Please find Liftoff’s Spring 2024 Newsletter. In this edition we highlight our recent Annual Meeting Keynote Interview featuring Caitlin Cordella Low, Vice President of Policy and Programs at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation. This session emphasized the importance of affordable and accessible child care as this is not just a social issue, but an economic one as well. Additionally we celebrate our colleagues from Live Well Erie for their work during the Week of the Young Child and share advocacy updates from the past few months.
Author: Amy Miranti
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Liftoff’s Network News Spring 2024
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Liftoff’s Network News February 2024
Please find Liftoff WNY’s Network News for February 2024. This month we discussed the Kids Can’t Wait and Empire State Child Care Campaign Advocacy Days in Albany. We also share some exciting news from some of our partners, and we congratulate our Steering Committee member Blythe Merrill on her retirement.
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A Year in Review 2023
Liftoff WNY presents “A Year in Review 2023”. Be sure to star updated with us on our social media to learn about what is coming in 2024!
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Kids Can’t Wait Advocacy Day: February 13th, 2024
Join Liftoff WNY in Albany for the Kids Can’t Wait Advocacy Day trip on February 13th. This is a great opportunity to speak directly to legislators and demand funding in the 2024 New York State budget. We will provide training and materials on the bus as we travel to Albany so you can confidently advocate for Early Intervention with legislators.
Our bus leaves Buffalo at 5:30 AM and return at about 7 PM on the same day. The trip is free, and breakfast and lunch are provided! There will be an additional stop in LeRoy, NY on the way to Albany.
Interested in joining us?
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Liftoff’s Network News October 2023
Please find Liftoff WNY’s Network News for October 2023. This month we discussed our Early Childhood Partnership event, ComNet 23 & the New York Funders Alliance Conference as well as our exciting new section, “Profiles in Good”.
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Liftoff’s Network News August 2023
Please find Liftoff’s WNY Network News for August 2023. This month we discussed Liftoff’s July & August Summer Learning Series sessions. Thank you to everyone who was able to join us for this series! Be sure to follow Liftoff on social media for future learning opportunities.
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Improving early outcomes for WNY’s youngest children: A Community Conversation and Call to Action
Partners from Buffalo State University, The Children’s Guild Foundation, and Liftoff WNY proudly present a morning of learning, connection, and action. The event, ‘Improving early outcomes for WNY’s youngest children’ brings together professionals working with children with special needs eager to learn more about our region’s most pressing challenges for young children with disabilities to contribute to community-driven solutions that build a more responsive, equitable, integrated, and inclusive early childhood system. Registration for this in-person event is required.
When & Where:
Wednesday, September 27, 2023, from 8:30 – 10:30am
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site, 641 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14202.
Intended Audience: Professionals working with or on behalf of young children with special needs.
While spaces are limited, we encourage you to share this information with colleagues and community partners who may be interested in attending.