Last week, the Partnership hosted community leaders and volunteers for another Early Childhood Bus Tour. This event, sponsored by Mechanics and Farmers Bank, is a way for us to invite participants
Continue ReadingWe are pleased to announce that we have awarded Transition to Kindergarten mini-grants to 16 child care sites and elementary schools through our collaborative Transition to Kindergarten (TTK) Initiative. The grant
Continue ReadingIn addition to being Week of the Young Child, this week is also National Volunteer Appreciation Week! Our volunteers are making a difference that lasts a lifetime, and it is
Continue ReadingEarlier this month, a large group of Durham Tech students enthusiastically assembled nearly 300 Blast Off to Kindergarten Kits in support of the Partnership’s Transition to Kindergarten Initiative, a joint effort
Continue ReadingGuest blog by: Laura Benson, Executive Director of Durham’s Partnership for Children Earlier this month, I spent the morning in Katie Stockton’s kindergarten class at Maureen Joy Charter School. Ms.
Continue ReadingTomorrow, Thurs. Feb. 27th marks the first Blast Off to Kindergarten event at Forest View Elementary. These events are a key part of the Transition to Kindergarten Initiative, which prepares
Continue ReadingThe Partnership is pleased to announce the School Readiness Summit: Awareness, Advocacy, and Action, which will take place on Friday, March 28th from 8:30am-12:30pm at The Durham Convention Center. More information
Continue ReadingWe’re happy to announce that we have received a $5,000 grant for the Transition to Kindergarten Initiative from the Community Care Fund of the Doing Good in the Neighborhood Campaign,
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