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November 23, 2020

Giving Tuesday – Our Communities Can’t Wait

Disaster Relief, Ending Homelessness, Moving Families Out of Poverty, Preparing Youth to Succeed, Supporting Young Children

With more than 1 million people in our state facing food insecurity, a tidal wave of evictions on the horizon and unemployment skyrocketing across most industries, it’s up to our…

August 27, 2020

1,750 Learning Kits Distributed To Local Kindergarteners

Supporting Young Children

When kids enter kindergarten ready to read, everyone wins. This year, learning is being disrupted in a way none of us have ever dealt with before. From months of interrupted…

March 10, 2020

How Nonprofits Are Sparking Statewide Change

Ending Homelessness, Moving Families Out of Poverty, Preparing Youth to Succeed, Supporting Young Children

Over a third of early educators in Massachusetts rely on public assistance to make ends meet.  These preschool teachers, family child care providers, and infant/toddler caregivers are teaching the state’s…

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March 2, 2020

4 Skills Kids Learn When They Read

Supporting Young Children

Celebrate Read Across America Day and share with kids THE IMPORTANCE OF reading   Read Across America is the nation’s largest celebration of reading. It’s a day when teachers, parents, and…

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January 27, 2020

In Their Own Words: Boston’s Youth Action Board is Critical to Efforts to End Youth Homelessness

Preparing Youth to Succeed, Supporting Young Children

“I think that young adults who experience and survive homelessness and housing instability are some of the most resilient, resourceful, interesting, and creative people on the planet, and I feel…

December 30, 2019

A Year of Uniting – Supporting Young Children

Supporting Young Children

The healthy development of our region’s youngest, most vulnerable children is critical to our efforts to make progress against big issues like ending intergenerational poverty and closing the persistent achievement…

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August 20, 2019

Nurtury is Changing the Game in Early Education

Supporting Young Children

It’s that time. While many of us are thinking about buying backpacks and new shoes to send kids back to school, the real work actually begins much earlier. In fact,…

August 15, 2019

Birth to 5: How to Help Children Build Social Skills

Supporting Young Children

The years before a child turns 5 are critical for brain development.  They are also the time when young children develop the foundations of social and emotional well-being.  Below are…

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August 8, 2019

For Babies, a Smile is More than Just a Smile. It’s Progress.

Supporting Young Children

Nothing melts a heart faster than a baby’s smile. But as rewarding as that smile is to you, it’s also a critical moment in that baby’s healthy development.  “During the…

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July 30, 2019

EQUITY NOW! A Manifesto for Parents, by Parents

Supporting Young Children

This is a simple story about Equity. About parents who want a fair shake for their children. Who never really had a movement to move them forward. Until now. This…

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