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Mobilizing The Faith Community To Embrace Early Childhood As A Community Priority
Presented by Angelica Oberleithner, Durham’s Partnership for ChildrenWinnie Morgan, Faith Initiative Coordinator
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“If we don’t stand up for children, we don’t stand for much.”
Marian Wright Edelman
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Durham’s Early Childhood Faith Initiative- Background/History- Goals- Strategies & Project Activities- Funding- Lessons Learned & Next Steps
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HISTORY – Highlights2004-05: Preliminary discussions held around need to engage Faith
Community in early childhood issues.2005-06: Durham’s Partnership for Children, the Durham Family Initiative,
and End Poverty Durham engage in planning to survey the faith community.
2006-07: Survey conducted by volunteers; data entered in a database.2007-08: Funding support received from private foundations and faith
community. Report published.2009-10: Contractor hired. Community Faith Leaders breakfast held.2010-11: Monthly newsletters go to more than 300+ faith contacts. Lunch &
Learn series for faith educators held. Challenge grant received.
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How would you create a culture of early childhood focus with our faith community?
What strategies would you use to make it happen?
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Project Goals:• Raise awareness of the importance of child development, and
specifically brain development, from birth to 5 in congregations
• Raise awareness about issues affecting young children and their families
• Provide opportunities to strengthen programs for youngest children and their parents and raise awareness about available resources
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Strategies: Committee Breakfast & Handout Newsletter Presentations & Technical Assistance Lunch & Learn/Training
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How would you raise funds for this initiative in your community?
Who would you approach?
Where would you look for $$?
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Fundraising: Private foundations – local & regional; family &
corporate Local congregations Individuals
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Lessons Learned & Next Steps: Planning/Fundraising Events/Community Engagement Staffing Capacity
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"There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children."
Nelson Mandela
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Contact Information:Winnie Morgan
[email protected] Oberleithner
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