{"id":17655,"date":"2023-12-26T19:17:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-26T19:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gky.zle.temporary.site\/?p=17655"},"modified":"2025-04-29T19:43:19","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T19:43:19","slug":"winter-2023-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/childrensfriendri.org\/2023\/12\/26\/winter-2023-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter 2023 Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/childrensfriendri.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-28.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/childrensfriendri.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-28.png 1000w, https:\/\/childrensfriendri.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-28-600x150.png 600w, https:\/\/childrensfriendri.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-28-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/childrensfriendri.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-28-768x192.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The enduring impact of quality early education and community\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you attended the 2023 Investing in Our Children Luncheon, then you likely remember the story of the Ledesma-Hunt family<\/strong>, whose two sons, Jeremy and Jeremiah, attended Head Start. You might recall how<strong>&nbsp;access to quality early education allowed the family to build and grow their business. Today, they continue to give back<\/strong>&nbsp;to Children&#8217;s Friend in countless ways.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Children&#8217;s Friend was thrilled to honor J&amp;A General Contractors with our 2023 Friend of Children Award in October.\u00a0<strong>Learn more about their story:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2023 Friend of Children Award, J&amp;A General Contractor\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JFDmviX30EM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id17655_25e034-5c > 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class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>In December, Jeremy continued his family&#8217;s tradition of generosity by helping&nbsp;<strong>facilitate the pick up of hundreds of toys and clothes donated to Children&#8217;s Friend<\/strong>&nbsp;through the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oliviaknightonfoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Olivia Knighton Foundation<\/a>&#8216;s Christmas Toy Drive.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Children&#8217;s Friend is grateful to be a part of honoring Olivia\u2019s short but beautiful life, spreading her light, love, passion, and kindness by distributing these items to families in need this season.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column17655_375948-e6 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column17655_375948-e6 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column17655_375948-e6 > 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srcset=\"https:\/\/childrensfriendri.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-29-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/childrensfriendri.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-29-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/childrensfriendri.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-29-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/childrensfriendri.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-29-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/childrensfriendri.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-29-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/childrensfriendri.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-29-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/childrensfriendri.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-29-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/childrensfriendri.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-29.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Family Engagement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the core elements of a Head Start education is family engagement. We are committed to supporting not just the children we teach, but their parents and families, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Family culture and communication play a key role in healthy child development. Family engagement activities teach practical strategies to implement right away to develop and maintain strong parent relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These activities also help build a child&#8217;s ability to follow a series of directions, their fine motor control, and their ability to concentrate on the details of a project or task.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id17655_05b6ea-de > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id17655_05b6ea-de > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id17655_05b6ea-de > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kb-row-layout-id17655_05b6ea-de > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id17655_05b6ea-de > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(3, minmax(0, 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