MISSION
HIPPY partners with parents to prepare their children for success in school.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Nationally, HIPPY USA seeks individuals to serve on its Board of Trustees. Opportunities to volunteer with Arkansas HIPPY programs include serving on local advisory boards, assisting and supporting special HIPPY events (field trips, fun days) and local fundraising.
GIVING OPPORTUNITIES
- $150 would supply a child with 30 weeks of HIPPY curriculum & supplies.
- $2,500 would provide a Home Visitor with a professional development scholarship.
- $200,000 would help expand HIPPY in the Arkansas Delta Region.
- $200,000 would help expand HIPPY in the West Central Arkansas Region.
- $150,000 would help expand HIPPY in the South Central Arkansas Region.
OUR IMPACT
130
Programs serving 16,000 children and their families in 22 states plus the District of Columbia
9,100
Home visits occurred on average each week
14,475
Families committed to increasing literacy and parent/child interaction in the home through the HIPPY program
34.7
Million more minutes of interaction between parents and children
298,000
Hours of professional development for HIPPY staff
38
Program sites within 23 implementing agencies serving more than 5,000 Arkansas children across 60 counties annually
FUNDING SOURCES
Established: 1988
Employees: 7
Established: United States
Executive Director:
Staci Croom-Raley, JD, MS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Marjorie Margolies
Chair
Robin Frank
Laura Peracchio, Ph.D.
Co Chairs
Victoria Kern
Treasurer
Susan Storer
Secretary
Verelyn Gibbs Watson
Member at Large
Maria Ferguson
John Gonzalez
Mark Gross, Ph.D.
Jeffrey Keilson
Dora Lipper
Susan Nasca
Joe Ross
Mary Beth Salomone Testa
Anita Stoller
Michelle Brown
Leroy Butler
Linda Frank
Suzanne Plastrik
Miriam Westheimer, Ed.D.
1221 Bishop Street
P.O. Box 1034
Little Rock, AR 72203
501.537.7726
HIPPYUSA.org
