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SUMMARY:Working Together Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Pre-K for PA and Start Strong PA will host a Working Together webinar in late April that will focus on: \n\nEarly learning in the 2024-25 state budget\nFollow up and response to state policymakers\nFederal advocacy update and opportunities for child care\n\nLearn More\nSpeakers will include Pre-K for PA and Start Strong PA’s partners: \n\nFirst Up: Champions for Early Education\nPennsylvania Association for the Education of Young Children\nPennsylvania Child Care Association\nPennsylvania Head Start Association\nTrying Together\n\nParticipants will learn how to work together to strengthen the state’s early learning system for teachers and programs and grow access to more eligible families. \nDetails\nThe webinar will begin at 12 p.m. on Monday\, April 29. Those interested in participating can register in advance for the Zoom webinar. \nAfter registering\, participants will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
URL:https://tryingtogether.org/event/working-together-webinar-3/
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SUMMARY:ELRC Region 5 Developmental Screening
DESCRIPTION:ELRC Region 5 will conduct free screenings using the Ages & Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) in April. Families with children ages two months to five years are invited to participate. \nScreenings will be offered on these dates: \nThursday\, April 25 | 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.\nHosanna House\n807 Wallace Avenue\nPittsburgh\, PA 15221 \nTuesday\, April 30 | 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.\n304 Wood Street\, Suite 400\nPittsburgh\, PA 15222 \nLearn More\nThe screening can take 40 minutes to an hour\, and results are immediately provided. \nFamilies can call 412-350-3577 or email elrc5@alleghenycounty.us to request an appointment or more information.
URL:https://tryingtogether.org/event/elrc-region-5-developmental-screening/2024-04-30/
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SUMMARY:Family Child Care Awareness Day
DESCRIPTION:Home-based educators will gather in Harrisburg on April 30 to celebrate Family Child Care Awareness Day. \nThe event will recognize the impact of home-based child care programs. It will include a visibility event\, during which attendees will be able to showcase to legislators and the public what it means to be a home-based child educator. \nParticipants can showcase their programs through posters that highlight the learning that occurs in their program or recognize the families they serve and include their testimonies. Those interested in participating should register by April 10. \nThe event will be held at the state capitol\, located at 501 N. 3rd Street in Harrisburg. \nFor those who cannot attend the April 30 event\, Trying Together is leading capitol caravans from Pittsburgh on May 7\, May 22\, June 4\, and June 25.
URL:https://tryingtogether.org/event/family-child-care-awareness-day/
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SUMMARY:Story time at The Hub!
DESCRIPTION:Come join us at The Homewood Early Learning Hub & Family Center for an interactive story time geared toward children birth to five years of age and their families! \nWhere: \nThe Homewood Early Learning Hub & Family Center\n7219 Kelly Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15208 \nWhen: \nTuesdays from 10:30–11:15 a.m. \nFor more information\, contact Nicole Banner at nicole@tryingtogether.org. \nShare our flyer with your networks.
URL:https://tryingtogether.org/event/storytime-at-the-hub-2023/2024-04-30/
LOCATION:The Homewood Early Learning Hub & Family Center\, 7219 Kelly Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15208
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SUMMARY:Office Hours with CEC Workforce Development Career Counselor
DESCRIPTION:Meet with Mr. Roland Woods\, CEC Workforce Development Career Counselor\, at the Homewood CEC to get support exploring employment opportunities at the University of Pittsburgh. \nOffice hours are available each Tuesday and Thursday from 12 – 4 p.m. \nLocation\nHomewood CEC\n622 N. Homewood Avenue\nPittsburgh\, PA 15208 \nSchedule an Appointment\nTo schedule an appointment\, contact ROW74@pitt.edu or call 412.290.2285
URL:https://tryingtogether.org/event/office-hours-with-cec-workforce-development-career-counselor/2024-04-30/
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SUMMARY:Free Webinar on Radon Risks and Solutions
DESCRIPTION:Women for a Health Environment and Pennsylvania Healthy Childcare Partnership will host an upcoming webinar on the dangers of radon. The free webinar is aimed at child care professionals and facility decision makers. \nLearn More\nThe webinar will learn what radon is\, where it occurs\, and how it affects children and adults. The webinar will discuss why it is important to test for radon\, which is a major indoor air quality risk in state child care facilities. Speakers will also discuss how to manage radon to eliminate harm. \nThe webinar will be led by radon scientist and physicist Nathaniel Burden. Attendees will receive information on testing and mitigation strategies. \nMore Details\nThose interested in attending can register now for one of two Zoom sessions: \n\nTuesday\, April 30 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.\nWednesday\, May 1 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.\n\nPennsylvania early childhood educators who complete the event will receive one PQAS hours credit.
