Trying Together

End the year with impact! 🌟 Support Trying Together and empower early childhood professionals. One of the many ways that Trying Together professionalizes the field is through our Child Development Associate (CDA) program. Hear from one of our community partners on the impact of this program. 🙌 "The CDA grant from Trying Together has been such a blessing for our high school students, allowing them to jump-start their work and college careers. From organizing different speakers and activities to preparing the students for their observations and tests, the team at Trying Together has been wonderful, providing help and knowledge every step of the way. We hope we get the chance to continue this collaboration in the future." — Cherie O’Neal, Forbes Road Career & Technology Center Donate TODAY to continue to support our work: https://lnkd.in/ejAVpDPe #Donate #YearEndGiving #Testimonial #SupportChildren #SupportEducators

The Pennsylvania Child Care Association (PACCA) released its annual report on the scholarships it provided to early learning professionals during the 2023-24 Fiscal Year. 🎓👏 Learn more with the article below. ⤵️ #PACCA #Scholarships #ECE #EarlyChildhood

Pennie’s open enrollment for health insurance will remain open until mid-January. Don't miss the opportunity to enroll! 📝 Learn more with the article below. ⤵️ #Pennie #HealthInsurance #EnrollToday

Natali Lara-Jimena, Abney’s constituent services advisor, visited The Learning Loft earlier this month and learned about the "workforce behind the workforce". 👏 Learn more with the article below. #FixChildCare #ChildCareMatters #TryingTogether

This is fantastic news! 🙌 OCDEL has announced an increase to Child Care Works (CCW) base payment rates for Department of Human Services (DHS) certified providers! Learn more with the article below. #OCDEL #ChildCareWorks #DHS #ChildCareProviders

As the year wraps up, we’re celebrating everything our community has done to champion early childhood education! 🌟 Thanks to your support, Trying Together has advocated for young children, partnered with families, and created inclusive learning opportunities for educators. 💛 Help us keep the momentum going! Donate before the year ends and be part of the lasting impact. Together, we can continue this vital work. 🙌 Donate today at https://lnkd.in/e-JQth-5 #TryingTogether #ChildCareMatters #EarlyChildhoodEducation #SupportYoungLearners

✨ New Play Space Alert! ✨ Pittsburgh has debuted its first re-fitted accessible tennis court in Highland Park. 🎾 Learn more with the article below. #HighlandPark #Accessibility #PlaySpaces #PlayForAll

The holiday season is officially here! 🥳 The Trying Together office will be closed from December 24 to January 1. Have a safe and joyful holiday. ✨ For any questions or concerns, please contact [email protected] #HappyHolidays #HolidaySeason #OfficeClosure

We are excited to share the newest Buzzword: DIRECTION! ⤴️ ↩️ ✨ Our DIRECTION Activity Book will give children - ages birth to five - and their caregivers the opportunity to connect through science, art, music, and early literacy activities. Learn more with the article below. #EarlyLiteracy #EarlyLearning #Buzzword

Don't let December slip away! 🌟Support Trying Together to continue empowering early childhood professionals. Hear from past ECE Advocacy Fellows about how their experience with Trying Together helped them become stronger leaders and advocates. 👏💗 "As alumni of the Early Childhood Education (ECE) Advocacy Fellowship, our participation has impacted each of our early childhood education and advocacy journeys. By equipping us with the knowledge and skills to serve as leaders and advocate for our communities, we knew that when we faced challenges, Trying Together had our backs. 🙌 Due to our participation, some of us have run for Mayor, started an early learning business, and even joined the staff of Trying Together." — Qiana Buckner, Lesely Crawford, Shellie Grooms, and Takeela Washington, ECE Advocacy Fellowship Alumni Donate TODAY to continue to support our work: https://lnkd.in/ejAVpDPe #Donate #YearEndGiving #Testimonial #SupportChildren #ChildrenMatter