16 episodes
Building Early Links for Learning (BELL) Joe Willard
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- Kids & Family
BELL is a project of the People's Emergency Center. It bridges together Philadelphia's homeless family shelter system and early childhood education systems to ensure that children ages 0-5 who experience homelessness strengthen their resiliency. BELL promotes accessing to Head Start, high quality child care, home visiting, early intervention, and other proven strategies that address positive child development. BELL works with the Children's Work Group for Early Childhood, a discussion group with the participation of various systems supporting young homeless children.
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Barbara Duffield of SchoolHouse Connection Addresses the 2021 BELL Summit: Children Cannot Wait
National leader Barbara Duffield of Schoolhouse Connection provides a national perspective on supporting young children experiencing homelessness. Listeners are encouraged to review her powerpoint presentation at the PEC website: www.pec-cares.org.
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Donna Cooper Addresses the 2021 BELL Summit
The dynamic Donna Cooper of Children First shares 10 policy recommendations on how best to support children experiencing homelessness. Listeners are encouraged to review her powerpoint presentation at the PEC website: www.pec-cares.org.
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PA Head Start Collaboration Office Director Tracy Duarte addresses 2021 BELL Summit: Children Cannot Wait
Tracy Duarte supports 120+ Head Start grantees in Pennsylvania and has been passionate about supporting young children experiencing homelessness. Her presentation includes new insights and direction. Listeners are encouraged to review her powerpoint presentation at the PEC website: www.pec-cares.org.
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PA OCDEL's Tracey Campanini addresses 2021 BELL Summit: Children Cannot Wait
Tracey Campanini leads the Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning. She shares how her department is supporting young children experiencing homelessness and provides inside future directions. Listeners are encouraged to review her powerpoint presentation at the PEC website: www.pec-cares.org.
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John McLaughlin keynotes the 2021 BELL Summit: Children Cannot Wait
U.S. Department of Education's John McLaughlin provides keynote remarks. He shares a national context for supporting young children experiencing homelessness. Listeners are encouraged to review his powerpoint presentation at the PEC website: www.pec-cares.org.
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Greg El Welcomes the 2021 BELL Summit
PEC Board President Greg El welcomes 200+ participants to the 2021 BELL Summit.