Program Director Information
Danette T. Sokacich, MS.Ed., MA.Ed.
danettes@pedroalbizucamposhs.org

Program Description
Founded in 1993, the Lolita Lebrón Family Learning Center (FLC) was created by the Juan Antonio Corretjer Puerto Rican Cultural Center to address the issues of single mothers who lacked a high school diploma because they dropped of school to raise a family. The program attempted to address the needs of the young women by providing a curriculum that was culturally attentive and diverse and incorporated the lived realities of the parents into instruction.

The FLC is a program of Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos Puerto Rican High School that supports young, teenage parents in their endeavors as high school students and motivations of parenting. Currently, the FLC provides parenting support groups, curriculum in the Social History of Parenting, and a continuum of childcare services for students of the Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos Puerto Rican High School. The curriculum for parenting students in high school is student-centered, culturally relevant, and inter-disciplinary.

The programming and curriculum is in alignment with the Illinois State Standards in the areas of Social Studies and Social and Emotional Learning. The core academic course for parenting students is The Social History of Parenting. Parenting students enrolled in the course for one academic year can earn one (1) credit to fulfill their Social Studies credits toward graduation progress. A Social and Emotional Learning Mentor is assigned to the parenting students to provide additional support. Through this mentorship, FLC parents receive services granted by the State of Illinois through Reenrollment Services Program. This programming contributes to student fees and academic enrichment activities.

Partnering Agencies and Institutions
El Valor
Centro Infantil Consuelo Lee Corretjer
Youth Empowerment Strategies (YES!)
Dr. Laura Ruth Johnson
Vida/SIDA
Chicago Children’s Museum (CCM)
Love, Life and Awakening
Illinois Action for Children

Members of the FLC Advisory Committee

Audrey Adams
Veronica Crespo-Rich
Isolda Davila
Anjela Escobar
Isis Ferguson
Marvin García
Dr. Laura Ruth Johnson
Dr. Victoria Maria MacDonald
Roxane Medina
Michelle Morales
Crystal Morales
Maria Ofray
Saleem Hue Penny
Lizzette Richardson
Ida Roldán
Jashlee Turbe
Tashira Velez

Gracious Funders and Supporters of the Lolita Lebrón Family Learning Center
Anonymous
Hispanic Housing Development Corporation
Victor Rodríguez
Dr. Amy Eldridge, in honor of Ida Roldán
Gerda Schell
City of Chicago Department of Family Support Services
Dr. Victoria Maria MacDonald
Dr. René Antrop-González
Marvin García
Dr. Laura Ruth Johnson
Elizabeth Hoffman
Patrycja Baran

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