CHILDREN'S WORK GROUP EARLY CHILDHOOD CONFERENCES
Brought to you by Building Early Links for Learning (BELL)
The Children's Work Group Early Childhood Conference is the only meeting space in Philadelphia to discuss issues young children experiencing homelessness face. Professionals from public health, hospitals, city and state government, homeless housing, early childhood education, academia, home visiting, child welfare, early intervention, and other systems come together. We host trainings, workshops, and panels of guest leadership. And we network; by getting to know one another, we improve collaboration -- and results for the people we serve.
We meet every third Friday of the month, starting at 9:30 AM. Join our mailing list by emailing jwillard@pec-cares.org.
We meet every third Friday of the month, starting at 9:30 AM. Join our mailing list by emailing jwillard@pec-cares.org.
August 20, 2021
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Colleen Landy of the School District of Philadelphia presented about how the District will support all students experiencing homelessness as we return to in person learning this year. For other resources concerning children in need of accommodations, visit https://disabilities.temple.edu/c2p2/c2p2-ei .
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June 18, 2021
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Meet staff from Philadelphia’s Early Learning Resource Center #18, Michele Robson, Eligibility Manager Welsh Avenue and Shira Badanes, Manager of Provider/STARS.
The ELRC for Region 18 provides a single point-of-contact for families, early learning service providers and communities to gain information and access services that support high quality childcare and early learning programs. Learn more about ELRC 18 at Home - ELRC - 18 Philadelphia (philadelphiaelrc18.org) . |
March 19, 2021
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This month PEC brings you Dr. Mary Haskett discussing her new research on how Head Start affected the socio-emotional relationships between children and teachers. You will also hear from Dr. Maureen Hayes in a training on Motivational Interviewing, an evidenced-based communication strategy for working with people in trauma.
Play the audio of the conference (to the right) and follow along with the slide presentation by clicking on the appropriate buttons. The conference opens with an introduction by Malkia Singleton Ofori-Agyekum, Pennsylvania State Director of ParentChild+. |
February 19, 2021: Creating Safety
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The February Children’s Work Group Early Childhood Conference brought together representatives from seven community organizations and over 100 attendees to have a conversation that too often goes unspoken or glossed over: domestic violence (read the summary of the conference here). Play the audio of the conference (to the right) and follow along with the slide presentation here. The conference opens with an introduction by Malkia Singleton Ofori-Agyekum, Pennsylvania State Director of ParentChild+.
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