Program Fact Sheet
Total Children Served in 2019-2020:
Storyteller currently serves over 90 unduplicated preschool children each year (ages 18 months through 5 years). We currently have a waiting list of 131 applications (57 are complete applications)
Demographics:
Storyteller serves the communities marginalized children and families. The majority have been or are currently homeless, lived in shelters, cars or with multiple families in one room apartments. Our parents/guardians encounter risk factors such as poverty, alcohol and substance abuse, domestic violence and medical conditions. Over 90% of our families live below the 2019 Federal Poverty Guideline of $25,750 (family of four). Some statistics regarding our families are as follows: 70% are single parents, 48% live in shelters/sub-crowded housing, 3% have reported domestic violence and 26% of the children we serve have developmental delays or disabilities.
Quick Facts for 2019-2020:
Total annual meals served: 20,840
Total annual child assessments: 340
Total annual intervention & disability hours of service: 847.42
Total annual parent participation hours: 1,002
Total annual home visits: 89