 THE MISSION
In a meeting of representatives of HIPPY programs around the world, the mission of HIPPY was defined as follows:
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HIPPY is dedicated to:
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 | Increasing the chances of positive early school experience among children from educationally and economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
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| Empowering parents to view themselves as primary educators of their children.
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| Creating an educational milieu in the home that encourages literacy.
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| Fostering parental involvement in school and community life.
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| Providing parents with the opportunity of becoming paraprofessionals in their own community.
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| Helping paraprofessionals develop skills and work experience needed to compete successfully for other jobs in labor markets.
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Stimulating the cognitive development of the child.
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| Improving interaction between parents and their children.
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| Teaching parents and children the job of learning.
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| Breaking through the social isolation of the parents.
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