Neighborhood Villages

Neighborhood Villages. We envision a future in which all families have access to affordable, high-quality early education and care. 0 Slide1 Slide1(currentslide) Slide2 Slide2(currentslide) Slide3 Slide3(currentslide) Slide4 Slide4(currentslide) Slide5 Slide5(currentslide) NeighborhoodVillages Weenvisionafutureinwhichallfamilieshaveaccesstoaffordable,high-qualityearlyeducationandcare.Inserviceofthisvision,weadvocateforearlyeducationandcarepolicyreformandimplementinnovative,scalablesolutionsthataddressthebiggestchallengesfacingearlyeducationandcareprovidersandthefamilieswhorelyonthem.  WhoWeAreNeighborhoodVillagesisasystems-changenon-profitworkingtorealizeafutureinwhichallfamilieshaveaccesstoaffordable,high-qualityearlyeducationandcare. OurVision&Mission YourNewPodcast:“NoOneisComingtoSaveUs” NeighborhoodVillagesisproudtopartnerwithLemonadaMediatopresentNoOneisComingtoSaveUs,whichtakesadeepdiveintothechildcarecrisis.HostGloriaRivieraofABCandspecialcorrespondentKristenBellexplorehowthecurrentchildcaresystemisfailingeveryoneinit-children,families,providersandeducators-andspotlightsolutionsforhow,together,webuildachildcaresystemthatactuallyworks.Foreveryone.  ListenNow OurWorkNeighborhoodVillagesadvocatesforearlyeducationandcarepolicyreformandimplementsinnovativeandscalablesolutionsthataddressthebiggestchallengesfacingearlyeducationandcareprovidersandthefamilieswhorelyonthem.Whilewefightforreform,weshowsystemschangeinaction. OurPrograms WhyWeDoitThisisaboutequity-forchildren,forfamilies,andforcommunities.Accesstoearlyeducationandchildcareisfoundational:it’samultigenerationaldriverofeducationattainment,employmentopportunity,financialsecurity,andeconomicmobility. ChildCareforAll NeighborhoodVillagesIntheNews What’sMissinginEarlyChildhoodEducation:ASchoolDistrict NeighborhoodVillagesbeganwithagoal:doforchildcarewhatthestatealreadydoesforK-12.Organizeit,regulateitandmostimportantly,supportit.“Ifchildcareisapublicgood,weshouldcreateapublicinfrastructuretoallowproviderstothrive,butforfree,”saidLaurenKennedy,co-founderofNeighborhoodVillages,anonprofitwhichservesasanearlychildhooddistrictforfivechildcarecentersintheBostonarea.|EarlyLearningNation Childcareiscostlyeverywhere.ButinMassachusetts,it’s‘particularlybad.’Here’swhy “Wecan’tfindteacherstobeinclassrooms,andifwedon’thaveteachersinclassrooms,wecannotenrollkids,”saidLaurenBirchfieldKennedy,cofounderofNeighborhoodVillages,anorganizationthatadvocatesforchild-carereform.“Andasaresult,we’reseeingmanyprogramsneedtoclosetheentireclassroomsorinsomecircumstancesevencloseentirelocations.”|BostonGlobe NeighborhoodVillagesAwardedMulti-Year$300,000GrantfromBostonChildren’sCollaborationforCommunityHealth NeighborhoodVillages,asystems-changenon-profitworkingtorealizeafutureinwhichallfamilieshaveaccesstoaffordable,high-qualityearlyeducationandcare,todaywasawardedfundingfromtheBostonChildren’sCollaborationforCommunityHealth.|PressRelease AffinityEmpoweringandNeighborhoodVillagesLaunchNo-CostCOVID-19TestingProgramforAllMassachusettsEarlyCareCenters AffinityEmpowering,Inc.,todayannouncedaprogramtoofferno-costweeklyCOVID-19testingforallMassachusettslicensedearlyeducationandcareprograms.Thetestingisbeingofferedtobothcenter-basedandfamilychildcare,ascoordinatedbyNeighborhoodVillagesandtheMassachusettsDepartmentofEarlyEducationandCare(EEC).|YahooFinance No-CostCOVID-19TestingProgramforAllMassachusettsEarlyCareCentersisnowavailableforNoCOSTCOVD19TestingforAffinityEmpoweringandNeighborhoodVillages AffinityEmpowering,Inc.,aleadingproviderofthemostsophisticatedandsecureoccupational,behavioral,anddirect-to-consumerhealthservices,alongwithnon-profitNeighborhoodVillages,todayannouncedhewillconductweeklyCOVID-19testingforallMassachusettslicensedearlyeducationandcareprograms.|List23 PoolTestingExpandingToCoverMoreInEarlyCareSettings Asmallpooltestingprogramthatcaught37asymptomaticCOVID-19casesinearlyeducationandchildcaresettingsin2021isabouttobeexpandedsubstantiallythroughapartnershipbetweenthestate,NeighborhoodVillagesandtheBidenadministration.