Nehemiah Center Inc.

Filing Period

Jul 1, 2011 to Jun 30, 2012

Signed

Feb 13, 2013

Return Version

2011v1.5

Gross Receipts

$1,201,248

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

The Pre-Kindergarten Program provides an academically and emotionally enriching environment for children ages 3-5, with instruction for basic school readiness. The program follows a daily schedule which includes story time, group time, snack break, center time, outside play, naptime, and enrichment activities such as yoga and music. The ten-month program, begins August, and operates five days per week from 8am to 3pm. Extended care is offered until 6pm each afternoon. Mommy & Me Program reaches out to 2 year olds and their mothers. Targeting word poverty, the tremendous gap in language development seen in impoverished families. It educates parents on the importance of verbal interaction to ensure academic success.

Activity 3

Nehemiah Middle School - offers a personal, intimate education to children living in poverty. It focuses on preparing middle school students to thrive in a college preparatory high school. It also helps low-income adolescents of color understand why both mental and physical healthy lifestyle decisions are important and gives students daily practice in making them. In addition, parents are an important element in this process and must commit to lifestyle adjustments to better support academic achievement. Family education mirrors and supports the curriculum. The school prepares at-risk students for peak performance in high school by a hyperfocus on physical and social-emotional wellness, the strengthening of math and language skills, and the expansion of their experiential worlds (using Houston as a classroom).

Filer

EIN

76-0437157