Our Programs
Amy’s Kisses®’ programs are conducted at various locations throughout the region, including schools, youth organizations and domestic violence agencies. Ultimately, plans call for a central location and offices where many of these programs can occur. Our programs currently include:
Healthy Relationships Program
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Executive Director Jill Perez Gobora has written a Healthy Relationships book for early childhood students called A Bowl Full of Hearts. This unique children’s book tells the story of Maggie, who is given a magical bowl. The story follows Maggie through a day in her pre-school class – from work time in the block area to fun on the playground. Maggie learns who her true friends are and which friends she should walk away from as she contemplates the poem:
”Now is the time to stop and say, ‘Does this friend make me happy? Should I continue to play?’ If I’m not feeling good and I don’t want to stay, I will find a new friend and leave straight away!” |
A Bowl Full of Hearts introduces the 10 Signs of a Healthy Relationship to our youngest learners. Supplemental teaching plans are included in the back so that teachers and caregivers can continue the conversation.
Few schools have the resources to train educators to teach a healthy relationship curriculum. Currently, we distribute A Bowl Full of Hearts to educators free of charge so they can use it in the classroom. Ultimately, we plan to train volunteer facilitators to present the story of Maggie in the classroom directly. Our goal is to educate even the youngest minds on the signs of healthy relationships.
Additionally, we have formed a partnership with Laurel House in Norristown, PA. Laurel House is a comprehensive domestic violence agency serving individuals, families and communities throughout Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Laurel House is dedicated to the vision of ending domestic violence in each life, home and community. Our partnership includes Laurel House providing the training of Amy’s Kisses facilitators to teach healthy relationship skills in the classroom.
If you would like to sponsor a student by covering the cost of a book for an individual student, or a whole classroom, you can do so here.
Few schools have the resources to train educators to teach a healthy relationship curriculum. Currently, we distribute A Bowl Full of Hearts to educators free of charge so they can use it in the classroom. Ultimately, we plan to train volunteer facilitators to present the story of Maggie in the classroom directly. Our goal is to educate even the youngest minds on the signs of healthy relationships.
Additionally, we have formed a partnership with Laurel House in Norristown, PA. Laurel House is a comprehensive domestic violence agency serving individuals, families and communities throughout Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Laurel House is dedicated to the vision of ending domestic violence in each life, home and community. Our partnership includes Laurel House providing the training of Amy’s Kisses facilitators to teach healthy relationship skills in the classroom.
If you would like to sponsor a student by covering the cost of a book for an individual student, or a whole classroom, you can do so here.
Educational Scholarships Program
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We have partnered with Philadelphia Futures to help provide Philadelphia's low-income, first-generation-to-college students with the tools, resources and opportunities necessary for admission to and success in college. We help transform lives by breaking down the barriers that have historically excluded low-income, first-generation-to-college students from achieving college success. The students we serve through Philadelphia Futures are provided with a comprehensive, time-tested array of programs designed to reduce the institutional, academic, social and financial barriers to college success.
As part of the Sponsor-A-Scholar (SAS) program we annually provide six high school students with financial support in the form of $1,500 academic scholarships each. |
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The Sponsor-A-Scholar Program has served students for over 25 years and has produced extraordinary results: 98% of students have matriculated to college. The projected college graduation rate for recent Sponsor-A-Scholar classes is 71%.