|StateHouseNewsService MorningRundown:ExpandingPooledCOVIDTestsForChildCareCenters;LegislatureTalks(Again)OnHowToSpendRelief$ Goodnewsforchildcareprovidersandparents.NeighborhoodVillages,aprogramthatrunspooledcoronavirustestingatchildcarecenters,isexpandingthisfallafterteamingupwiththestate.Thenonprofitwillbeabletoofferpooledtestingeveryweekat260centers–coveringatleast13,000children–acrossMassachusetts.Who'spayingforthetests?Thestateisworkingwiththefederalgovernmenttocoverthecosts.|WBUR COVID-19TestingProgramDramaticallyExpandedforMassachusettsChildCarePrograms Followingahighlysuccessfulprogramthissummer,afirst-of-its-kind,freeCOVID-19pooledtestingprogramforearlyeducationandcareprogramsisbeingdramaticallyexpandedacrosstheCommonwealth.Massachusettsisthefirststatetoapplythefederalgovernment’sOperationExpandedTestingtothechildcaresector.|PressRelease WillWeEverSolvetheChildcareCrisis? Weliveinoneofthemostinnovativeandprogressiveregionsinthecountry—nottomentiononeoftherichest.YetMassachusettsisalsothestatewiththemostexpensivechildcareinthenation,whichiscripplingfamilies,mostlyworkingmoms.Willweeverfigureouthowtosolvethechildcarecrisis?|BostonMagazine Opinion:Whattodowithbillionsinsurplusandfederalrelieffunds Thenumbersarein:theMassachusettsstatebudgetthatendedlastmonthhadasurplusofmorethan$3billion(yes,witha"B").WecouldfindourselveswithanothersurplusnextJuly.Currently,BeaconHillisdebatingwhattodowiththe$5billioninadditionalfundscomingtothecommonwealthfromthefederalAmericanRescuePlan.Thesebillionsinsurplusandrelieffundsmustbeusedtofixthemajorfaultlinesinoursocialinfrastructure.Weknowexactlywheretostart.It’stimetofixourbrokenearlyeducationandchildcaresystem.Wecan’taffordnotto.|BostonBusinessJournal NewWhitePaper:WeHaveSchoolDistricts—WhyNotEarlyChildhoodDistricts? Whatif,asacounterparttopublicschooldistrictsforchildrenfiveandunder,wehad“earlychildhooddistricts”adaptedtotheearlychildhoodcontextandinformedbylessonsfromtheinequitiesfoundintheK-12system?Thisboldvisionmayofferakeyforunlockingmanyofthetrickydoorsblockingourprogresstowardsaneffectiveearlychildhoodsystem.PolicyexpertElliotlaysitoutinthisnewwhitepaperforthethinktankCapita.|EarlyLearningNation EarlyEducationNon-ProfitPromotesChildTaxCreditAwarenessDay StartingJuly15,mostfamilieswillbeginreceivingamonthlypaymentof$300perchildunder6and$250perchildbetween6-17throughtheendof2021.Approximately39millionhouseholdswillautomaticallyreceivethenewChildTaxCredit.Thepaymentsareanothertoolthatcanbeusedtohelpallfamiliesaccessearlyeducationandcarefortheirchildren.|PressRelease PooledCOVIDtestingfinallycomingtochildcarecenters OnThursday,theDepartmentofEarlyEducationandCareandthenonprofitNeighborhoodVillages announcedthat earlyeducatorsandchildrenwillnowhaveaccesstoa…free,weeklypooledtestingprogram.|CommonWealthMagazine FreepooledCOVIDtestingofferedtodaycaresstatewide Massachusettsisdeclaringthatearlyeducators,families,andchildrenarenotontheirownwhenitcomestoCOVIDtesting,”saidSarahMuncey,acopresidentandcofounderofNeighborhoodVillages.Massachusettsisthefirststateinthenationtoestablishcoordinatedtestingforchild-carefacilities,Munceyadded.|TheBostonGlobe Mass.LaunchesWeeklyCoronavirusTestingForEarlyEducationField Earlyeducation,childcareandafter-schoolprogramswillsoonhaveaccesstofree,weeklycoronavirustesting.Startinginmid-June,thestateisfundingthepooledtestingprogramforanyproviders.|WBUR ComprehensiveCOVID-19TestingProgramLaunchedForEarlyEducationandCareProvidersAcrossMassachusetts Inanefforttoprotectearlyeducators,children,andtheirfamilies,anewweeklyCOVID-19pooledtestingprogramisbeingofferedstatewideatnocosttoearlyeducationandcareprogramsacrossMassachusetts.ThisisthefirstcomprehensivepooledtestingprogramfortheearlyeducationsectortobeadministeredinMassachusettsandisoneoftheonlyofitskindinthecountry.|PressRelease InCrisis?LemonadaHasaPodcastforYou Lastwinter,NeighborhoodVillages,anonprofitthatpushesforearlyeducationandcarepolicyreform,approachedLemonadaMediaaboutcollaboratingonashowaboutthechildcarecrisis.