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Apply for the 2024 Early Childhood Education Advocacy Fellowship
Trying Together invites early care and education providers, families, and other caregivers of young children to apply for the 2024 Early Childhood Education (ECE) Advocacy Fellowship to become a catalyst for change as an early childhood advocate.
How To Address War and Traumatic Experiences With Children
Children always look to their caregivers for a sense of safety during scary and vulnerable times. Oftentimes, the caregivers are informing their children how to respond in these situations. Therefore, parents and caregivers must have the right resources to help their children process and work through these big emotions.
Proposed Legislation Could Reduce Zoning Burdens on Pittsburgh Child Care Facilities
Proposed legislation introduced last week would amend the City of Pittsburgh’s Zoning Code to allow for child care facilities within single-family residentially zoned neighborhoods.
ELRC Region 5 Offering Free Developmental Screening November 17
ELRC Region 5 is offering developmental screenings at no cost to families.
Whole Home Repairs Program Application Period Open
Action Housing Inc. is providing funds for low-income homeowners in Allegheny County to make whole-home repairs to severely damaged households through the federal Whole-Home Repairs Program.
Resources for November Observances
Various organizations, states, and nations recognize a number of observances each month. Resources help parents, caregivers, and child care professionals acknowledge and navigate them. Here is a list of resources for November observances.
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program Application Period Opens November 1
The application period for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which helps low-income households pay some energy costs associated with heating their home, opened November 1, 2023.
October Recalls on Children's Products
Parents and caregivers should be aware of several child-related product recalls from this past month.
Allegheny County ECE/OST Workforce Survey
Category One invites you to participate in the Early Care and Education (ECE) and Out of School Time (OST) Workforce Survey! Once you complete the survey you will be entered into a drawing to win one of five $100 VISA gift cards.