Winter 2010-11 Issue

 

Welcome to the winter issue of Voices for Young Children from Durham's Partnership for Children, a Smart Start Initiative. In this issue, you'll:
 
* learn about the latest news inside the Partnership.

* read about our newest Board members.

* read about the success of our recent Partnership events.

* learn how you can help support our young children from Deborah Bryson, Director of Bryson Christian Montessori School.

* view our most recent reports, including Child Care at the Core.

 

We would like to wish our community of supporters, partners, and friends a peaceful holiday season, as well as thank you for your continued support of young children and their families.

 

Durham's Partnership for Children Board of Directors Update

During the Partnership's Annual Board Meeting in late October new Board members were welcomed to serve on the Board of Directors for the 10-11 fiscal year. Additionally, the slate of officers was presented by Joseph Haenn and all were unanimously voted in.
 

To read about new members and the slate of officers, click here.

 

Early Childhood Fall Resource Fair a success
Durham's Partnership for Children hosted its inaugural Early Childhood Fall Resource Fair for Board and Committee members in October. Click here to read about the event's success.

 

Community Voices

Deborah Bryson, Director of Christian Montessori School, reaches out to the community for support on behalf of our young children.

 

Follow this link to view her column.

 

Make a contribution

 

Please help us in our fight to raise funds for families who are struggling due to loss of child care scholarships.  Donate now by clicking the Network for Good button. Please specify on the donation form that you would like your contribution to go directly toward child care scholarships. 

 

You may also send donations to the Partnership at:
1201 S. Briggs Ave., Suite 210, Durham, NC 27703

 

How your company can help

Durham's Partnership for Children is always seeking to make connections with the business community. As a tool to establish relationships with other organizations, we have updated our Sponsorship Opportunities Booklet that includes ways in which companies and businesses can partner with us in support of young children. Please take a moment to review some of these exciting opportunities by downloading our Sponsorship Booklet or visit the Get Involved page on our Web site.
 

Downtown Durham Child Care Initiative moving forward

Durham's Partnership for Children, Downtown Durham, Inc. (DDI) and The Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce met in late October with downtown business and community leaders for a final discussion surrounding the Downtown Durham Child Care Initiative that has been gaining momentum over the past year. Two earlier strategic discussions took place in August of 2009 and February of 2010. We introduced this initiative to shed light on the importance of young children and the critical role employers play in making Durham a great place to raise a young family.
 

Click here to read the full press release regarding this final discussion.

 

Click here to view the Downtown Durham Child Care Initiative page on the Partnership's Web site.

 

 

 

Durham's Partnership for Children
 1201 S. Briggs Ave., Suite 210
 Durham, NC 27703
 919-403-6960 (phone)     919-403-6963 (fax)  
Copyright 2010

Partnership Dates

 

 

DECEMBER 31

Final day to purchase books for the Holiday Book Drive

The Partnership is now in its 5th year of the book drive, working with the staff at the Barnes & Noble Southpoint Mall location, where customers can purchase books to benefit young Durham County children who might not otherwise have had access to books.  The book drive is in its final days, but books can still be purchased for donation through the end of December.  So far we have collected nearly 2,000 books, which are beginning to be distributed to Durham community agencies that serve young children. Last year we collected 4,150 books during the eight-week book drive.
 

 

Book drive dates:

Nov. 1 - Dec. 31, 2010

Donation items:

Books for children,

priced from $4 - $20

Location:

Barnes & Noble

Southpoint Mall

Store Hours:

Mon-Thu 10am-10pm;

Fri-Sat 10am-11pm;

Sun 10am-9pm

 

Please help us

in our mission!

 

DECEMBER 24 - JANUARY 3

DPFC closed for
Winter Break

 

 

 

Resources

 


• FPG Child Development Institute released a More at Four study measuring the long-term effects of North Carolina’s More at Four Pre-Kindergarten Program.  A summary of key findings from the FPG study can be found here.

• The 16th Annual Child Health Report Card released by Action for Children and the N.C. Institute of Medicine measures progress in 14 areas of child health from 2004-2009.  

• The Center on Children and Families at Brookings and the National Institute for Early Education Research released a new collection of papers that assesses the field of early childhood education and child care.

Investing in Young Children: New Directions in Federal Preschool and Early Childhood Policy focuses on Early Head Start, Head Start, and home visiting programs.

• The Learning & Leadership Summit on Evidence-Based Programs & Family Strengthening Practice will be held on March 7 - 8, 2011 at the New Bern Riverfront Convention Center. The summit will advance participants' knowledge and skills in promoting evidence-based programs that build safe, stable, and nurturing relationships for children and will feature experts including Steve Aos, Director of Washington State Institute for Public Policy; and Roland Warren, President of the National Fatherhood Initiative.  Click here for online registration.

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