Please find Liftoff’s April Network News. This month we celebrated some wins including a feature in The Buffalo News, as well as a member of the Liftoff team giving remarks at the kickoff press conference for the Week of the Young Child. We shared an aligned action update, as well as an Onboard member highlight.
Author: Amy Miranti
-
Liftoff’s April 2025 Network News
-
Liftoff WNY Featured in The Buffalo News
“It’s devastating to children, it’s devastating to their families, and it’s devastating to the community, because the early years are filled with so much promise and so much potential, and that’s the best time to have these interventions happen, because we know brain development happens 90% before you get to kindergarten,” Liftoff WNY Director, Rachel Bonsignore.
Liftoff is excited to share that we were featured in The Buffalo News front page story written by Ben Tsujimoto, that emphasizes the importance of Early Intervention for our children. The time to act is now.
Please find the article below.
-
Liftoff WNY at the Week of the Young Child 2025 Kickoff Press Conference
On Monday, April 7th Liftoff WNY joined with some of our partners at the Audubon Branch Amherst Public Library for the kickoff for the 2025 Week of the Young Child. The press conference featured Mark Poloncarz (Erie County Executive), Lisa Chimera (Deputy County Executive), Chelsea Lonberger (Youth Outreach Service Manager, Buffalo & Erie County Public Library), Kim Suminski (Executive Director, Child Care Resource Network) and our very own Megan Battista! This was a great way to highlight all of the work done in the early childhood space in Erie County.
-
Kids Can’t Wait Advocacy Day 2025
On February 11th, Liftoff WNY and a bus full of community leaders including parents, early childhood professionals, service providers, and medical professionals headed to Albany for Kids Can’t Wait Advocacy Day. Joining with advocates from across the state, our team urged policy makers to prioritize young children with delays and disabilities. Once in Albany, our advocates met with eleven Senator and Assemblymember offices to educate and amplify this year’s priorities.
In the video below, you can find testimonials from our advocates on what brought them to Albany for Advocacy Day and why they are so passionate about the Kids Can’t Wait Campaign.
-
Liftoff’s February 2025 Network News
Please find Liftoff’s February Network News. In this edition we share our success from the Kids Can’t Wait Advocacy Day in Albany earlier in February. Additionally, we share some updates from the Help Me Grow Campaign and our new Onboard program.
-
Liftoff November 2024 Network News
Please find Liftoff’s November Network News. In this edition, we are excited to share we have a new member joining the team! Welcome, Megan Battista who will now serve as Liftoff’s Advocacy and Learning Coordinator. Additionally, please find a virtual and in-person Take Action opportunity with the Kids Can’t Wait campaign.
-
Liftoff August 2024 Network News
Please find Liftoff’s August Network News. In this edition, we highlight our 2024 Summer Learning Series, a Kids Can’t Wait Campaign update and an exciting hiring update!
