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Mom's House of Endicott, NY Inc. is a non-profit, New York State licensed
day care center for single parents enrolled in an educational program. We provide
free day care for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers while their parents are
in school. We provide the single parent with workshops in child development,
nutrition, CPR, educational options, and many other subject areas. Mom's House
is a place where single parents and their children receive support, practical
help, encouragement and love.
Mom's House of Endicott, NY Inc. is chartered by the parent corporation, Mom's
House, Inc. which was founded in 1983 in Johnstown, PA. Founder, Peg Luksik,
saw a need for a support system to help single parents complete their education
and become self-supporting for themselves and their children.
Today, there are eight Mom's House nationally chartered centers:
Johnstown, PA
Greensburg, PA
Lancaster, PA
Phoenixville, PA
Toledo, OH,
Wilmington and Dover, DE;
Johnson City, NY.
Each house is separately incorporated and governed by a volunteer board of directors,
which is responsible for long-range planning and program evaluations. Each house
is responsible for raising the necessary funds for maintaining annual operations.
Mom's House in Endicott opened on February 29, 1988 with eight children and
six parents. Our new building in Johnson City has a capacity for forty children and
forty parents.
Hours are Monday through Friday 7:30AM to 3:30PM during the school year. Our
parents have ranged in age from fourteen to forty years old. They have been
enrolled in educational programs at:
Broome Community College
Binghamton University
SUNY Cortland
SUNY Oneonta
Elmira College
Ithaca College
Marywood College
Practical Bible College
Empire State College
Ridley Lowell
Union Endicott High School
Maine Endwell High School
Johnson City High School
Chenango Forks High School
Chenango Valley High School
Vestal High School
Susquehanna Valley High School
Binghamton High School
Seton Catholic Central High School
Evergreen
Infosphere
BOCES
and Triple Cities School of Beauty Culture.
Our parents and children come from the Broome, Tioga and Chenango County areas.
Staffing consists of an executive director, a program
director, office manager, administrative assistant, two lead teachers, two group supervisors,
two child-care aides and approximately thirty volunteers. Our staff
child ratio is: one staff/two infants, one staff/five toddlers, one staff/seven
preschoolers.
The parents enrolled at Mom's House do not pay a monetary fee for their child's
day care. In exchange for the free day care, the parent agrees by written contract
to attend school regularly, maintain passing grades, give three hours of service
to the center each week and complete five hours of fundraising time per semester.
Tutoring is available when needed. The parents receive support and encouragement
to succeed in this difficult role of parent and student.
Each Mom's House is responsible for raising the necessary funds to operate the
day care center on an annual basis. Five major fundraisers are held each year:
Pizza Sale, Solution of Hope Banquet, Breakfast with Santa, Rocker-thon, and
Golf Tournament. Grant proposals are submitted to local foundations and trusts.
Individuals and organizations pledge on a monthly basis. The community support
through monetary and material donations accounts for approximately eighty-five percent
of the overall funding.
Mom's House offers solutions of hope to those faced with difficult choices.
February 28, 2008 marked the twentieth anniversary of our opening. As of June
2008, one hundred and seventy-two parents have graduated from their respective
educational programs. Our graduates have either gone on to higher education
or have secured employment in their chosen fields. Mom's House stands as a living
monument to the power of loving action in creating new lives for two generations
of young people.
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