| Southwestern College will use its Hispanic-Serving Institutions Assisting Communities (HSIAC) grant to establish a microenterprise family childcare program. The program will consist of 90 coursework hours in family childcare business. The courses will be offered in Spanish and through the Continuing Education program. Southwestern College, in collaboration with key community partners, will provide several critical services to help participants successfully complete the program and achieve the goal of establishing their own businesses and/or pursuing a child development career. This program will give residents the academic and practical training, as well as access to comprehensive support services, which are needed to set up their own home-based, licensed childcare business. The target population will focus on the residents of National City, comprised largely of low-income, foreign-born, Hispanic persons with limitations in attained educational levels and English proficiency.
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