Healthy Child Development

A Child Lost

Clare Sanford — Wed, 07 May 2008 12:36:57 -0500

You may not have noticed the story in Monday's Globe.More bad news, like background noise - just another person you've never met, who had problems that you couldn't do anything about. Big deal - turn page to see photo du jour of Tom Brady and Gisele.

Except this was different. read more »

Boston Children's Museum Receives National Leadership Grant for Museums Award From IMLS

Meghan Keaney — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:19:53 -0500

Boston Children’s Museum is pleased to announce that it has received a National Leadership Grant for Museums award from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The grant will be used to create the Countdown to Kindergarten Exhibit, a dynamic, innovative public space where parents and educators can see quality early childhood education in action and work together to prepare children for school. read more »

Brain Development and the Toxicity of Poverty

Laura Torres — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:03:16 -0600

At the UW offices there has been quite a lot of talk about the effects of poverty on early childhood brain development. Now it looks like the discussion is reaching the mainstream. Check out this Financial Times article that summarizes why early childhood intervention is so important and why living in poverty is “poison” to the brain. read more »

Children

uwadmin — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 15:49:12 -0500

Day of Action

Meghan Keaney — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:46:07 -0500

LIVE UNITED began as a simple T-shirt—something individuals could wear to show they are part of a collective of people working to advance the common good. Since then, it has become the beginnings of a much larger movement, a mentality that we are all people, connected, interdependent, united. and that when we reach out a hand to one, we have the power to influence the condition of all. read more »

Early Childhood System of Care

Meghan Keaney — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:18:14 -0500

Families have complex needs, often beyond what any one agency can provide. And yet, often early childhood mental health and other necessary services exist in a fragmented system. To improve coordination among community-based supports and ensure that there are no wrong doors for families seeking help, United Way launched an Early Childhood System of Care pilot (ESOC) in the neighborhood of Allston-Brighton, Massachusetts. read more »

Home Visiting

Meghan Keaney — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:27:59 -0500

Guidance...right where families need it most.

United Way's Home Visiting initiative focuses on the importance of children's early years and on the pivotal role parents play in shaping their lives. Instead of asking new parents to seek out assistance under challenging circumstances, this initiative brings critical services into the home, where the child learns and grows. read more »

How Boston Mayor Tom Menino Lives United

uwadmin — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:48:34 -0500

Tom Menino

Boston Mayor | United Way Partner | Champion for Children

I Live United by working to ensure Boston’s children have all they need reach their fullest potential.

I’ve partnered with United Way to launch Thrive in Five, a new public-private partnership aimed at preventing the achievement gap by promoting school readiness and ensuring the healthy development of Boston’s children.

How Bruin Dennis Wideman Lives United

Meghan Keaney — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:52:13 -0500

I LIVE UNITED by regularly visiting and reading to hospitalized children and encouraging others to volunteer in their communities.

How to Build and Support Family Centered Practices in After School

Bruno Ladan — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 18:21:17 -0500

Open houses, PTA meetings and classroom volunteer opportunities are tried and true ways that schools involve parents in their children's learning. Research shows this participation helps students succeed. But the latest research in child development is also suggesting that learning is enhanced when families are similarly involved in their children's after-school experiences read more »