Agency - Jardin De Los Ninos

Jardin De Los Ninos

Last updated on April 3, 2012

To create new possibilities for homeless/near homeless children and their families through loving child care, education, and the use of community resources.
To be the premier provider of specialized/therapeutic child care and family support in the great State of New Mexico.

Description:
Jardin De Los Ninos has 2 CORE program areas:

1. Provide quality and specialized/therapeutic child care for homeless/near homeless children.
2. Provide families the support they need to be the "best parents they can be" regardless of issues and problems they face and help initiate and/or foster family system change.
   
   

We do this by providing daily care that includes a loving, safe and nurturing environment that meets each child's physical and emotional developmental level and needs. Provide on-site healthcare, therapy, screening, positive discipline and interaction as integral parts of the program.

Internally

• Create and maintain a Parents-as-Partners approach to child care service delivery.
  
  
• Implement and facilitate parenting support

groups, classroom mentoring experiences,
education, healthcare and health plans(both physical and emotional), a parent advisory team, and other activities that reinforce positive parenting behavior and ownership of Jardin.

• Provide assistance to families (approximately 8-10 who have no other resource) in developing and implementing an action plan towards self sufficiency.
  
  

Externally

• Refer families to existing services and programs by developing and monitoring a coordinated approach with agencies that offer these services.



History:
Jardin De Los Ninos began as an idea to help homeless families in Las Cruces. In 1995, Sr. Anna Waldschmitt and Sr. Beth Daddio, two energetic Nuns, met with homeless providers in the area and found that childcare for homeless families was the single greatest obstacle to achieving stability and escaping the cycle of poverty.
The motto "give a child a chance to grow" became the focus of "our garden of children", or Jardin De Los Ninos. The agency began in the educational wing of Peace Lutheran Church. In September, 2001 we moved to our new location, where we are a part of the Community of Hope Complex. This location is where other homeless services are provided (most for adults).



Contact person: Shirley Jaquez, Executive Director, (phone), (email)


Main office number: (575) 522-2111
Office fax number: (575) 522-3595

Address:


999 West Amador Suite E Las Cruces, NM 88001 (See a map)


Web Site: http://jardinlc.org

Directions:

Amador towards Valley- turn left next to Horse N Hound proceed to Community of Hope Complex. Jardin is Suite E. From Valley from University-turn right onto Amador, then right next to Horse N Hound, proceed to Community of Hope Complex.. . . (more)   Nearest Bus Stop: Amador, 2 min. minute walk

Last updated on April 3, 2012