Join Buzzword as they visit the SHIM South Hills Family Center to explore their latest buzzword, PLAN, through an evening of family fun and activities featuring science, art, music and early literacy!
During this event, children ages birth to five and their caregivers will engage with each other to create meaningful moments through interactive activities from their friends at the Carnegie Science Center and Pittsburgh Festival Opera.
Each family will also get to take a BUZZ Box home with them!
When: Thursday, November 2, 2023 | 6 – 7:30 p.m.
Where: South Hills Interfaith Movement (SHIM) South Hills Family Center, 41 Macek Drive, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15227
Dinner will be provided. Registration prior to the event is strongly encouraged.
Due to reaching maximum capacity, registration is currently CLOSED.
For more information or questions on the event, contact Buzzword directly at buzzword@tryingtogether.org.
Buzzword is made possible by PNC Grow Up Great® and The Allegheny County Department of Human Services.
Various organizations, states, and nations recognize a number of observances each month. Resources help parents, caregivers, and child care professionals acknowledge and navigate them.
Here is a list of resources for September observances:
Month-Long Observances
Attendance Awareness Month
Baby Safety Month (BSM)
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
Newborn Screening Awareness Month
Weeks of Recognition
September 17 – 23 was Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week
Days of Recognition
September 6 was National Read a Book Day
September 26 was National Family Day
- Family Engagement Toolkit, Trying Together
- Family Guide: Family Dynamics, Trying Together
- Strategies to Support Social-Emotional Development: A Guide for Families, Trying Together
- Family Transitions and Routines: Resources, Trying Together
- Trying Together Releases Family Resources in Spanish, Trying Together
- Grandfamily Tip Sheets Provide Information on Self-Care and Youth Mental Health, Trying Together
- Navigating Sibling Relationships, Psychology Today
- Foster and Adoptive Families: Supportive Strategies, PennState Better Kid Care
- Blended Family and Step-Parenting Tips, HelpGuide.org
- Keeping in Touch With Family Can Help Keep You Healthy, WebMD.com
- Healthy Communication in Stepfamilies, National Stepfamily Resource Center (NRSC)
- Get to Know Your Stepkids, National Stepfamily Resource Center (NRSC)
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, a free book access program, is restarting in the City of Pittsburgh thanks to funding from the City and local foundations, including The Benter Foundation and the Mary Hillman Jennings Foundation.
The free program sends one book per month in the mail to enrolled children ages birth to five at no cost to families.
How to Enroll
Families who reside in the City of Pittsburgh can enroll in the program by visiting the Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library website.
Families who were previously enrolled in the program will not need to re-enroll and should start receiving books again automatically.
About the Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Restart
The program halted at the end of April 2023 for most city children after funding had run out. (A small group of children in three zip codes were still eligible to participate.)
Reading Ready Pittsburgh, a local nonprofit that supports access to books and encourages family engagement through reading, will administer the program at the beginning of the restart period.
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The Hill District Early Literacy Initiative (HDELI), supported by the Macedonia Family and Community Enrichment Center (FACE), is conducting a survey on parent engagement in child literacy.
About the Survey
Entitled, “Hill District Early Literacy Initiative Survey,” the poll aims to discover strategies caregivers use to engage their children in reading comprehension, and establish what resources and supports parents need to assist in that engagement.
Just seven questions, the survey is brief and takes only five minutes to complete. HDELI encourages parents and caregivers of young children in the Hill District to complete it.
Take the Survey
Individuals interested in taking the survey can do so by either:
Learn More
Survey results are confidential. Please contact Macedonia FACE to learn more.
Source
Information for this post was taken directly from the Hill District Early Literacy Initiative Survey and Macedonia FACE website. Some text may have been added, paraphrased, or adapted for readability and comprehension.
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