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Purpose: The Even Start Family Literacy program supports family-centered educational and parenting activities that engage parents and children in a cooperative effort. This effort is designed to empower parents to become full partners in the educational and social development of their children, thus assisting children to reach their full potential as learners. The focus of the Even Start Family Literacy Program is to impact the life chances of New Jersey families by: Providing instruction to children ages birth to seven that will result in children reading on grade level by age seven; Empowering parents to become their children’s first teachers, utilizing the home and family unit as the most influential learning environment; Providing adult education instruction that leads to the attainment or improvement of literacy skills and the achievement of economic self-sufficiency; Providing parenting education to the parents and/or guardians of those children enrolled in the program to strengthen support of the child’s literacy development and early school success; and Developing community partnerships to form a network of providers that, individually and collectively, take responsibility for providing and strengthening family literacy services (Guide to Quality: Even Start Family Literacy Program, 2001).

Eligible Agencies: As required in Section 1232 (e)(1) of the NCLB, an agency applying for grant funding must provide an assurance that its program was developed and will be implemented in partnership between one or more LEAs and one or more non-profit community-based organizations, institutions of higher education (including two-year and four-year institutions), or public or private nonprofit organizations of demonstrated quality other than an LEA (Section 1232(e)(1) of the NCLB). A partnership may take on a number of forms and any partner can be designated as the applicant agency for the grant. The lead agency is responsible for overseeing the implementation of all aspects of the grant project, (i.e. program administration, project reporting, and fiscal management). The lead agency may not divest oversight responsibility through a subgrant or to another member of the partnership. It is expected that the original partnership will be maintained throughout the four-year grant cycle. Please see the NGO document for more specific information.

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