Preschoolers earn diplomas while experiencing homelessness

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Preschoolers earn diplomas while experiencing homelessness
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Father Joe’s Villages offers preschool to the children of parents living at their shelter. Some graduated Thursday in a display of hope, joy and resilience.

A dozen preschoolers at Father Joe’s Villages Therapeutic Childcare Center wriggle in three-foot blue gowns and too-big caps that slide around on their heads.

“Within two weeks of doing readiness, she said something like, ‘Oh, mommy, I got an instrument from a toy chest.’ And I said, ‘What did you say? That was a big word!’ And it just kept coming.” “One of our vehicles has been breaking down practically every time we take it out,” Hutcherson said. “We would be able to take more children out if we had another vehicle.”

The free childcare let Amber Lucky work on staying sober, graduate from a property management program and get certified as a peer support specialist.Amber Lucky hides her smile as the graduates prepare to perform"We are the World" at Father Joe's Village on Thursday, June 20, 2024.

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