through June.
The free parenting skills classes will teach practical information about nurturing the emotional and educational development of children. The curriculum includes topics such as holistic child development, educational opportunities, exposure to the arts and nutrition.
The nonprofit PUENTE, People United to Enrich the Neighborhood Through Education, was established in 1985 by Sister Jennie Lechtenberg and offers free language, after-school tutoring, preschool, computer and job-training classes. The main campus at 501 S. Boyle Ave. enrolls 1,400 students a day.
“For many years we offered informal parenting assistance, but now we have the ability to formalize our approach to the needs of parents in the local community,” said Lechtenberg, the executive director.
The two classes, from 8 to 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the main campus, are sponsored by a $15,000 grant from AT&T.;
For more information, call instructor Diana Juarez at (213) 780-8900.
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