Youth Interns

Big Friends dreamed of and created Home Sweet Home an an enterpise for the Alternatives in Action Home Project in February 1998. Their vision and work has developed from a daycare experiment with eight children into the Reggio-inspired, licensed for 30 children preschool we enjoy today. This is the first year that Home Sweet Home is self-sustaining through tuition fees!

The opportunity for Big Friends to engage with children and families supports career development and an understanding of the larger human community. Big Friends report tremendous satisfaction and joy through their direct engagement with children. Children return the compliment! Big Friends contriute to builds, present at parent meetings, provide informal daycare needs for after hours events, serve on hiring panels, and support the staff evaluation process.

Alternatives in Action's Big Friends currently hail from ACLC, Alameda High School, Bay Area School of Enterprise, Encinal High School, and Life Academy. Alternatives in Action's Big Friends must attend training and development through enrollment in the BASE Child Development class or the West Alameda Afterschool Program.

Our exciting Home Sweet Home Big Friend Spring Calendar:
March 25-26 - Yolo County Child Development Conference - aka the Kathleen, Sky and Big Friends Road Trip to Davis, CA!

April 13th - Youth Act performance for NAEYC Week of the Young Child in the BASE Big Room with an audience from Esperanza Head Start, Home Sweet Home, Woodstock and Ruby Bridges! Artensia and Keith coordinators.

April 14th (15th) - Life Academy Senior Defense (12:30-6:00) Artensia and Kathleen will attend, and seek to recruit three HSH parents as judges!

May/June - Job Placement in the field of Early Childhood Education for senior Big Friends. Artensia, Cierra, Kathleen and HSH parents to support interview practice as BASE and Life Academy seniors prepare to attend job placement opportunities!