Programs & Services

Sixpence

Funded by Nebraska’s Early Education Endowment Grant Program. It provides services for prenatal moms and families with children birth to 36 months.

Services

Parent/Child Education groups in school and community settings
Monthly Teen Support Groups
Child playgroups
A book bag lending program for children

Our Approach

Three Home visits a month
Personalized, one-on-one help for you and your baby
Information about child development
Help creating quality parent-child interactions
Help finding resources for your family’s unique needs

Referral/Interest Form

Who can Participate?

Priority is given to families that meet some of the following criteria:

Child was born prematurely
or at low birth weight.
Your family’s income qualifies you for participation for federal free or reduced lunch program.
Parents are younger than 18 years old.
You have not completed high school.
A language other than English is the primary means of communication in your home.

How will this Help my Child?

Your child will receive professional support in social, emotional, and language development.
A strong foundation of learning for the child’s success in school.
As a parent, you will learn how to support your child’s language development and pre-literacy education.

Our Home Visitors

Jeanne Burns

Mayra Escobedo

Carmen Ramirez

Lexington Public Schools

300 South Washington St
P.O. Box 890
Lexington, NE 68850

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Lexington Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, marital status, disability, or age or in admission or access to, or treatment of employment or educational programs and activities.

Complaints involving discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, marital status, disability, or age may also be submitted, at any time to the School District’s Title IX/504 coordinator. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the School District’s non-discrimination policies: Angie Kovarik, who may be contacted in writing at 300 South Washington Street, Lexington, NE 68850; by email: angie.kovarik@www.lexschools.org; or by telephone at (308) 324-1209. More information can be found at www.lexschools.org/title-ix/

Any person may also contact the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, by email at OCR.KansasCity@ed.gov; by telephone at (816) 268-0550; or by fax at (816) 268-0599, regarding compliance with the regulations implementing Title VI, Title IX, Section 504, or any other applicable laws.

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