NEW YORK, NY – A significant milestone has been approved for New York City’s early childhood education system. In a 3 to 1 vote, workers of District Council 1707/Local 205 ratified a three-year agreement with the Day Care Council of New York. The agreement will raise the salaries of certified teachers in community-based organizations to the same salary level as teachers in the Department of Education. Community-based teachers have the same education and teaching certification as their colleagues in public school. The agreement becomes effective October 1, 2019 - September 2022 and phases in the salary increases over this three year period. “This settlement continues the Administration and NYC City Council’s commitment to early childhood education and ensuring we have the best talent in … [Read more...]
Les Couleurs Charity, Click Here for Videos & Podcasts…
http://www.lescouleursnyc.org/ holds a major Spring Ball to benefit those in need in Haiti and Mexico. The event raised important money to help those in need. It was held at Domenico Vacca's Store. Mission The three main goals of Les Couleurs Charity are to inspire, educate and empower children who come from underprivileged socio-economic backgrounds and have very few educational opportunities to thrive. With our CREATE Program, we give them the tools to unleash their wonderful creative energy, make them feel empowered and appreciated, and teach them skills that will create artistic opportunities or careers for them. Children thus inspired feel and express so much joy and it tremendously helps their overall cognitive development as well. Our group arts projects make children … [Read more...]
PEACE OUTside Campus Broadcast Newsletter
PEACE OUTside Campus Broadcast Newsletter A Look Back at 2017.... 2017 was another successful year at PEACE OUTside Campus. We accomplished the following things: We produced a video version of our Teens 'N Transition to College Program (TNTC). During the Spring semester, we piloted the video version of our program (TNTC) to over 600 students at Academy of Mount Saint Ursula, Archbishop Stepinac High School, Clarkstown South High School, Pleasantville High School and the Save A Life Event at Lakeland High School. Margaret Campe at the University of Kentucky was awarded the Lindsey M. Bonistall Research Fellowship. She is conducting research related to on and off campus safety with results to be published in 2018. We held another successful Lindsey Run on October 1, 2017 … [Read more...]
Toys for Tots, Lieutenant General Pete Osman
The holidays will be here before we know it. And the holidays brings the Toys for Tots drive. Delivering toys to an average of 7 million children each year, Toys for Tots welcomes all the help it can get. It began in 1947 with one U.S. Marine Unit delivering 5,000 toys to less fortunate children in Los Angeles and today the organization has representation in nearly 780 communities and all 50 states. Toys“R”Us provides significant support to Toys for Tots and there are ways for your listeners to help out too. Lieutenant General Pete Osman, USMC (Ret), is President and Chief Executive Officer for the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation. • Local info: General Osman will provide an update on this year’s toy drive in your local market, including the number of children served and status on toy … [Read more...]
CONTAGIOUS AND COMMON VIRUS THAT IS CONTRACTED BY NEARLY ALL INFANTS BY THE AGE OF TWO
COLDER TEMPERATURES APPROACH, PARENTS MAY WORRY THAT THEIR CHILD MAY CATCH THE COMMON COLD OR INFLUENZA. BUT MANY DON’T KNOW ABOUT ANOTHER CONTAGIOUS AND COMMON VIRUS THAT IS CONTRACTED BY NEARLY ALL INFANTS BY THE AGE OF TWO.1 RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS, OR R-S-V, IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF HOSPITALIZATION FOR INFANTS IN THE US DURING THEIR FIRST YEAR OF LIFE. 2 www.littlelungs.com JOINING US NOW DURING NATIONAL RSV AWARENESS MONTH, ARE JENNIFER DEGL – MOTHER AND PASSIONATE ADVOCATE – AND DR. MITCHELL GOLDSTEIN OF LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL TO EXPLAIN WHAT EVERY PARENT SHOULD KNOW ABOUT RSV. Mitchell Goldstein, MD, FAAP Dr. Mitchell Goldstein is Medical Director Emeritus and Fellowship Coordinator of the Neonatal ICU in the Family Birth & Newborn Center. He … [Read more...]
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