The Urban Child Institute

Volunteer with LMS - Book Sort

Check out this terrific volunteer opportunity to help get 30,000 new books into the hands of Shelby County children! Can you spare 3 hours during the week of May 3-7?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GK8C-BhywI

Volunteer with LMS - Book Sort

How Toxic Stress Affects Us, and What We Can Do About It

Let’s ensure all caregivers have access to the supports they need in order to engage in positive interactions with young children. http://bit.ly/ToxicStress2

How Toxic Stress Affects Us, and What We Can Do About It For those who've experienced toxic stress, just getting through the day can feel tough, let alone being the best parents or caregivers you can be. In this vi...

How Toxic Stress Affects Us, and What We Can Do About It

Communities can reduce neglect by offloading stress & supporting adults to develop skills to engage in brain building 'serve and return' interactions. http://bit.ly/ToxicStress2

How Toxic Stress Affects Us, and What We Can Do About It For those who've experienced toxic stress, just getting through the day can feel tough, let alone being the best parents or caregivers you can be. In this vi...

Bluff City Baby: Local program promotes early literacy for newborns

The expansion of this program to include Regional One Health along with Methodist South Hospital will provide books and other early literacy-promoting materials to around 4000 Mid-South families with new babies in 2021! #

Bluff City Baby: Local program promotes early literacy for newborns ""

Welcome, Bluff City Baby! Introducing Elyan and his proud parents, Natazia and Deshundrick. Elyan was the first baby born in 2021 at Methodist South Hospital. Now housed at Literacy Mid-South, Bluff City Baby has added Regional One Health for 2021!

Virtual Learning Locations

https://www.ymcamemphis.org/childcare/virtual-learning-locations/

Virtual Learning Locations The Y makes accessible the support and opportunities that empower people and communities to learn, grow and thrive.

Pastor Charles Caswell - ACEs Summit - Memphis TN - January 20, 2020

Check out (and please share) this terrific presentation by Memphis' own, Pastor Charlie Caswell.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJP_NdGNrA8

Pastor Charles Caswell - ACEs Summit - Memphis TN - January 20, 2020 Pastor Charles Caswell, Executive Director of Legacy of Legends, makes a presentation at the ACEs Summit at Martin Luther King High School in Memphis. Advers...

Funders' Committee for Civic Participation

Accurate data are critical to target resources to the communities that need them the most – a priority for philanthropy. Read this letter from 480 philanthropic leaders (including UCI) demanding that the census count not be cut short by a month so everyone has the opportunity to be counted. https://funderscommittee.org/resource/letter-funder-letter-to-commerce-secretary/

Funders' Committee for Civic Participation Bringing Together Grantmakers Committed To Enhancing Democratic Participation In All Aspects Of Civic Life

A pandemic doesn’t stop predators from harming children. It also doesn’t stop our team from helping kids and their families find safety and healing. We’ve employed appropriate PPE, telehealth therapy, and video technology to ensure we are here for Shelby County’s kids. Visit https://www.memphiscac.org/about/COVID-19/ to learn more.

Prepping "Welcome Bluff City Baby" backpacks for delivery. More than 400 have been given to families with a new baby since January 1!

Today is Census Day of Action! View our blog to see how you can participate. https://countallkids.org/today-is-trueforyou-day-of-action/

You can access our social media posts for today's day of action here: https://thesocialpresskit.com/countallkids

IMPORTANT NEWS for parents of children enrolled in Shelby County Schools - SCS! All students will attend virtually until further notice. For details, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yp44_If97hw&feature=youtu.be&

CENSUS JOBS AVAILABLE -
applications in no later than 5pm CST on Wednesday, July 29th.
Greater Memphis Chamber is looking to hire several people for our census community field teams.

General questions about the application or position can be emailed to Dominique DeFreece at [email protected].
Subject/title line should say: Question About Census Teams. General inquiries will be answered within 2 business days.
Please no phone calls.

There are three types of positions:
Team Member, Scheduler, Project Lead

All applications can be sent to Dominique DeFreece at [email protected]
Subject/title line should say: Application for [Position Name]*Position.
If the individual was referred through an agency they should include that in the title as well.
For example, Application for Scheduler Position, Referred by UpSkills901.

Please send all applications through email, no mailing, hand deliveries, or fax. Please title your attached application (First Name, Last Name, Position). Ex. Dominique DeFreece - Team Lead

All applicants will receive an email of the status of their application no later than Friday, July 31st at 5pm CST.

