Rising Titans - Kindergarten Readiness Collaborative

10/11/2026

🎃This graphic is so cool outlining Lorain County (and surrounding area) Trunk or Treats this October!

👻Lots of FREE and safe fun to take the kiddos to!

🍬Candy, give-away’s, books and more… what else could you ask for🎉

10/11/2026

🚚📦 We'll be soon! Check out our October distribution calendar below to find an upcoming food distribution near you.

🍏 NEXT UP: Drive-Thru Mobile Pantry, in partnership with Sheffield-Sheffield Lake CSD, at Brookside High School on Wednesday, October 14th, from 4:30–6:00 p.m.

🥕 Want updates about food distributions in your area? Text your county — Lorain, Erie, Huron, or Crawford — to 440-467-4353, and we'll keep you up to date on upcoming distributions near you!

Please share to help us spread the word!

10/11/2026

We are just 2 weeks away from our Bootacular Fundraiser!!! You don’t want to miss out on all the fun in store! 🎉

🏰 Bounce House
🎨 Face Painting
🎃 Halloween Games
✨ Sensory Play
👻 Spooky Crafts
📚 FREE Books from Cleveland Kids' Book Bank
📖 Story Time with Movement Joy Company
🌭 Concessions
🏆 Costume Contest
🛍️ Local Vendors: Sweet Little Things, Uneq Little Luxe , KMAH Design ✨, & L V Kids
💝 Raffle Prizes to Little Diggers, D&R Playland, & more!

🎟️ Get your tickets on our website today!

Proceeds from the event help fund our FREE monthly play dates and our mission of connecting families with each other and their community 💕

10/11/2026

Did you know that talking with your child from the time they’re born builds the language skills they need for later reading success? Serve-and-return conversations, where you and your child take turns talking, look different at all ages:

- Infants watch your face, smile, coo, and babble when it’s their turn to talk.
- Toddlers repeat words or say a few words together for a short sentence.
- Preschoolers form longer sentences.

What can you do to boost your child’s language skills?
- Narrate what you’re doing to help your child hear language.
- Use new words and tell your child what the word means to build their vocabulary.
- Ask your child questions. If they are too young to answer, respond for them.
- Expand on your child’s language. For example, if they say, “Daddy, up!” you can say, “You want daddy to pick you up!”

10/10/2026

What is Help Me Grow? 💛

Ohio’s Help Me Grow is an evidence-based parent support program that helps families give children the best start in life. The program focuses on:
👶 Early Postnatal and well-baby care
🌱 Parenting education
🏠 Home visiting and early intervention services

Making a referral is easy—one referral can connect families to multiple programs that support child health, development, and school readiness. Parents and non-parents can make referrals!

Learn more and make a referral: helpmegrow.ohio.gov

10/10/2026

🎃We’re still reminiscing on Trunk or Treat last weekend!👻

🎃Thank you to our partners and community supporters for showing up and showing out every year as trunks🚗

🎃We’re looking for new ideas for 2027! Drop them in the comments below👇🏼

10/08/2026

Today is Depression Screening Day. ReadyCare Walk-in Clinics for Behavioral Health offer screenings with no appointment needed.

These screenings are a quick, standard questionnaire to check your mood, spot early signs of depression, and help you get the right support. It's how you spot signs early, so you can be empowered with the tools and information to know what to do.

ReadyCare Clinics provide same-day access to services for counseling, assessments, psychiatric care, and more.

If you've been feeling not quite right, consider getting a depression screening.

ReadyCare hours and services vary by location. Check MyReadyCare.org for the most up-to date hours and services at one of our 10+ convenient locations near you.

10/08/2026

Happening TODAY!

🚨TODAY!!🚨 Second Harvest will be having our monthly Drive-Thru Mobile Pantry distributing assorted boxes of shelf-stable food, chicken leg quarters, eggs, milk, cabbage, onions, potatoes, spaghetti squash, green bell peppers, frozen peach cups, & MORE from 3:30-5:30 pm at Black River Landing for anyone in need! Please share!

10/07/2026

✏️Today, our Preschool playgroup used their 5 senses to explore autumn apples. A little chef even pretended to bake an apple pie for Miss Jenn. 🍎💛🍏

✏️These little ones are loving all of their learning, and playing together!

✏️Preschool Play Group is officially at FULL capacity, but be on the lookout for another opportunity to join us at the beginning of the new year🎉

10/07/2026