By: Anastasia Scarborough | Eufaula Tribune
Published: April 01, 2009 Updated: April 01, 2009 – 2:27 PM

Three-year-old Ladarrius Coleman would hardly pick up a crayon before he, his brother Eric and his mother and grandmother started participating in the HIPPY program.

Now, Ladarrius seems outgoing and bright, coloring happily as he’s perched on the lap of Ann Smith, . . .

Shelby County HIPPY welcomed the new school year in with an orientation at the local elementary schools “Parenting Day.” Many parents were anxious to meet the three new Parent Educators working in Columbiana, Shelby/Wilsonville and Montevallo. This year Shelby County HIPPY has added the three year old program. We are also eager to welcome Dr. . . .

HIPPY Program Moves into Second Year
Published 11:00pm Friday, October 7, 2011
In the Troy Messenger, By Stacy Graning
To view original article click here: Troy Messenger

With a successful first year under its belt, the HIPPY program in Pike County is continuing to help families.

The Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) program graduated 38 4-year-old participants last . . .

Published 8:38pm Monday, October 11, 2010
By Lindsey Robinson
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Pike County School board members approved a non-profit organization to run a preschool teaching program throughout Troy City and Pike County Schools at their meeting Monday.

The Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters Initiative, or HIPPY Initiative, will prepare 60 local children, all 4 years old and younger, . . .

Monroe HIPPY:
The Monroe Journal
Newspaper Article: Right name – wrong perception of good program
Location: Mary’s Moments
By: Mary B. Tomlinson

Monroe County has one of the best-kept secrets in education–the “HIPPY” program. Unfortunately, until recently, people had mistakenly associated its name with the counter-cultural “hippies” of the 1960s and 1970s. But the two . . .

Monroe HIPPY:
The Monroe Journal
Newspaper Article: HIPPY helps parents prepare children for school
Location: 9B
Date: Thursday, August 4, 2011
By: Angela Lambeth, Journal Staff Writer

With the first day of school right around the corner, many parents of preschoolers are wondering how they can prepare their children when it’s their time . . .

The Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) Clarke County program celebrated its fourth year of service with a graduation ceremony on May 12, 2011, at Grove Hill Elementary School. The parents of 74 preschoolers were recognized for being their child’s first teacher.
The crowd of over 250 HIPPY parents, children, family, friends and guests . . .