Local Business Leader Visits Preschool

Charles A. Roberts, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Ames Corporation in Hamburg, recently paid a visit to the preschool classroom at the Little Sprouts Early Learning Center to read children’s books as part of Project Self-Sufficiency’s Celebrity Reader program. “I had a wonderful time reading to and speaking with the ‘Little Sprouts’, said Roberts. “It had been a while since I had read to young children, and I had forgotten how much fun it was to feel their excitement, hear their questions, and see their reactions. What a great place Project Self-Sufficiency provides for the kids to learn and grow. The special people who make up the Project Self-Sufficiency team do an exceptional job of creating energy and enthusiasm in these kids, and it is very clear that they really do love their jobs and love working with the children. We are lucky to have Project Self-Sufficiency here in Sussex County, and I am proud to have spent time reading to the children. Keep up the great work and good luck to the kids, their families, and to Project Self-Sufficiency.”

The Celebrity Reader program is a component of Project Self-Sufficiency’s Family Literacy Program, which exists primarily to assist parents with obtaining their GED or with passing the college placement exam. While in the program, parents also engage in a variety of activities designed to promote literacy within the entire family.

Project Self-Sufficiency is a private non-profit community-based organization dedicated to improving the lives of low-income families residing in northwestern New Jersey. The agency’s mission is to provide a broad spectrum of holistic, respectful, and comprehensive services enabling low-income single parents, teen parents, two-parent families, and displaced homemakers to improve their lives and the lives of their children through the achievement of personal and economic self-sufficiency and family stability. Since 1986 Project Self-Sufficiency has served more than 20,000 families, including over 30,000 children. For information about the programs and services offered by Project Self-Sufficiency, visit www.projectselfsufficiency.org or call 973-940-3500.