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“Whatever the cost of our libraries, the price is cheap compared to that of an ignorant nation.”
―Walter Cronkite
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Tools for Supporting Children in Time of Transition | |
CDC's Helping Young Children and Parents Transition Back to School
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Transitioning back to early childhood programs or school— or starting them for the first time—can create extra challenges, particularly in times of stress. Learn what parents and teachers can do to help children make a successful transition to in-person learning and care.
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NY Times' TOOLS FOR SUPPORTING
EMOTIONAL WELLBEING IN CHILDREN AND YOUTH
| While fewer children and youth have been sick with COVID-19 compared to adults, the COVID-19 pandemic has still had a major impact on their lives. Though typically resilient to everyday stressors, children and youth are dealing with new challenges due to COVID-19, like social distancing, changes to their routines, and a lost sense of security and safety, making them especially vulnerable to feeling stressed, anxious, or depressed. | |
New Scholar
Good mahnin, Teacher - ow is yuh?
My name is Sarah Pool.
Dis is fi-me li bwoy Michal
An me just bring him a school.
Him bawn one rainy days ma'am, it
Was comin awn to night -
Ugly baby grow pretty fi true,
For dis one was a sight.
Him bawn de week when
Rufus Jack-fruit tree did start fi bear,
Is dat same mont Oby pig dead -
But me figat de year.
We call him Mi, Mike, Mikey,
Jay, Jakey, Jacob, Jack,
But him right name is Michal Jacob Alexander Black.
No treat him roughs yaw, Teacher;
Him is a sickly chile:
As yuh touch him hard him meck nize -
Some people seh him pwile.
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Teck time wid him, yaw, Teacher -
If him rude an start fi rave
Dis beat anodder bwoy, an him
Wi frighten an behave.
For nuff time when him rude a yard
An woan hear me at all
Ah just beat de bed-poas hard, mah,
An yuh waan fi hear Jack bawl!
Now dat yuh know him lickle ways
Ah not havin no fear
Dat anyting wi mel him, so
Ah lef him in yuh care.
— Martin Carter
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Three Local Policy Solutions That Can Advance Park Equity
Urban parks are a smart investment for health, but not everyone has a park nearby. These local policy solutions can help bring parks to every neighborhood.
When I want to get some fresh air, exercise outdoors, or connect with the healing power of nature, I go to one of the many green spaces close to my home. These local parks contribute to my mental and physical health, and improve my quality of life considerably.
We all need parks, but not everyone has one nearby. Black, Latino, and other communities of color have fewer parks than white, wealthier neighborhoods. And the parks they do have are half the size and five times more crowded. It’s time to fix this inequity and create parks and green spaces that will serve generations to come.
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Children of Nature
Children of Nature has been supporting and mobilizing leaders, educators, activists, practitioners and parents working to turn the trend of an indoor childhood back out to the benefits of nature–and to increase safe and equitable access to the natural world for all.
Check out their page for great resources and information on bringing schools and nature together.
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Exerpt from Virus Briefing from New York Times. | |
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A Normal Back to School?
It’s back-to-school time across the country, and this year, things look, well, normal.
Many school districts across the U.S. have lifted mask mandates, vaccine requirements and other Covid measures. Classrooms in 2022 will probably look more prepandemic than at any point during the last two years, even as more contagious variants continue to circulate throughout the country.
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Invest Health and Partners are hosting Operationalizing Equity-Promoting Policies to Improve the Social Determinants of Health. National health equity initiative networks are coming together to share learnings, provide tools, and build partnerships to operationalize equity-promoting policies.
September 12th and 13th at 2:00-4:30 pm ET.
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Women’s Foundation of Arkansas
Type: Foundation
Due Date: 09/30/2022
The goal of Women Empowered is to ensure economic security for all Arkansas women, as well as improve the financial futures of those who have already achieved economic security. Through this initiative, we educate, advocate, and innovate around issues of women’s economic security, such as asset building, access to capital, and the wealth gap. Girls of Promise® is an initiative of the Women’s Foundation of Arkansas, which aims to help women & girls reach their full economic potential. Girls of Promise® exposes girls to opportunities and mentors in STEAM fields with the goal of increasing the number of women in higher-level STEAM courses, careers, and putting them on the path to achieving economic security as women.
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Community Health Worker Training Program - Technical Assistance Center
Type: Federal Grant - HRSA (#HRSA-23-098)
Due Date: September 26, 2022 (Estimated)
The purpose of the CHWTP-TAC is to provide an infrastructure for leadership, expertise, and support to enhance the coordination and capacity building of award recipients under the Community Health Worker Training Program (CWHTP) HRSA 22-124. Eligible Applicants include (A) Health professions schools,;(B) Health Centers (C) State or local governments, or (D) Any other appropriate public or private non-profit entity or tribal entity that trains and/or supports community health workers and health support workers.
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The Colorado Health Foundation (HealthONE)
Type: Foundation
Due Date: 10/15/2022
The purpose of this program is to build power in the advocacy ecosystem with organizations that are most critical and closest to the communities for whom health is furthest from reach. Funding will be provided to nonprofit organizations, government entities, and community-based groups using a fiscal sponsor, and is intended to support both long-term movement-building and the ability of advocacy groups to act when high-leverage opportunities to bring about change arise.
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Bath & Body Works Foundation
Type: Foundation
Due Date: 10/03/2022
The purpose of this program is to make the world a better place by ensuring that everyone has access to the things that make them feel safe, healthy, and secure. The program will provide monetary awards and in-kind donations to nonprofit organizations that support underserved and under-represented communities in the following areas: Addressing hunger and food insecurity, Providing safe spaces through housing and shelter initiatives, Supporting paths to self-sufficiency through education and workforce development, Encouraging well-being and better health equity outcomes, Award recipients must have an overall commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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