23 Feb Getting a Head Start
Dr. Edmund Gordon is a renowned Black psychologist known for his work improving early childhood education. As one of the founders of the Head Start program, he has dedicated much of his life to fighting...
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15 Apr 5 Simple Ways to Keep Charlottesville-area Kids Safe
. Child abuse prevention is a tough subject to talk about in any year, but especially after a year as tough as this last one. In 2020, over 4,000 children in the Charlottesville area were reported...
11 Feb Community Voices: “Hope and Home”
By Whitmore Merrick “Community Voices” is a series of blog posts to elevate community voices, especially those of people of color. We invited individuals, without stipulations or rules, to submit their writings and we paid them...
23 Sep Community Voices: “Childcare and COVID-19”
By Sabrina Wilson “Community Voices” is a series of blog posts to elevate community voices, especially those of people of color. We invited individuals, without stipulations or rules, to submit their writings and we paid them...
25 Aug Back to (Virtual) School Resources
Since the pandemic began we've offered basic needs resources, parenting resources and resources to keep kids entertained and safe during a quarantine summer. Now, we are offering virtual schooling resources to help families get through...
18 Aug Community Voices: “Resilience and Perseverance”
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By Greg Robertson “Community Voices” is a series of blog posts to elevate community voices, especially those of people of color. We invited individuals, without stipulations or rules, to submit their writings and we paid them...
28 Jul Community Voices: “Sunshine and Community”
By Bellamy Shoffner “Community Voices” is a series of blog posts to elevate community voices, especially those of people of color. We invited individuals, without stipulations or rules, to submit their writings and we paid them...
08 Jun Racism is Trauma
George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Trayvon Martin, Emmett Till, countless others … The list of names is too long and the injustice unfathomable. And, it is all too real for our Black neighbors, co-workers,...
20 Apr Child Abuse Prevention Month: Pandemic Edition
Normally for Child Abuse Prevention Month the staff at ReadyKids brainstorm an event. In the past, the event brought together community leaders to think about how to prevent child abuse in the Charlottesville area. We’ve...
31 Mar ReadyKids’ Dave Lewis Wins Social Worker of the Year Award
ReadyKids is thrilled to announce that one of our social workers is the recipient of the 2020 National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Virginia Social Worker of the Year Award. Dave Lewis, who has been a...