Great work shared on World Environment Day! 👏👏👏
At Jenny Lind After School, youth went on an educational adventure organized by our partner, Camp Fire Minnesota. The session, facilitated by POLLINATE MINNESOTA, provided youth with insights on bees, their role in our ecosystem, and the importance of saving them. 🐝
Educational equity means ensuring everyone has the tools they need to do their best.
During Alum Rock High’s Lobo Orientation, two representatives from Family Giving Tree showed up to provide free backpacks for two of our students. This means they will be able to start the school year with all the materials they need to succeed! Thank you Family Giving Tree for providing these materials, and helping to spread educational equity in our community!
Happy Nonprofit Day! The American Public Education Foundation was established with a mission to safeguard America's economic well-being by offering programs and services that bolster top-tier public education. Our firm belief in the transformative potential of public education drives us to contribute to life-changing impacts, economic growth, and the overall strengthening of our nation. Learn more about what we do at the link below!
Associate Professor @ Tufts University Dept of Community Health • Health Services Researcher • Occupational Therapist
We often think of #caregiving in terms of responsibilities caring for older adults, however more and more we see many older adults caring for younger generations. Check out this hybrid event to learn more about how to support #caregivers caring for younger loved ones! #grandparents #FamilyCaregivers
Grandparents who are raising their own grandchildren have unique strengths and needs. Learn about them at this important and relevant ccontinuing education program coming up soon. https:/cvent.me/vLD4q4
Check out this FREE (for ACA members) webinar about camp-school partnerships!
Camp-school partnerships are a promising intervention to increase access to high-quality summer programs for youth at under-resourced public and charter schools. In this webinar, we examine what happens after you’ve secured the partnership. Free for members! https://bit.ly/3rXgxMk
It's Walk, Bike and Roll to School Day! Did you know that in 2002 the Minnesota Youth Council partnered with the Minnesota Department of Transportation to create the Minnesota Safe Routes to School Youth Partnership Resources & Action Plan? This toolkit provides guidance for youth and adult co-development of safe routes for students to get to and from school. "Many youth are well-aware of the challenges to walking and biking to school and understand the types of solutions needed!" Check it out: https://lnkd.in/gc6cFf_3
Trying to understand the Oakland educational landscape? The Oakland Ed Fund is one of several independent education-focused orgs serving our local public school community, all in different ways (and with similar names)! Here’s a quick guide to who’s who and what we each do: Oakland Unified School District | Oakland Promise
The attack on public schools is an attack on equity in our education system. Traditional public school districts in Ohio serve more than 1.8 million students and employ more than 245,000 Ohioans. An investment in our public schools is an investment in our nation’s 50 million public school students. #fundpublicschools #nationalpublicschoolsweek
📚✨ Celebrating National Public Schools Week! 🎉 From fostering creativity to nurturing young minds, our public schools are the heart of education. Together, let's ensure every child has access to quality education. https://lnkd.in/e-Xm9MZf
Shared by our partners at Cooperative Development Institute ... "Join us on Wednesday, February 14 at 11 am EST for a transformative discussion that bridges the worldview of Native cultures and cooperative education, featuring lessons learned from the Native Community Cooperative Developers (NCCD) Training. "Our panelists will examine how the deep-seated values of sharing and cooperation in Native communities can be harnessed to build sustainable businesses and foster community development. This panel is based on a groundbreaking cooperative development initiative led by the Minnesota Indigenous Business Alliance." Key Take-Aways: 🌼 Understand how Native worldviews and values can be a foundation for cooperative education. 🌼 Insights into successfully navigating the complexities of cooperative development in Indigenous communities. 🌼 Introduction to the “7 Principles Building on Abundance in Native Communities.” 🌼 Exploration of successful Native cooperative educational approaches and how they can be adapted to diverse Native settings. https://lnkd.in/eN5b7635
HOPE's workshops, certifications, and technical assistance are all important ways of implementing the HOPE framework and integrating positive childhood experiences (PCEs) into practice. PCEs change the way we interact with children and families and promote healing, resilience, and equitable systems change. When we promote a practice that honors and celebrates the positives in people’s lives, we are changing the narrative by creating healing spaces for children to grow into healthy and resilient adults. Learn more about our training options: https://buff.ly/3W2AVby
