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Jeff is the founding chair of the Black Philanthropy Fund and the founder and president of the Efficacy Institute, Inc. He has over 30 years of experience as a consultant to school and community leaders as well as to corporate executives and senior managers of Fortune 500 companies. Here is Skowhegan we are excited to have the Basics to help support and guide families in our community.

to support vibrant learning and brain development among children from birth to age five.

The Collaboration for Early Childhood, a collective impact organization in Oak Park Illinois, leverages its partnership network to coordinate and integrate The Basics across the community. Our mission is to cultivate whole child development through interconnected systems of support. The Basics offers common language around early childhood development, allowing partners and families to support our mission with concrete tools that nurture young children’s development and well-being holistically. Advocates for Children’s mission is to strengthen our community through education, advocacy, and prevention, empowering families to be free from child abuse.

Minus 9 to 5 is dedicated to ensuring all families in the region are equipped with support to raise children who are healthy, thriving, and ready to learn. Funding to support the launch of The Basics HR was made possible through The Cooke Fund at The Hampton Roads Community Foundation. Community Action Partnership Lancaster, the Backbone of The Basics Lancaster County, serves as a community resource for the county with access to supporting services in many areas. Thrive to Five, a high-quality early learning program with home-based and classroom-based options, is able to implement The Basics Strategy in a variety of First 10 family engagement activities and programming. The Coalition for Health Equity and Early Development (HEED), the Backbone leading The Basics Southcoast, is dedicated to engaging and empowering all stakeholders as a collaborative community dedicated to developing every child’s human potential.

It aligns perfectly with the work we do in early literacy, Get Georgia/Meriwether Reading, Low Birth Weight Prevention and Maternal Health and our Parents as Teachers Program. The DuPage County Health Department (DCHD) serves as the Backbone organization for The Basics DuPage. DCHD plans to use the DuPage All Our Kids Early Childhood Collaborative (DAECC) as the vehicle to launch and guide The Basics DuPage initiative. DCHD is the backbone for DAECC so this structure will allow a county-wide campaign promoting The Basics DuPage. We partner with the Housing Authority of the City of Dalton, Dalton State College school of Education.

• The Basics Learning Network of communities is collectively building an international movement to support early learning and brain development for all children.
• The Basics Early County works with families at Head Start, PreK and local daycares, as well as with teen mothers.
• The Basics Amarillo is led by a local collective group called Operation First Five who tackle tough issues facing families who have children birth through 5.
• A licensed ESL teacher with several years of experience in the public and private sectors, Nimrah helps facilitate the delivery and support of The Basics services to partner organizations in and around Boston.
• CSRA RESA is a state professional learning agency serving as the Backbone for The Basics Richmond County.

Building the Evidence Base

Play 2 Learn event dates and times can be found below more locations will be added as they are finalized. Cook County Family Connection, the Backbone of The Basics Cook County, is a community-based nonprofit with over eighty diverse partners working collectively to improve health equity. The Basics principles are included as part of their broader efforts to improve social determinants of health. A public health approach that raises awareness about early childhood development and builds capacity throughout the community for engaging families around The Basics Principles and other supports.

The mission of Ritenour School District is to ensure learning occurs in a supportive environment that enables every student to think critically, solve problems and develop the knowledge and skills necessary for success in our diverse, global society. The Sanford Limestone/Caswell provides fun, simple and powerful ways to help every child and family in the Limestone/Caswell area to reach their full potential. Success By 6, the early childhood initiative of United Way of Carlisle & Cumberland County, works to ensure that all children are ready for kindergarten. A proactive, intermediate educational agency serving our community through innovate and collaborative leadership from birth to adulthood.

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Five science-based parenting and caregiving tenets that support social, emotional, and cognitive development of children from birth to age five. Our Community Toolkit provides a rich constellation of implementation guides, videos, and written resources for organizations and staff members who inform and support parents and caregivers around use of The Basics Principles. The Troup Family Connection Authority, Backbone of The Basics Troup County, believes in the power of local decision-making to better support children in Troup County achieving reading proficiency by the end of third grade. Get Troup Reading is the local initiative it supports to work with community organizations, non-profits, the school system and faith-based organizations to work together to achieve this goal.

Fun, simple, and powerful. Starting at birth.

Through partnerships with libraries, nonprofits, and local groups, we share The Basics Principles in ways that meet families where they are—supporting early childhood development and lifelong learning across our rural coastal communities. We are the Public Schools of the Tarrytowns, proud to serve as the Backbone organization for the Sleepy Hollow/Tarrytown Basics. Through strong community partnerships, we promote The Basics Principles to support early childhood development and empower families.

We are eager to use the Basics as a catalyst to engage a broader segment of the community in the effort to support and empower families. “Igniting Potential, Inspiring Futures” encapsulates our vision for Forsyth County, where every parent receives support, and every child’s formative years are enriched through the transformative influence of literacy and learning. Among our selection of cheeses, you’ll find our own Lulubelle’s organic cheeses along with specialty organic varieties produced under the Willamette Valley Cheese brand. We use traditional old-world methods to produce hand-crafted, delicious artisan organic cheeses.

• Here is Skowhegan we are excited to have the Basics to help support and guide families in our community.
• The mission of Ritenour School District is to ensure learning occurs in a supportive environment that enables every student to think critically, solve problems and develop the knowledge and skills necessary for success in our diverse, global society.
• We are building our community’s capacity to move the needle further and faster as we race to shift outcomes for students with the greatest need and close the opportunity gap.
• These events are hosted by the Klamath County School District for families with children 3-5 years of age.

