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 […]

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.

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!

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”.

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.

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 […]

“State of Early Literacy in NY” facilitated by Rachel Bonsignore of Liftoff WNY featured a presentation from Jeff Smink from Ed-Trust NY.

“A Closer Look: An Exploration of Help Me Grow WNY’s Data Dashboard” facilitated by Rachel Bonsignore of Liftoff WNY featuring a presentation from Emily Oaks, of CCNY, Inc.

“Ensuring Bright Smiles: The State of Early Childhood Oral Health in WNY” facilitated by Rachel Bonsignore of Liftoff WNY featuring a presentation from Bridget Walsh, a Senior Policy Analyst for Health and Public Health at the Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy.

Please find Liftoff’s WNY Network News for June 2023. This month we discussed Liftoff’s first session of our Summer Learning Series and the registration information for the July session. Please see our “Partners and Events” section for recent reports in the early childhood field and upcoming events.