What is F.A.C.E

FACE was initiated in 1990, and currently has programs in 46 Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) funded schools. It was designed as a family literacy program; an integrated model for an early childhood/parental involvement program for American Indian families in BIE-funded schools. Evaluation indicates that FACE programs are succeeding in addressing achievement gaps for American Indian children primarily located on rural reservations, and in better preparing them for school.

FACE Services & Support

• Early Enrichment & Early Literacy Program
• Free monthly children’s books from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
• Conscious Discipline home to classroom
• School Readiness for the whole family
• Resource connections
• Parent/caregiver support for K-3rd grade 

Eligibility Requirements

• Children prenatal to 5 years-old
• One parent/caregiver to participate with child
  • Grandparents
  • Extended family members (aunts/uncles)
  • Legal guardians
• Living within a 15-mile radius of SRPMIC boundaries
• Enrolled in any federally recognized tribe

HOME-BASED PROGRAM
Home Visits & Home Services

• For families with children ages prenatal to 3.
• Receive information on your child’s development 
• Lessons incorporate parent and child activities 
• Meet other parents monthly 

CENTER-BASED PROGRAM
Early Childhood Education at Salt River Elementary School

• For children ages 3-5
• Children must attend school with their parent/caregiver
• Active learning 
• Dialogic Reading (gains in language development & vocabulary)
• 1 hour of Parent & Child Together time (PACT) 
• Field trips 
• Promotes O'odham and Piipaash language & culture 

ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM
Center-based at Salt River Elementary School

• For adults interested in earning their GED who participate in either the home-based or center-based program
• Life, career, and parenting skills 
• Computer literacy 
• Parent time
• O'odham and Piipaash language & cultural activities 
• Field trips
• “Equipped for the Future” curriculum