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The Edward C. Mazique Parent Child Center (ECMPCC) is a non-profit community based organization was initially established in 1964. At the time it was the first and only parent child center in the District of Columbia to provide home based services to pregnant woman and children from birth to age three. And also we were the first infant center in DC and were among the first to serve children with special needs. It continues to be the pioneer Head Start program in the country with a medical clinic as a result of 15-years of partnership with Howard University Hospital and Pediatric residency program.
Currently we operate four centers throughout the District of Columbia. And we provide a full year and 12 hours a day service for children. And additional home based services are also rendered by our family and community partnership department.
Our office in addition to our main center is located on 1719 13th street, NW, Washington DC 20009. On this building we have fully furnished kitchen, laundry machines, health suite and computer lab for parents.
Throughout our service years, parents can enroll with us during the prenatal period and continue to receive services until the child is ready for head start program.
Our target population includes teenage mothers and their children, families of children with special needs, female headed families living in poverty, children living in foster care or in the care of another relative, mothers with a history significant for substance abuse, children of families with limited education or parenting capacity.
We have developmentally appropriate curriculum and various services thereto which includes crisis intervention, counseling, parenting education, developmental screenings, assessment and treatment as needed and recreational and cultural activities for both parents and children.
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