|TheNewYorkTimes InbidtoendCOVID-19unemploymentboost,GOPmissestheshe-cession [W]orkerscan’treturntothejobifthehighcostorunavailabilityofchildcarecan’tjustifyapaltrypaycheck.Andwestillliveinasocietythatplacesmostoftheresponsibilityofchildcareonwomen.Asrestaurants,hotels,andairports—butnotmostschools—reopenasAmericansaregettingvaccinated,thathelpsexplainwhymenaregettingbacktoworkandwomenarenot.Andforthosewithveryyoungchildren,thecostofchildcareskyrocketedduringthepandemic.|TheBostonGlobe Womenwerepushedoutoftheworkforcebythepandemic.Isittimeforuniversalchildcare? Inayearthatbaredsystemicflawsinthenation'schildcareinfrastructure,manyworkingmomssawtheircareersgointheoppositedirectionorstalloutasthepandemicpushedthemoutoftheworkforcetofillchildcaregaps.|TheMilfordDailyNews Massachusetts,otherstatesneedtoincreasespendingforpreschools,reportsays Massachusettspreschoolenrollmentincreasedbyfewerthan300childrenin2019-2020,asthepandemicshiftedthoseprogramstoremotelearninginthemiddleoftheschoolyear,accordingtoanationalreportthatfoundmoststatesdon’tprovideenoughfundingtosupportall-dayprekindergartenforallchildren.|BostonGlobe TheGreatCOVIDChildCareAwakening “Childrenwho[participateinearlychildhoodeducationprograms]dobetterovertheirlifespansintermsofeducation,employment,andhealth,”saidLaurenKennedy,co-founderofthenonprofitNeighborhoodVillages,whichaimstoimproveaccesstoaffordablechildcare.“Wehaveevidenceofthis;itpaysoff,andit’sdoable.”|Romper Mass.AdvocatesLaunchAmbitiousCampaignforPubliclyFundedEarlyEducation “Weneedanearlyeducationsystemthatworks,andtheonlywaythatwegettoasystemthatworksisifweadmitthatittakespublicmoneytodoit,”saidproponentLaurenBirchfieldKennedy,cofounderofNeighborhoodVillages.|BostonGlobe SurveillancePoolTestingforCOVID-19OffersNewWaytoCatchOutbreaksQuickly Severalearlychildhoodeducationcentersintheregionhavetakenpartinasaliva-basedtestpilotrunbytheadvocacyorganizationNeighborhoodVillages.-BostonGlobe StatePlanningCOVIDTestingPilotforChildCareStaff,AfterContinuedPleasByProviders Whenstateleadersannouncedthattheywouldbemakingwidespreadpooledcoronavirustestingavailabletopublicschools,manychildcareprovidersandafterschoolprogramdirectorswerefrustratedthattheywereleftout.|WBUREdify Day-careWorkersFeelForgotteninState’sTestingProgram Earlychildhoodeducationprovidersarefuriousafterthestateannouncedanewcoronavirustestingprogramlastweekforpublicschoolswithoutincludingday-carecentersandafter-schoolprograms,whicharestillstrugglingtoservemorethan100,000childrenalmostayearintothepandemic.|BostonGlobe StateToRollOutPooledCoronavirusTestingForK-12Schools TheBakeradministrationisplanningtomakemore coronavirustesting availabletoK-12schoolsacrossthestate, asawaytoidentifymorecasesinstudentsandstaff,regardlessofsymptoms.|WBUREdify TheU.S.Child-CareCrisisIsTorturingParentsandtheEconomy Itdidn’tseempossiblethattheU.S.child-carecrisiscouldgetmuchworse.Thencamethepandemic,andparentswerethrustintofull-timecaregivingrolesformonthsonend.Beyondbeingstressfulandexhausting,thatrealityhasforcedmillionsofparents,mostlymothers,tomaketoughdecisionsabouthowmuchtowork,ifatall.-BloombergBusinessweek ChildCareProvidersFindWaystoGetMoreCoronavirusTesting Ascommunityspreadincreases,childcareprovidersbelievetheyneedaccesstoon-sitecoronavirustestingwithrapidresultsinordertoremainopen.-WBUREdify BostonPublicRadio LaurenKennedytalksaboutbroadinefficiencieswithAmerica'schildcaresystem,andwhathernonprofitNeighborhoodVillagesisdoingtosupportworkingmothersandfamiliesthroughthepandemic.-WGBHBostonPublicRadio HowToKeepWomenInTheWorkforceDuringThePandemic Wemaybelosingsomeofourbestleaderstocaregivingduties,andthepandemicissendingusbackwardswhenitcomestogenderequality.-Forbes BostonChildren’sReliefInitiative AttheheightoftheCOVID-19pandemic,educationandchildcaresolutionsforfamilieswerescarce.Today,lackofchildcarestillremainsanear-universalchallengeforfamilieswithyoungchildren.That’swhyNeighborhoodVillageslaunchedtheBostonChildren’sReliefInitiative. 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