Soho Center
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The Soho Center is a 39 year-old 501(c)(3) organization with a special focus on early literacy
, enhancing child care, and health. Of special interest is the Soho Center's National Children's Literacy Website with numerous literacy tips and related information. The site is routinely #1 on Google for "children's literacy"
The Soho Center also developed and maintains the Virginia Health Information Project with funding and support from two VA Attorneys General .
The Soho Center work has garnered significant recognition and has been selected for numerous foundation and corporate grants. One notable example is the W.K. Kellogg Foundation which selected the Center to receive three grants totaling over 1 million dollars. Work completed under these grants includes the creation and distribution of the National Child Care Resource Directory (now in its 5th Edition) and the writing and production of the well-reviewed Business of Family Child Care DVD.
The Soho Center was founded by Jeanna Beker who remains its Executive Director. In addition to founding and directing the Soho Center, Jeanna Beker developed various child-related projects both as a consultant and as Director of the Soho Center. Among such projects, she was retained by the United Nations to establish the United Nations Child Care Centre (UNCCC) to serve the organization's multi-national workforce. This included UNCCC's physical design, policy development, staffing requirements, and educational materials. Current projects include the establishment of FirstClassParents which provides parenting consulting and the design and implementation of the Virginia Health Information Project with funding and support of two Virginia Attorneys General. The Soho Center was established in New York City in 1972; it is currently located in Madison, VA. The Soho Center is currently completing it's expanded classroom space and conference facility.
The Soho Center is a 39 year-old 501(c)(3) organization with a special focus on early literacy
Literacy
Literacy has traditionally been described as the ability to read for knowledge, write coherently and think critically about printed material.Literacy represents the lifelong, intellectual process of gaining meaning from print...
, enhancing child care, and health. Of special interest is the Soho Center's National Children's Literacy Website with numerous literacy tips and related information. The site is routinely #1 on Google for "children's literacy"
The Soho Center also developed and maintains the Virginia Health Information Project with funding and support from two VA Attorneys General .
The Soho Center work has garnered significant recognition and has been selected for numerous foundation and corporate grants. One notable example is the W.K. Kellogg Foundation which selected the Center to receive three grants totaling over 1 million dollars. Work completed under these grants includes the creation and distribution of the National Child Care Resource Directory (now in its 5th Edition) and the writing and production of the well-reviewed Business of Family Child Care DVD.
The Soho Center was founded by Jeanna Beker who remains its Executive Director. In addition to founding and directing the Soho Center, Jeanna Beker developed various child-related projects both as a consultant and as Director of the Soho Center. Among such projects, she was retained by the United Nations to establish the United Nations Child Care Centre (UNCCC) to serve the organization's multi-national workforce. This included UNCCC's physical design, policy development, staffing requirements, and educational materials. Current projects include the establishment of FirstClassParents which provides parenting consulting and the design and implementation of the Virginia Health Information Project with funding and support of two Virginia Attorneys General. The Soho Center was established in New York City in 1972; it is currently located in Madison, VA. The Soho Center is currently completing it's expanded classroom space and conference facility.