Programs
OVCDC's Tribal TANF Programs focus on four components:
- To provide assistance to needy families so that their children may be cared for in their own homes.
- To end the dependence of needy parents on government benefits by promoting job preparation, work and marriage.
- To prevent and reduce out-of-wedlock pregnancies.
- To encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent families.
Language Revitalization
OVCDC's Language Programs aim to revitalize native languages through documentation and classroom instruction. By producing curriculum, literary materials, movies, and audio tapes, the Language Program has found varied ways of getting the documented languages out into the communities. Aside from producing educational materials, the Language Program has been training teachers that go out into the schools and teach the children their language, as well as holding adult classes at night.
Family Lit
OVCDC's Family Literacy Programs focus on raising the bar for families when it comes to reading, writing, and understanding literature. This process starts at an early age and continues throughout life, including all members of the family
Tuniwa Nobi Family Literacy
OVCDC's Even Start Programs focus on four components: Adult Education, Early Childhood Education, Parent Time and Parent & Child Interactive Literacy Activities (PACILA}
Career Education
The Vocational Education Department of OVCDC offers both vocational and traditional collegiate classes through our affiliates, such as Cerro Coso Community College, Lassen Community College, Antelope Valley Community College, DQ University, and the United Tribes Technical College.
OVCDC's Inyo County Child Care Services offers a foundational service for the communities in the Eastern Sierra, providing an educational environment for children to be welcomed into while their parents are at work.
OVCDC's Kern Indian Education Center primarliy serves native communities in and around Kern County, California, providing a wide variety of activities and classes for the whole family.