E-stablishing Professional Contacts and Expanding Resources

For the start of this new course, Issues and Trends in Early Childhood, we were asked to establish contact with two professionals in the field outside of the United States. However, due to the high demands at work as we prepare for our upcoming federal review I was unable to do this step. I have chosen to forgo using the alternative assignment and work diligently on establishing contact this week. The second part of this blog assignment was amongst my favorite. We were given the chance to explore a different organization that we will become familiar with and learn something new about each week.
I chose to look into the National Black Child Developmental Institute. There were a few reasons that I chose this organization. The first reason was because I myself am a mother of two young Black boys and secondly because their goal is to improve life circumstances and develop Healthy black children . As not only a mother but an educator too I do not want my sons to be part of the statistic and the NBCDI is on a mission to make that change. The NBCDI has worked with black children and their families for the last 40 years providing parenting skills, knowledge and engaging in issues that directly impact Black children and their families.

 

Their mission "to improve and advance the quality of life for Black children and their families through education and advocacy".

 

 

I am very much looking forward to learning more about this organization and to see how their efforts have helped to change the lives of the children and families that they work with. Stay tuned as I will be sharing what I have learned a little each week.