Katherine manages the Basics Insights text messaging program and plays a key role in other product development and evaluation projects. The Learning Alliance’s Moonshot Families division nurtures relationships with parents/caregivers with children ages Birth to 5 years. This includes organized activities at connection centers and opportunities to attend The Basics Classes. Quitman County Family Connection, the Backbone of The Basics Quitman County, works to empower and improve the lives of children and families through education and resources. The Cobb Collaborative has led The Basics Cobb County in our community since 2021, bringing together a cross-sector coalition to support our youngest learners. We empower all child-facing adults through workshops, print and digital resources, convenings and data to make meaningful impact.

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We are focused on strengthening quality of early childhood care and ensuring families and children have the skills and resources they need so that race, place, and income will no longer determine success in school. The Basics Central Georgia works in partnership with our Birth Through Eight Initiatives to bring the five, fun, and simple Basics Principles to our participants. We also work with the larger community to bring awareness to these principles so that eventually all sectors know about the basics and all children can thrive.

You’ll find a selection of house-made roasted meats (our own organic Aurora Valley poultry, local beef and pork), daily chef-crafted soups made in-house, along with fresh composed salads, sandwiches, panini, and breakfast items. Our Antipasti selections include salumi, cured meats, a variety of artisanal cheeses and pickled items. Most of the meat products we carry are raised on our own family farms or from ranchers we know.

Our shelves are stocked with a diverse, curated selection prioritizing affordability and featuring local brands and national favorites. You’ll find cereals, pasta, oils, vinegars, sauces, ethnic foods, baby foods, dried and canned products, snack items, baking products, spices and beverages, veggie proteins, superfoods, and Kosher products, along with home goods including cooking utensils. We also carry personal care, first aid and household cleaning items, and pet foods including our own Buddy’s Formula Oven Baked dog food, a house-made kibble for your own buddy.

Newton-Lee is an elementary school in Ashburn dedicated to engaging families in the education of their children. We seek to equip and empower families with the knowledge they need to make decisions that are in the interests of their children’s health and education. A licensed ESL teacher with several years of experience in the public and private sectors, Nimrah helps facilitate the delivery and support of The Basics services to partner organizations in and around Boston. Jocelyn leads the development of Basics tools and resources, and helps steer the organization’s learning agenda.

The Basics Brooklyn serves as the foundation of various community initiatives and projects. Through our strong network and community engagement, The Basics Brooklyn plays a crucial role in amplifying the voices of residents and families. A collaboration between RSU 71 school district, Waldo Communication Action Partners and community based early childhood to support children’s learning and development in the First 10 years of life. The Basics Woonsocket is working to provide our community with information and resources to support the growth and wellness of our youngest children. We strive to provide our families with information and events surrounding the Basics to help children to build a foundation for future school success and social growth.

The Basics Houston is an affiliate of the Basics Learning Network, a nationally recognized initiative, a collective movement to support early learning and development, offering free resources that give all Houstonians a great start to life. We partner with municipalities and social organizations to build capacity in frontline providers to help Brazilian families practice The Basics. We have reached 3000+ families through our partnership with the City of Guarujá and continue to work with partners to grow our impact in Brazil. The Basics basics of lifo and fifo inventory accounting methods Amarillo is led by a local collective group called Operation First Five who tackle tough issues facing families who have children birth through 5. We seek to build a community where every family and every child feels safe, cared for, supported, and nurtured. Keyla holds an MS in Child Life and Family-Centered Studies, BS in Counseling Psychology, and certifications in Child Life and Lactation Counseling.

The Backbone organziation leading The Basics Rock County is Stateline Community Foundation. Together with our generous donors, we create a strong culture of philanthropy that positively impacts our community. The Basics Principles combine scientific rigor with broad coverage of key domains of early-childhood development. The Basics movement aims to help every family help every child reach their full potential.

The Basics Montgomery County serves parents and caregivers in a targeted zip code of Montgomery County, MD. The goal of The Basics Montgomery County is to ensure that all children have equitable access to supports that promote high quality cognitive and social-emotional development. United Way of Southwest Alabama funded The Basics Southwest Alabama initiative to help parents, caregivers, and children during the first 3 years of life when 80% of brain growth occurs. The Basics Southwest Alabama works with many community organizations, hospitals, and early childhood programs with The Basics Principles. Coastal Conversations, a platform for increased civic awareness and engagement, launched The Basics Southwest Alabama campaign.

Smart Start of Mecklenburg County, located in Charlotte, NC, serves as the Backbone organization, providing foundational support for this community-wide early brain development education campaign. SPARK, (Strong, Prepared, and Ready for Kindergarten), an early childhood education initiative of Fox Valley United Way, serves as the Basics community for Aurora, Illinois. The Basics Sanford/Springvale is part of our First 10 partnerships between our elementary schools, early childhood programs, and community agencies to improve the quality and coordination of education and care for young children and their families.

The Basics Early County works with families at Head Start, PreK and local daycares, as well as with teen mothers. Talking, singing and pointing support oral language development and later reading ability. We’ve got a great value and selection of American Viticulture Association wines from local, regional, national and specialty producers. Choose from a selection of Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Rose, Cote du Rhone, Chardonnay, Zinfandel, Malbec, Cabernet, Chianti, Merlot, Syrah, sparkling wines, Champagne and more. Our coolers are home to a wide selection of icy cold local beers, ciders and national brands too. Turahn is a researcher, policymaker and strategist focused on systems change and civic innovation.