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Smart Start 2023 Annual Conference
April 25-28, 2023 | Greensboro, NC
The Smart Start Conference is the nation’s largest conference devoted to early education systems and strategies. The conference provides advanced professional development for early education leaders committed to improving the quality of and access to early childhood services for all children ages birth to five. It is intended for professionals who support families, for professionals who support those who work with children, and professionals engaging in early care and education systems change.
Fain Barker, PhD and Sherika Hill, PhD from Family Connects International attended the conference and met with many of the participants.
To read more about the conference, please click here.
Meeting with State Legislators
Fain Baker (left) and Melea Rose Waters (right) from FCI visited with several State Legislators today. Pictured with Fain and Melea is Rep. Frances Jackson, PhD (center) from Cumberland County. Thank you to all the Representatives that made themselves available for open discussions on FCI and the benefits of the Family Connects program. To learn […]
Starting Early
By the Burke Foundation ● Apr 07, 2023 Welcome to Starting Early. Every other week, we spotlight new reports, useful news, engaging interviews with people doing important work, and interesting takes on maternal health and early childhood development issues. Having a new baby is a huge life transition. Every family needs support during this time. […]
Chicago can become a model for reforming public health
What is needed is a rock-solid moral and financial commitment by elected officials in Illinois to continue to support public health. That includes pre- and post-natal care. I was pleasantly surprised by a Chicago Med episode earlier this year that highlighted #FamilyConnectsChi, a program that was piloted at Rush Medical Center. The scene opens with an indignant physician […]
County program offers at-home care to newborns, parents
By Emmett Gartner egartner@newspost.com Mar 15, 2023 When a nurse from Frederick Health visited new mother Jamie Hodge and her weeks-old daughter Mallory, the nurse asked Hodge questions she hadn’t heard much since giving birth. “How are you doing? What do you need?” the nurse, Gillian Carey, asked. Hodge said those questions were common during […]
March 2023 Community Partners Meeting Slides (PDF)
Click here to download the PDF form of the presentation held on 3/14/2023.
“Mom!…Mom!!!”
I pray all mothers heard you, Tyre. ~Sherika Executive Director, Family Connects International