Monthly Archives: January 2013

All Our Kin weighs in on improving children’s access to mental health services

Today at Connecticut’s Legislative Office Building, the Mental Health Services Working Group held a Public Hearing on mental health services in the state.  All Our Kin submitted written testimony on the subject, emphasizing the role of caregivers in providing children … Continue reading

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Get to know the All Our Kin team: Dana Holahan

Title: Professional Development Coordinator With All Our Kin since: 2010 So Dana, tell me about yourself.  What do we need to know? Well, I grew up in New Haven, lived in Chile for 15 years, and have traveled extensively in … Continue reading

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“Show me which 4-year-old you think we should not invest in”: MA governor proposes universal access to ECE

Earlier this week, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick made an important statement about the importance of early childhood education: “I am proposing that we fully fund the early education programs in our state. We must ensure that every child in Massachusetts … Continue reading

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All Our Kin’s Jessica Sager honored by her alma mater, reflects on All Our Kin’s journey

Yesterday, All Our Kin’s executive director Jessica Sager traveled to New York City to share the story of All Our Kin’s journey- from a big idea shot down time and again, to an ever-expanding organization touching the lives of hundreds … Continue reading

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“This is peace.”

Kids are well known for saying the “darndest things.”  Their interpretations of the world and their environment often make us chuckle and perhaps even feel a tinge of nostalgia as we try to remember what it was like to see … Continue reading

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