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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday July 9, 2008 - 21 Program helps kids and parents Lend a hand VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Volunteers Lynne and Doug Parker collect bread and other baked goods from Cobs Bread on Lakeshore Road at Thomas Street. The Parkers collect the good donated by Cobs for Food for Life, a volunteer program that distributes food to the needy. Food for Life is looking for volunteers to collect donations from Cobs' new location at Upper Middle Road and Eighth Line. Volunteers collect the bread donated by Cobs at the end of day, package it and deliver it to a warehouse facility for delivery to those in need the following day. For more information or to volunteer, contact Charlotte Redekop-Young, Food for Life executive director at 905-510-5724 or exdir@foodforlife.ca. DEREK WOOLLAM / OAKVILLE BEAVER Continued from page 14 schools and the Oakville Moms and Tots Centre. Parents are presented with enrichment activities and have the opportunity to build relationships, share information and extend their knowledge of their community. Home visitors attend weekly training sessions to assist them in their preparations for their visits. Home visitors will receive more than 100 hours of instruction in the course of a year. HIPPY was originally designed and developed in Israel in 1969 at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, to serve the under-educated and to help immigrants integrate. HIPPY has expanded to seven countries: Germany, New Zealand, Australia, El Salvador, the United States, South Africa and Canada. HIPPY Canada has two sites in Vancouver (Aboriginal Consortium and HIPPY Vancouver). Other sites are located in Victoria, Montreal and Toronto. The national office is at Simon Fraser University. According to HIPPY Oakville, there are more than 6,000 children living in poverty in Oakville. Children from low income families are at greater risk of not being prepared for Kindergarten and consequent literacy problems. Poor school performance propels these children back into the cycle of poverty whereas prevention has proved to be more efficient and more cost effective than remediation. According to the 2001 census, Oakville had 32 per cent of Halton's children and youth in 1986, and 40 per cent in 2001 Oakville also has the highest rate of poverty in the region -- 10 per cent and growing. Of more than 6,000 children living in poverty in Oakville, there were also 3,575 female-lone parent families in Oakville in 2001 -- with female lone-parent families having the lowest income. About 15.5 per cent of our population aged 15 years and over does not have a high school certificate. Immigrants also represented 27.6 per cent of Oakville's population in 2001 (an increase of 11.8 per cent from 1996). For more information, contact 905-464-0785, e-mail coordinator@hippyoakville.org or visit www.hippyoakville.org. Think Green. Breathe Easy. HUGE CENTRAL AIR & FURNACE $ Up to SALE BEST PRICES EVER! RENOVATION CLEARANCE SALE Hurry in for y best selection! "MASONRY & FIREPLACE DESIGN SPECIALISTS" w w w. c o b b l e s t o n e m b e r s . c a 2950* MANUFACTURERS CASH BACK Cash Back AND NO PAYMENT! NO INTEREST! FOR 6 MONTHS *OAC HYDRO CASH BACK UP TO UP TO UP TO $1400 + $1000 + $550 GOV. CASH BACK *Call for details. Financing Available 8 Locations To Serve You Better! 905-849-4998 www.aireone.com 1-888-827-2665 406 SPEERS RD., OAKVILLE ACROSS FROM RONA LANSING 905-337-2066 PROBLEM DENTURES... FULL SERVICE DENTURE CLINIC PROMPT QUALITY CARE SAME DAY RELINES & REPAIRS EVENING APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE NEW PATIENTS WELCOME! BRIAN CARR DD JODIE CARR DD HAYLEY CARR DD Are you a candidate for Permanent Teeth-in-a-Day? CALL 1-877-453-3393 FOR YOUR COMPLEMENTARY CONSULTATION Making a Family Tradition of Creating Smiles for 29 years!