Early Education

Jonetta Ross is a home-based educator with Catholic Charities—and her day never stops. Working for Catholic Charities West Side Early Head Start program, Ross makes daily home visits to parents to teach them about caring for and educating their children ages 0 to 3.

“Parents are their children’s first teacher,” Ross said. “The parent’s level of engagement has a lot to do with their children’s growth.”

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