Please join us for a Region IV Meet & Greet!
It’s been too long since we’ve all connected in the same space;
so much has changed since 2020 and we at First Steps want to reconnect with everyone! This is an opportunity to meet EarlySteps practitioners, referral sources, DCFS workers, and others in person, mingle, and get acquainted with who these people are beyond the emails, text messages, phone calls, and Zoom meetings!
Early Ed Month 2022 Parent Advocacy Training
This hour-long training will teach parents to how to communicate and engage with their elected officials at the state and local levels. This event is being co-hosted by Stand for Children Louisiana and the Louisiana Policy Institute for Children.
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Birth to 3 Seats
Lafayette Ready Start Network has partnered with Early Learning Centers across Lafayette Parish to offer high quality early childhood seats for children under the age of 3.
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Second Harvest Food Distribution
Second Harvest staff & volunteers will distribute approximately 60,000 pounds of food Thursday, November 11th at the Lake Charles Civic Center.
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Louisiana Child Care Parent Poll is Live!
Help @LA_Believes, @PolicyInstituteLA & @Agenda4Children better understand the impacts accessible child care has on families with children under 5!
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Hurricane Ida Resources
A collection of hurricane resources collected and shared by the Human Development Center at LSU Health Science Center staff that benefit individuals, children, and families.
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DSNAP – Hurricane Ida
The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) received federal approval to begin virtual Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (DSNAP) operations in 25 parishes severely affected by Hurricane Ida.
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