Engaging Families

 I wanted to post about a couple of segments that caught my attention from the recent report "Economic (In)Security: The Experience of the African-American Latino Middle Class." The report says:

"African-American and Latino families are less likely to be part of the middle class, and those who have entered the middle class experience significantly less economic security.  This stark reality is dramatically out of sync with where we as a nation need to go in the future."

"Past investments to build a middle class have not benefited African Americans and Latinos to the same extent that they have benefited whites." 

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Wednesday, March 12 was a good day for the young children of Boston,and their families. The launch of Thrive in Five was the culmination of several years of work to create a vision for Boston's young children and a citywide action plan to prevent the achievement gap. A massive public-private effort convened at the request of Boston Mayor Thomas Menino (with a significant and ongoing investment of resources by United Way), Thrive in Five is built on research and recommendations from myriad sectors touching the lives of young children: early
education and care, early childhood advocacy, research and higher education, K-12 education, health and mental health, community-based/immigrant/multi-service organizations, parenting education/family support/early intervention programs, basic needs and human services, parent advocacy/engagement programs, faith/arts/culture/recreation organizations, and the foundation and private sector arena.

Whew! Exhausted yet?

Thrive in Five created a common definition of the oft-used term,
"school readiness" in order to guide people and organizations across
Boston in their efforts to support young children. It reads as follows...  read more »