Public school students, families & staff don't know about #SB14, which gave students the right to take mental health days as excused absences. These resources let folks know why/how to exercise this right. https://t.co/GID4HoTyc4. Thank you, @portantino and @Evan_Low for #SB14!
This powerful thread from @NAEYC sheds light on the current reality of child care. Even with demand for care through the roof, classrooms are sitting empty as programs struggle to attract and compensate qualified staff.
“In a highly polarized environment, investment in the nation’s young children may just be a political unicorn: a topic on which we virtually all agree.”
New from @Hunt_Institute President/CEO @jsiddiqi7 in @thehill. https://t.co/SoXYGep0oP
Today’s @washingtonpost editorial on the #childcare crisis includes this sad factoid from the Bureau of Labor Statistics: America’s child care professionals make, on average, 59 cents less per hour than its DOG WALKERS. Let that sink in.
Housing security makes kids healthier. Ask your city to build more housing for kids & families as part of the #HousingElement process.Visit https://t.co/cyf8odBJjA. #WeArentPlaying.
Housing security makes kids healthier. Right now, you have a once-in-a-decade chance to ask your city to build more housing for kids and their families as part of the #HousingElement process. To learn more, visit https://t.co/ogZHkzvYt5. #WeAreNotPlaying
Housing instability can cause delayed language, literacy, and social-emotional development. Right now, you have a once-in-a-decade chance to ask your city to build more housing for kids during this #HousingElement process. More info: https://t.co/cyf8odSMlA. #WeArentPlaying
Safe and affordable housing is essential to kids’ mental health and academic success. Right now, you have a once-in-a-decade chance to ask your city to build more housing for kids as part of the #HousingElement process. Visit https://t.co/cyf8odSMlA for more. #WeArentPlaying
Right now, your city is making a 10-year plan for housing. Join the movement of people who care for and about kids to let local leaders know that we’re not playing… families need more housing! To learn how to engage, visit https://t.co/cyf8odSMlA. #WeArentPlaying
Kids’ mental + physical health depends on access to quality housing. Right now, you have a once-in-a-decade chance to ask your city to build more housing for kids as part of the #HousingElement process. To learn more, visit https://t.co/cyf8odSMlA. #WeArentPlaying
“We've got this powerful brain science that is just so clear. Yet we have a society that is built in absolute diametric opposition to supporting children, supporting families and caregivers in putting this [science] into action." - @DrDanaSuskind https://t.co/MMobhrvHJ6
The health and wellness of the children in our community is directly related to the health of women in our community. This women's health week, we thank our partners for all they do for women & girls when they need it most. #WomensHealthWeek https://t.co/l49aS2zUsc