Community-Driven Policy Change: Guides, Toolkits, and Practices
August 13, 2020 By Phoebe Co, Child Advocacy Intern, Vital Village Network Advocating and organizing for policy change is one approach to...
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Networks of Opportunity
- Jul 10, 2020
- 6 min
Campeona de la comunidad/Community Champion: Cynthia Zapata
By: Tiffany Rodriguez, Program Coordinator, Vital Village Network Translated and Edited by: Camila Beiner & Marisol De Ornelas, Vital...
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Networks of Opportunity
- Jul 2, 2020
- 3 min
Let’s Get Counted: The 2020 Census
July 2, 2020 By: Tiffany Rodriguez, Cathy Luo and Lucas Sensius Vital Village Network is excited to launch a cross-team collaborative...
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Networks of Opportunity
- Jun 25, 2020
- 7 min
Think Small Blog: Wake Up Everybody
June 4, 2020 By Dianne Haulcy, Senior Vice President of Family Engagement, Think Small The original version of this article by was...
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Networks of Opportunity
- Jun 18, 2020
- 4 min
RealClear Policy: The Forgotten Essential Workers: Women of Color in Child Care
May 12, 2020 By Lynette M. Fraga & Renee Boynton-Jarrett The original version of this article by was published on the Real Clear Policy...
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Networks of Opportunity
- Jun 3, 2020
- 8 min
Community Champion Spotlight: Catherine Luo
By: Tiffany Rodriguez, Program Coordinator, Vital Village Network June 3, 2020 Community Champion: Cathy Luo, Boston, Massachusetts...
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Networks of Opportunity
- Apr 14, 2020
- 5 min
Wellness and Working from Home
April 14, 2020 By Tiffany Rodriguez, NOW Program Coordinator (Para la versión en español, desplácese hacia abajo) It’s the beginning of...
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ronda.alexander
- Apr 8, 2020
- 4 min
Meaningful Connections in Our New Now
"This is NOT a new normal, only a new now. We can seize this moment to help create a true new normal, post Coronavirus. A more equitable...
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Networks of Opportunity
- Mar 26, 2020
- 4 min
Community Champion Spotlight: Richie Simone Lee
By: Tiffany Rodriguez, Program Coordinator, Vital Village Network March 26, 2020 Community Champion: Richie Simone Lee, Berkeley County,...
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Networks of Opportunity
- Feb 28, 2020
- 3 min
Community Champion Spotlight: Altorice Frazier
By: Tiffany Rodriguez February 28, 2020 Community Champion Blog Series: This Q&A blog series is a new initiative launched by Tiffany...
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Networks of Opportunity
- Feb 26, 2020
- 2 min
Transforming Early Childhood Mental Health Stigma in the Lowcountry Region of South Carolina
By Adrienne Troy-Frazier, Executive Director of Berkeley County First Steps and BEE-Collective Member February 26, 2020 As early...
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Networks of Opportunity
- Feb 24, 2020
- 1 min
Innovative Partnerships Essential to Support Early Childhood Success
February 20, 2020 By Vera Feeny, Institute for Youth, Cities Connecting Children to Nature and Early Childhood Success at National League...
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Networks of Opportunity
- Feb 18, 2020
- 2 min
20/20 Vision for the Family Engagement Network: Widening the Lens for New Partnerships
By Robert Clark, MPH Family Engagement Network, Pima County, AZ February 18, 2020 – Reflecting on the past year, the Family Engagement...
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Networks of Opportunity
- Jan 30, 2020
- 3 min
Power of Collective Impact
By Jose Abonce, Austin Neighborhood Network January 13, 2020 Chicago is a city made up of 77 community areas, and within each of the 77...
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Networks of Opportunity
- Jan 28, 2020
- 2 min
In The News: Boston's Vital Village Network builds trust in data
December 22, 2019 By Nomi Sofer, Senior Communications Strategist at diversitydatakids.org The original version of this article was...
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Networks of Opportunity
- Dec 11, 2019
- 4 min
Seguimos Adelante! Reflecting on the journey and planning steps for the future
By Lorena Garcia, Cynthia Zapata, and Paulina Erices, Adelante Network Coordinators December 11, 2019 This time, we had food! Plenty of...
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connectingcommunitybellingham
- Dec 5, 2019
- 3 min
Our Journey in Centering Family Voices
By Monica Koller, Family Champion, Generations Forward Children’s Collaborative December 5, 2019 Our circle of families sat together on a...
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- Nov 20, 2019
- 3 min
Saving Tomorrow Today: An African American Breastfeeding Blueprint
November 20, 2019 By Andrea Serano, IBCLC, CLC, Reaching Our Sisters Everywhere (ROSE) Inc. Reaching Our Sisters Everywhere (ROSE) Inc....
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Networks of Opportunity
- Oct 21, 2019
- 4 min
Community Champion in Chicago
October 21, 2019 By Esther Rodriquez Henry, McKinley County Early Childhood Coalition In September 2019, community champions from...
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Soojin Conover
- Sep 11, 2019
- 5 min
#DataCafe: Navigating 2019-2020 Grant Opportunities for the NOW Learning Community
September 11, 2019 by Soojin Conover, Vital Village Network While a number of different online directories for funding and grant...
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