KIDS
Events This Week
BARNES AND NOBLE JR. 5130 E. Broadway Blvd. 512-1166. Meet
Madeleine at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June
12 and enjoy a storytime with crafts, activities and goodies.
HOMEWORK HELP. The Tucson Pima Public Library offers free
homework help for first through 12th graders at 41 locations.
Call 791-4391 for information.
GYM JAM. The City of Tucson offers the Summer Open Gym
"Jam" program at Amphi Middle School, Catalina High
School, Palo Verde High School, Pueblo High School and Sunnysude
High School for youths ages 8-18. The supervised activities continue
from 6 to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday through July 22. Call
the City Sports Office at 791-4870 for information.
STORYTIMES. The Tucson-Pima Public Library offers stories
and games to help children enjoy reading at various locations.
This week the El Pueblo Branch, 101 W. Irvington Road, hosts preschoolers
at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 15. The Main Library, 101 N. Stone
Ave., has something for all ages at 7 p.m. on Monday, June 14,
and hosts ages 3-5 (bilingual) at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June
16.
TUCSON CHILDREN'S MUSEUM. 200 S. Stone Ave. 792-9958. Buckles
the Car reopens at 11:30 a.m. Friday, June 11. Enjoy treasure
hunting with the whole family from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday,
June 12, and from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Sunday, June 13. Admission is
$5, $4 for seniors and $3 for children.
Announcements
COUNSELORS WANTED. The Muscular Dystrophy Association is
currently seeking applications from people who would like to volunteer
for a week as counselors at the MDA summer camp in Heber, AZ.
For information call 795-3434.
COUNSELORS WANTED. Third Street Kids is looking for teachers,
counselors and counselors-in-training for their upcoming 1999
summer arts camp. Applications can be picked up at 516 N. Fifth
Ave. Call Frank Hernandez at 622-4100 for information.
YOUTH CENTER. 35 E. Toole Ave. The Pima Prevention Partnership
and T/PAC sponsor the new Toole Avenue Youth Center, housing programs
such as ArtWORKS at Toole, Pima County Teen Court and the Full
Court Press Youth Center. Call Dian Magie (624-0595, ext. 11),
or Harry Kressler (791-0771), for information on Youth Center
programs.
Parents' Corner
CHILDREN TO CHILDREN. 3922 N. Mountain Ave. Children to
Children is a grief support center for children and families who
have experienced the death of someone they love. They provide
support services in a caring environment and currently have space
available in their groups. They are also looking for volunteers
to become support group facilitators. Call 322-9155 for information.
PARENTING 101. Compass Health Care. 1230 E. Broadway. The
Tucson Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence presents the
following free classes to give families an informed edge: BASICS
(Building A Strong Independent Child) provides classes, activities,
discussion and support for parents and their children, infancy
through adolescence, with the goal of learning to help children
become healthy, substance-free, caring individuals. Classes meet
from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays, and from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursdays. Enrollment
is open. Call Linda Yuguchi at
620-6615, ext. 22, for registration and information.
PARENTING SUPPORT. The Give A Parent Support Group (G.A.P.S.)
needs mentors to make home visits to first-time moms. Participants
should be experienced, loving parents with the ability to donate
one to two hours per week. Training and on-going support for volunteers
is provided. Call G.A.P.S. program 293-4620 for information.
PARENTS WITHOUT PARTNERS. Parents Without Partners, Inc.,
is an international, nonprofit organization dedicated to the entire
single-parent family. They offer Saturday night dances, camp-outs,
picnics, skating, meetings, potlucks, games, house parties, movies,
hikes, volunteer and community service opportunities, and much
more. Orientation for new members meets the second and fourth
Wednesday of every month. Call 622-8120 for information.
VOLUNTEERS WANTED. The Arizona Foster Care Review Board
seeks dedicated volunteers to serve on behalf of abused and neglected
children in Pima County. Foster Care Review Boards advocate for
permanent, safe homes for children in foster care. Volunteers
serve on five-member boards which meet one weekday a month. Volunteers
also spend five to 10 hours at home reviewing case information
in preparation for the monthly meeting. Board members are provided
with orientation and ongoing training designed to make them effective
advocates for the children they serve. Contact Susan Liechti,
Foster Care Review Board, Community Outreach Specialist, for information
at 628-6415; or e-mail sliechti@supreme.sp.state.az.us.
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