URL:https://tryingtogether.org/event/free-webinar-on-radon-risks-and-solutions/2024-04-30/
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SUMMARY:Introduction To ASQ-3
DESCRIPTION:In “Introduction to ASQ-3\,” participants will learn how to use the Ages & Stages Questionnaires®\, Third Edition (ASQ®–3) as a screening tool for children ages three months to five years. The session provides information on why a developmental screening tool is administered in early childhood programs\, how to administer and score the screener\, strategies for sharing results with families of diverse backgrounds\, and supporting resources for making referrals to additional services if needed. \nSession Details\nSaturday\, April 6 | 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.\n\nLocation: Virtual\nCost: $15\nRegister\n\nTuesday\, April 30 | 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.\n\nLocation: Virtual\nCost: $15\nRegister\n\nTuesday\, May 21 | 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.\n\nLocation: Virtual\nCost: $15\nRegister\n\nWednesday\, June 5 | 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.\n\nLocation: Virtual\nCost: $15\nRegister\n\nQuestions?\nFor questions about the course or credit\, contact Paige Kizior at paige@tryingtogether.org.
URL:https://tryingtogether.org/event/introduction-to-asq-3-5/2024-04-30/
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SUMMARY:Drop-In Playtime at The Hub & Family Center
DESCRIPTION:Does your family need a new space to play? Are your children tired of playing at home\, but it’s getting too cold to go outside or to the park? \nJoin The Homewood Early Learning Hub & Family Center for drop-in playtime hours! The Hub & Family Center’s play space will be open for families to “drop-in” and play with new toys\, read new books\, and more! \nWhen: Weekly on Wednesdays | 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. \nWhere: The Homewood Early Learning Hub & Family Center\, 7219 Kelly Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15208 \n*Please note that parents/caregivers must remain with their children during drop-in hours. Drop-in hours are not staff led activities and/or programming\, but staff will be on-site and able to answer any larger questions about community resources\, Hub & Family Center services\, and more!
URL:https://tryingtogether.org/event/drop-in-playtime-at-the-hub-family-center/2024-05-01/
LOCATION:The Homewood Early Learning Hub & Family Center\, 7219 Kelly Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15208
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SUMMARY:Cross-Cultural Mental Health Roundtable
DESCRIPTION:Join The Global Switchboard for a monthly meeting for networking\, resource-sharing\, and collaboration to increase culturally relevant mental health support in the Pittsburgh area. All are welcome. \nRoundtables are recommended for \n\ntherapists interested in working with clients for whom English is not their preferred language\nservice providers seeking MH resources for a multicultural patient/client population\ncommunity members looking for resources or opportunities to collaborate on MH projects\n\nEvent Details\n\nFirst Wednesday of the month\n\n\nWednesday\, 03/06\n\n\nWednesday\, 04/03\n\n\nWednesday\, 05/01\n\n\nWednesday\, 06/05\n\n\n\n12 – 1 p.m.\nVirtual Meeting\nRegister today!\n\nAdditional Details\nPlease share this flyer with your networks.
URL:https://tryingtogether.org/event/cross-cultural-mental-health-roundtable/2024-05-01/
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240501T160000
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SUMMARY:Brazelton Touchpoints Center: Learning to Listen - Conversations for Change
DESCRIPTION:Brazelton Touchpoints Center is hosting its latest Learning to Listen: Conversations for Change event in early May. The focus of this conversation is the connections between racism- and sexism-inducted inequities in residential evictions and adverse birth and maternal outcomes. \nLearn More\nDr. Shawnita Sealy-Jefferson – founder\, director\, and principal investigator of the Social Epidemiology to Eliminate Disparities (SEED) Lab – will lead the discussion. She will discuss how her participatory approach to research is mobilizing community power\, wisdom\, and radical truth-telling of Black women\, families\, and communities. \nSealy-Jefferson is a social epidemiologist whose primary research seeks action to combat manifestations of structural racism that limit the human rights of Black communities. \nBrazelton Touchpoints Center’s Learning to Listen: Conversations for Change series is aimed at anyone who cares for and about babies and children as well as the families\, professionals\, and communities that protect and nurture them. Each conversation is an hour in length and features live Spanish translation. The conversations also include closed captioning and an interactive Q&A. Certificates of attendance are available. \nMore Details\nThe Wednesday\, May 1 conversation will take place at 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT. Registration is now open.
