WHO NEWS!!!
RECOGNIZING OUR FOUNDERS, BOARD MEMBERS, VOLUNTEERS, PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS, COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND OVERALL GREAT INFORMATION FOR HAPPENINGS IN OUR COMMUNITIES!!!!
It was a great time learning and growing at the DEC 40th Annual International Conference. Our leadership team, board members, and childcare director were able to attend. We are excited to bring back knowledge and resources to our community to provide families with Access and Pathways for children to succeed. We want to thank the Michigan Health Endowment Fund for providing the grant for the conference.
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We would also like to thank our Media Company and fellow board member, Prime Edge Media (Prime Edge Media) for their support!
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Stay tuned for our Podcast about working with Children with Special Needs and the Future of WHO!!
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Recognizing our Board Member, Mrs. Krishaun Harris-Johnson for publishing her first children's book about her amazing daughter Brooke.
FROM THE AUTHOR: I wanted to create a book that Brooke would enjoy reading and assist with her literacy development. I am officially a Children’s Book Author. My book is available for purchase.
Thank you in advance and for your support.
Brooke Goes To The Zoo
Brooke Goes To The Zoo https://a.co/d/1hzMF11
Book Signing coming soon!
The Welcome Home Organization & Gems of Jackson Childcare & Education Center presented a session on "Growing Minds & Cultivating the Community"
It was an amazing experience at the Michigan Association for the Education of Young Children 2024 ANNUAL EARLY CHILDHOOD CONFERENCE. The Welcome Home Organization_Jackson/Albion Michigan and Gems of Jackson Child Care & Education Center was selected to present a session about Growing Minds & Cultivating Communities. We were able to discuss the work that we are doing in the City of Jackson as well as our partnerships across the state.
Thank you to our board members (From Left to Right), Mrs. Cressie Vargo (Focus Area: Family Engagement), Ms. Candace Graham (Focus Area: Educational Partnerships), the Assistant Director, of Gems of Jackson, Mrs. Angela Evans (Focus Area: Community Engagement), and our Executive Director, Mrs. Vittoria Jimerson (Focus Area: Building Community with Public/Private Partnerships).
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We were also able to gain some amazing knowledge from the other presentations that included: Advocacy, More Than Education: Creating Community in Schools for Families in Poverty, and The Changing Landscape of Early Childhood Teacher Education: A Series of Round Table Discussions hosted by Michigan ACCESS.
Our goal is to make childcare more accessible to all families and bring a level of engagement and advocacy for the advancement of the children and families in our community!!!
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We are so excited to have been able to join together with the Jackson Interfaith Shelter (JIS), MyPlace Jackson, and Altering Outcomes to be awarded a 2 million dollar (Collaborative) Community Center Grant administered by Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO).
With this amazing grant award, WHO will be able to open a non-profit 24/7 Childcare Center to support the families in the Greater Jackson Community!!
Please click below to find out more!!
*Four Jackson nonprofits come together to fill in the gaps in their community (fox47news.com)
*LEO - Jackson Interfaith Shelter (michigan.gov)
*Rep. Schmaltz: Local non-profits awarded $2.5 million in state grants (gophouse.org)
*Four Jackson nonprofits come together to fill in the gaps in their community (newsbreak.com)
*LEO - Community Center Grants (michigan.gov)
WHO IS SO GRATEFUL FOR THE AMAZING PARTNERSHIPS AND RELATIONSHIPS WE HAVE BUILT WITH OTHER AMAZING ORGANIZATIONS IN THE GREATER JACKSON AREA. WHEN ORGANIZATIONS COME TOGETHER FOR A PURPOSE AND A COMMON MISSION TO FILL GAPS IN THE COMMUNITY, WE ALL WIN!!
THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS, BOARD MEMBERS, VOLUNTEERS & COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR THE SUPPORT, COLLABORATION, TRANSPARENT AND HONEST PARTNERSHIPS!!
#WEAREBETTERTOGETHER
#JACKSON
#WHOVISION2024
We’re having a great time at the Michigan Community Service Commission Synergy Conference today! We’re here as a Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity Community Center grantee with our partner organizations Drive Staffing Solutions and The Welcome Home Organization_Jackson/Albion Michigan. There’s a lot of great information and resources for the work that we do!
The Welcome Home Organization_Jackson/Albion Michigan is extremely proud of our Executive Director, Mrs. Vittoria Jimerson for being the Closing Keynote Speaker for the HighScope International Conference. Mrs. Jimerson got the opportunity to speak about the work that WHO is doing in the community as well as her personal journey to opening up a childcare center. Shout out to our Board Member, Candace Graham, who was the co-speaker and got the opportunity to share her amazing story of being a life-long educator. WHO would like to thank our Media Company, Prime Edge Media for coming out and capturing the day and the content for us. Thank you to Mrs. Ashlee Baracy from Channel 4 News in Detroit for the amazing Introduction and encouraging words. Today was a day to remember, and that we will do!!! We look forward to the future!!!!
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