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Parent Empowerment Program (PEP)


The Parent Empowerment Program (PEP) is a home-based early intervention and prevention service to help children become better prepared for preschool. ChildServ staff works with parents to help them become better advocates for themselves and their children in the areas of education, health and social services. Through individual home visits and group activities, we work with parents on the best ways to nurture their children through a national, evidence-based early childhood curriculum. We also help families build an active social support network.

  • Our professional staff brings information and resources to parents from pregnancy through the child’s third year of life, giving them a strong foundation to teach their children the skills required to be successful in preschool.

  • Our parent educator works in the home one-on-one to inspire and motivate parents, giving exposure to books, connecting them to opportunities for their children to interact with others, and showing them ways kids can learn at home.

  • We help parents work with their children on physical, mental, social, emotional and language development, as well as problem solving.

  • We connect parents and their young children to community resources and information.

  • We host monthly events, group meetings and field trips for parents and their children.

  • In Fiscal Year 2011, 98% of our parents in PEP stated that they can better help their children grow and learn.

  • For more information, call (773)867-7368.

Parent Empowerment Program Success Story

The '08-'09 school year witnessed the high school graduation of three young adults who began in the PEP program as youngsters. They are now enrolled in community college, two as nursing students and two with an interest in a degree in Mortuary Science. Proving again what researchers have shown for decades; giving parents and their children the critical early childhood development skills they need at the earliest stages yields lifelong benefits.

PEP parents say:

  • "I have learned a lot and I can see the progress my daughter has made at three years old."
  • "We both learned about discipline and time-outs and dealing with temper tantrums."