Thank you to Hon. Vanessa L. Gibson, MPA (She, Her, Hers) for your enthusiastic support of programs for children and youth. CampaignForChildren will continue to work alongside you to see a full restoration of all these critical services in the adopted budget! Pierina Sanchez NYC WHEDco BronxWorks

Governor Kathy Hochul parents are struggling to find child care because the child care workforce is struggling to recruit and retain workers. That's why our coalition has asked you to make a PERMANENT $500M investment in the child care workforce. That's how you fix this.

We agree that child care remains unaffordable for too many, Governor Kathy Hochul. If NY doesn't invest in the child care workforce, the problem will only get worse. That's why you should include a PERMANENT investment of $500M for the child care workforce in this year's budget.

.Heather Fordham at News12BX visited WHEDco' health education program, where middle-school students participate in cannabis education workshops led by peer facilitators.

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New Yorkers deserve affordable, high quality child care. The child care workforce deserves a thriving wage. Governor Kathy Hochul, It's time to stop putting band aids on this issue. Invest $500M in permanent workforce compensation in the 2024 budget. #NYSUniversalChildCare

Thank you, Eli, for spending time with some of our families at the Yankee game this past Saturday!

Family comes first! That’s why I teamed up with the Greater New York Toyota Dealers and the @yankees to support local families involved in WHEDco’ After School Program. Drive Toyota Partner

.CBS New York's Doug Williams spoke with 8th graders about the support they receive throughout the high school application process at WHEDco' PS/IS 218 and South Bronx Early College Academy.

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NY's families need high quality, affordable child care. Child care providers deserve a thriving wage for educating our youngest NYers. @carlheastie, We need Albany to stop putting band aids on the child care crisis and invest $1.2B in a permanent workforce compensation fund.

As access to cannabis has risen following legalization, WHEDco has integrated cannabis education into the organization's peer-led health education program for middle-school students, Cayla Bamberger of New York Daily News reports.

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The New York State Office of Children and Family Services is seeking input from parents, child care providers, and anyone else interested in helping to improve child care across the state. Please take their survey forms.office.com/pages/response…

Seventh-graders from Intermediate School 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School understands cannabis comes from a plant.

It smells, they say, and it can feel addictive. They’ve heard it can impact your lungs.
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Today is #InternationalWomensDay , a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.
 
WHEDco was founded on the power and inspiration of women- from the galvanizing of our first programs to the hearts and hands caring for our children

A new report by Center for an Urban Future and @bronxfoundation offers concrete policy ideas from 50 exceptional Bronxites for building a stronger and more equitable Bronx. Check out Kerry McLean’s, WHEDco’s VP of Community Development idea here: nycfuture.org/50IdeasBronx

Educator Coordinator Iye Ayetiwa of WHEDco shares tips for parents to keep their children engaged during the mid-winter break on BronxNetTV's OPEN show:

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When it comes to how people express their gender, one student summed it up. 'The only person who can choose is themselves.'

Bronx Times Emily Swanson reports on WHEDco peer-led sex ed workshops for middle schoolers in the Bronx:

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Bronx high school student helps lead sexual education and reproductive health workshops for younger students in her community with WHEDco's Just Ask Me (JAM) program.

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400 parents, child care providers, and advocates from @empirestateccc are in Albany today to tell our lawmakers it’s time for #NYSUniversalChildCare ! We can’t wait any longer for high quality affordable child care for families and thriving wages for the child care workforce

Tomorrow, families, child care educators, and advocates from Buffalo to the Bronx are traveling to Albany to urge NYS to invest in the child care workforce and break down barriers that get in the way of the care families need. Join us! bit.ly/ESCCC2024

Great work from WHEDco helping Bronx business owners give each other a boost with cross-promotion initiative pix11.com/news/local-new…