Photos from Memphis-Shelby County Schools - MSCS's post

TOMORROW!
Limited space still available.
In collaboration with: The Urban Child Institute and National Parent Leadership Institute
Information and registration:
https://momentumnonprofitpartners.org/training/events/2020/6/4/supporting-families-covid-19-and-beyond-part-1-7fawm

New Blog! Stacy Lee from Children Now conveys the need to reach grandparents that are raising young children. Advocates can apply the five recommendations outlined in the blog for census outreach to grandparents.

https://countallkids.org/encouraging-grandparents-to-count-all-kids-on-the-2020-census-form/

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Did you miss our webinar on community-based nonprofits, crisis cycles, and ?

Check out three main takeaways as well as the recording, transcript, slides, and resource list here: https://buildingmovement.org/blog/three-takeaways-weve-been-here-before-covid19-webinar/

Stay up to date and tune in to tomorrow's Board Meeting through TV, radio, social media, or at scsk12.org/board.

***Public Comments Notice:

As practiced at all SCS Board Business Meetings, a Public Comment Submission period will open prior to the start of the meeting. Any citizen interested in providing public comment for the April Business Meeting must submit their comment through email at [email protected], between 4:00 p.m. and 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday, May 26, 2020. *

Please include your name, home address, organization represented, if any, and subject of your comment in the email. Comments will not be read unless these items are included.

*Comments will be read in the order in which they are received, and in accordance with Board Policy 0000 School Board Meetings: IV Public Comment. Public comments will share the 30-minute time slot, in equal increments of time, not to exceed three (3) minutes each. In the event that a public comment is not read in its entirety within the individual allotted time, a full copy will be accessible to the Board.

Mondays with Michelle Obama has been extended by two weeks! Join Michelle Obama on Monday, May 18 as she reads two books and a special guest joins her for one of the story-times. Watch the premiere on the Penguin Random House and PBS KIDS and pages or the PBS KIDS YouTube Channel at 12 p.m. ET.

Half days, online lessons, smaller classes: Memphis leaders considering what schools will look like this fall

Half days, online lessons, smaller classes: Memphis leaders considering what schools will look like this fall Every morning at 8, Shelby County Schools officials meet to discuss various scenarios for how the district will educate its nearly 100,000 students next year. Smaller classes? Half-day sessions?...

Shelby County Schools will conduct an online summer program June 8 - July 16 for students in grades 1-12 who do not earn necessary credits or meet other requirements to advance to the next grade or graduate. The District will provide devices for enrolled students who do not have a computer at home.

Schools will be communicating directly with families whose children qualify for the summer online program the week of May 18. After being notified, students in grades 1-8 must be registered by May 22, and students in grades 9-12 must be registered by May 27.

Requirements and processes vary by grade level, so please review the appropriate sections below for your child's grade level carefully. If you have any questions, please contact your child's principal or teacher directly.

More Details: http://www.scsk12.org/coronavirusfacts/finalgrade

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Our Director of Development, Lindsey Johnson, has a baby girl on the way and her at-home library is ready to go! 🍼💕
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Did you know that it is so important to read to your child - even in the womb? Studies show that reading to your baby in the womb helps them to develop early language learning. Reading can also create a positive bond between parent and child! Remember to read with your children for at least 15 minutes every day. 📖

Mid-South Food Bank is in need of volunteers to pack diaper for its Bare Needs Diaper Bank inside the Food Bank facility - Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Click the link below to sign up and help make a difference - https://beaneighbor.vomo.org/org/mid-south-food-bank

Stress is toxic. California’s Surgeon General reveals how trauma rewires our brains

Stress is toxic. California’s Surgeon General reveals how trauma rewires our brains California Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke Harris talks about the latest science behind trauma, and how toxic stress can literally change our brains, our immune systems and our genes.

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Join us for Memphis Director Cardell Orrin’s “Education Funding 101” workshop on Tuesday, May 12th, at 1:00 pm via Zoom!

Learn how education funding in Tennessee and Shelby County works, how it impacts educational equity, and how you can get involved to ensure students in Memphis and Shelby County receive the funding they deserve.

Use the link below to reserve your spot today!

Link: bit.ly/standsbworkshop

This new mom has a beautiful Bluff City Baby and some fun early literacy items to introduce her baby to the joys and learning benefits of reading from day 1. Congratulations!

Literacy Mid-South on a mission to get kids reading by providing free books to families in need

Literacy Mid-South on a mission to get kids reading by providing free books to families in need You can help the effort by donating for the purchase of new books.