URL:https://tryingtogether.org/event/brazelton-touchpoints-center-learning-to-listen-conversations-for-change/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240501T180000
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SUMMARY:Free Webinar on Radon Risks and Solutions
DESCRIPTION:Women for a Health Environment and Pennsylvania Healthy Childcare Partnership will host an upcoming webinar on the dangers of radon. The free webinar is aimed at child care professionals and facility decision makers. \nLearn More\nThe webinar will learn what radon is\, where it occurs\, and how it affects children and adults. The webinar will discuss why it is important to test for radon\, which is a major indoor air quality risk in state child care facilities. Speakers will also discuss how to manage radon to eliminate harm. \nThe webinar will be led by radon scientist and physicist Nathaniel Burden. Attendees will receive information on testing and mitigation strategies. \nMore Details\nThose interested in attending can register now for one of two Zoom sessions: \n\nTuesday\, April 30 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.\nWednesday\, May 1 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.\n\nPennsylvania early childhood educators who complete the event will receive one PQAS hours credit.
URL:https://tryingtogether.org/event/free-webinar-on-radon-risks-and-solutions/2024-05-01/
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SUMMARY:Remake Learning Days Festival
DESCRIPTION:The Remake Learning Days Festival will offer more than 350 events during its nearly three-week run in May. \nLearn More\nFrom May 2 to 22\, families can take part in events and celebrate learning during the festival’s run. Activities include building a robot\, coding an art spinner\, directing a film\, doing scientific work\, exploring the outdoors\, making music\, printing inventions with a 3-D printer\, and more. \nThe festival will include in-person and virtual events hosted by schools\, museums\, libraries\, after-school organizations\, child care centers\, and tech companies. \nActivities are offered for children ages two to 17 as well as for adults. There are a number of free activities as well as others that range from $1 to $50. \n“Leonardo! A Wonderful Show About a Terrible Monster” will be performed at the festival. Color puppets and props will bring Mo Willems’ book to life on stage. \nFor more information\, visit the festival’s website.
URL:https://tryingtogether.org/event/remake-learning-days-festival/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240502T140000
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SUMMARY:Touchpoints in Libraries: Understanding Child Development and Engaging Families
DESCRIPTION:Starting in April\, Touchpoints in Libraries focuses on understanding a child’s developmental process from birth to 6 years of age. It also focuses on connecting with families through strengths-based interactions. \nLearn More\nThe Brazelton Touchpoints Center course consists of eight modules and is carried out with a cohort of library staff from around the country. Each module takes two-and-a-half hours to complete. The modules include a 90-minute live session and 60 minutes of online work. \nModules are followed by six monthly one-hour virtual reflective practice sessions. Attendance is required at all live sessions\, which are not recorded. Participants who complete the course will receive a certificate. \nWhat You Will Learn\nParticipants will learn to view children’s development as a process characterized by periods of change that affect the family system. Additionally\, there will be opportunities to connect with and support families in daily library interactions. \nThe course will teach participants to use strengths-based and culturally responsive strategies to connect with families and workers. Lastly\, participants will learn to create a shared language among staff about engaging families and caregivers. \nMore Details\nEach module will contain a minimum of 10 participants. It is aimed at professionals who work in library settings and with young children and their families. The cost for the program is $795. \nLive sessions are from 2-3:30 p.m. ET and 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PT on Thursdays\, starting April 4. The dates for the sessions are April 4\, 11\, 18\, and 25 as well as May 2\, 9\, 16\, and 23.
URL:https://tryingtogether.org/event/touchpoints-in-libraries-understanding-child-development-and-engaging-families/2024-05-02/
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