Three-Part Series

Navigating Trauma and Loss in Young Children and Parents

Join All Our Kin and our friends from Bank Street College of Education for a three-part series on navigating trauma and loss in young children and exploring the impact that child care educators can have on the lives of these children when faced with challenging situations. We strongly encourage you to attend all three sessions of this series.

Virtual

Mental Wellness Office Hours

We invite you to bring your questions or concerns to our virtual office hours, and leave with strategies to build a deeper understanding of how to support the children and families in your programs as well as self-care tips to support your well-being.

Tuesday & Thursday appointments are available from

6:45-7:30 p.m or 7:30-8:15 p.m. To reserve, email Rebecca at RebeccaL@allourkin.org.

Monday & Wednesday appointments are available from

6:00-6:45 p.m or 6:45-7:30 p.m. To reserve, email Alicia at Alicia@allourkin.org.

Virtual

Assistant Caregivers Connect

Join us for a meet and greet on Wednesday, October 11! This will be a special time for family child care educators and their assistants to come together and celebrate all that you and your team do each day.

Save the Date

Bronx Halloween Parade (Rain or Shine)

Don't miss the Bronx Halloween Parade festivities on Saturday, October 28! The parade kicks off at noon and will last until 4 p.m.

Are you interested in walking with us? Let us know and we'll assist you in crafting a banner for your program.

LISC Grant

Get Funding to Grow Your Family Child Care Program!

Local Initiatives Support Corporation - Connecticut (LISC) in partnership with the Office of Early Childhood (OEC) will offer Facilities Grants for all licensed family child care programs in Connecticut.

These funds are available to help programs prepare to care for additional children and create safer spaces. If you're interested in receiving more information about this upcoming opportunity, please complete the interest form here and join the information webinar on Tuesday, October 17 from 1:30-3:00 p.m.

Urge Congress

Help Increase Funding for CAFCP!

Last week, exciting new legislation was introduced in the House of Representatives that would improve Child and Adult Care Food Program (CAFCP) for family child care educators. The Child Care Nutrition Enhancement Act would permanently:

• Provide an additional $.10 reimbursement for each meal and snack served in the CACFP
• Eliminate different reimbursement rates for family day care homes
• Allow family child care providers to claim their own children’s meals for reimbursement

All Our Kin is joining our partners at the National CACFP Sponsors Association to urge Congress to support this important bill. You can help us take action by sending a message to your Representatives!