Jessica Woltjen

She/Her | NC born and raised | GA transplant | Child advocate | Committed to making a difference in this crazy world | Queer | Opinions are my own

[Jessica Woltjen @JessicaWoltjen]

Congress is considering drastic cuts to programs that suppprt babies and their families, including Medicaid and SNAP. Join me in asking Congress to be #ALLin for young children and vote NO on these cuts NOW: https://t.co/hLJJbXYBrx

[GEEARS: GA Early Ed Alliance for Ready Students @GEEARS]

Join us TODAY from 12-2:00 PM to tell Georgia Leaders that #GaNeedsChildCare by participating in the Tweetstorm! Just use the hashtag to participate in the conversation. Check out our social media toolkit here: https://t.co/78lgpUIO74

[Jessica Woltjen @JessicaWoltjen]

So excited to be a part of this amazing panel of experts and leaders across the care continuum! #GaNeedsChildCare

[Staci Fox (she/her/y'all) @StaciFox]

Panel of AMAZING humans at @CaringAcrossGen roundtable‼️
@kimschofield @JessicaWoltjen @GEEARS
Jasmine Bowles @9to5georgia
@the_tattooedjew @DisabledSouth
@LisaforGeorgia

[GEEARS: GA Early Ed Alliance for Ready Students @GEEARS]

GREAT NEWS! @GADeptEarlyCare has announced a pilot to provide tuition assistance for early educators' own children to support retention of this critical workforce.

Quite simply, educators who provide quality care for others’ children should be able to access care for their own.

[GEEARS: GA Early Ed Alliance for Ready Students @GEEARS]

New research shows that the Americans most at risk of eviction are children aged 0-5, particularly Black children.

Young children are especially vulnerable to unstable housing environments as this is a critical time for brain development.

Read more: https://t.co/tiMgy3B4kz

[Jessica Woltjen @JessicaWoltjen]

Shoutout to @ShiningStarSBK fo winning the Pat Minnish Advocacy Award at the @GeorgiaAEYC 2023 Conference! Sabrina's commitment to advocating for Georgia's children has made such a difference in our state.

[GEEARS: GA Early Ed Alliance for Ready Students @GEEARS]

Thanks to Senator @ossoff for supporting increases to #HeadStart! At a recent visit to an Augusta program, he said, “Head Start is a crucial program to ensure that young children have access to the nurturing, educational environments that are so essential to early childhood."

[GEEARS: GA Early Ed Alliance for Ready Students @GEEARS]

For more than a decade, GEEARS has been a trusted resource for early childhood data. In that spirit, we’re launching the Early Childhood Checkup today! This quick, digestible reference will help policymakers, community leaders, and others see how well our state is meeting the needs of our youngest children and their families. Check it out here! https://t.co/XUne9pYABg

[NAEYC @NAEYC]

No matter the time of year, we remain resolute in our work to advance equity by taking #Pride🌈 in lifting up all families, educators, and children, while advocating for policies and practices that ensure members of our LGBTQIA community are seen, valued, respected, and loved.

[Jessica Woltjen @JessicaWoltjen]

@GeorgiaVoices 💙

[GEEARS: GA Early Ed Alliance for Ready Students @GEEARS]

ACTION ALERT: Steep budget cuts could have big impacts on Georgia’s young children and their families. Tell Congress to oppose cuts to critical programs for Georgia families: https://t.co/HibjbLwH6B #GaNeedsChildCare #KidsNotCuts #gapol

[GEEARS: GA Early Ed Alliance for Ready Students @GEEARS]

Check out this great piece from @DeidraDukesFOX5 on GA's #childcare crisis, featuring GEEARS' ED Mindy Binderman! Our child care system is unsustainable, with families unable to afford care & educators making near poverty wages #gapol #GANeedsChildCare https://t.co/jnlf5gPMBu

[Jessica Woltjen @JessicaWoltjen]

It's always such a pleasure to be on the #earlyed panel for the new class of Southern Education Leadership Initiative (SELI) fellows, particularly since I was a fellow back in 2014! SELI gives emerging leaders experience working to improve ed outcomes across the P-20 continuum.

[Jessica Woltjen @JessicaWoltjen]

We're excited to celebrate Quality Rated Week! Join us April 24 – 28, and show your support to Georgia's Quality Rated providers! #QRWeek

[GEEARS: GA Early Ed Alliance for Ready Students @GEEARS]

GEEARS' Callan Wells helping to lead the Infant Toddler Court Program Kickoff today with many fellow child advocates! Infant-Toddler Courts seek to address early adversity families face, prevent the removal of infants and toddlers from their parents, and connect court-involved families to wraparound services and mental health services.

[GEEARS: GA Early Ed Alliance for Ready Students @GEEARS]

Last legislative session, we observed in Georgia’s lawmakers a growing, informed excitement about early childhood and its potential to set children up for success in both school and life. Check out our 2023 legislative recap summary in @SaportaReport. https://t.co/DlmSzw9dqg

[Jessica Woltjen @JessicaWoltjen]

@tedterry1 @AndreaCervone1 Congratulations!!! Wishing you both the best!

[Jessica Woltjen @JessicaWoltjen]

@Barrett_Greg_12 Thanks, Greg! 💙

[Callan Wells @CallanGEEARS]

For @GEEARS, the most important people at the capitol are also the littlest! #SineDie #gapol

[Jessica Woltjen @JessicaWoltjen]

Although the night is still young, I want to give a HUGE shoutout to my amazing @GEEARS colleagues. Your hard work on behalf of Georgia's youngest children and their families inspires me and gives me hope. #SineDie #gapol #KeepPushing