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Dear Friend,
This year, Horizons celebrates 30 years of transforming the lives of children
and families experiencing homelessness. We deliver high-quality early
educational opportunities, bring play within reach, build upon the strengths of
our families, advocate at the state level to increase the focus on the
family homelessness issue – in all of these ways, Horizons has been there.
As 2018 came to a close, there were many steps, literal
(many taken in our infant classrooms!) and figurative, about which we’re proud.
Read on to see some of our latest developments. And be sure to check out the
love we’re sharing on Facebook today! |
EMBRACING THE CHILD AND FAMILY WITH
BRAZELTON TOUCHPOINTS PHILOSOPHY
“Every
child needs at least one adult who is irrationally crazy about him or her.” The
science makes it clear that the parent-child connection is the basis for much
of child development. To foster the most
responsive family relationships we’ve embarked on a training initiative as part
of the Brazelton Touchpoints Center’s Site Network, a learning community using
the Touchpoints approach in their family engagement strategies. <Read
more>
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 JUST A FEW STEPS AWAY FROM HOMELESSNESS
We
expect that an elite college degree will yield strong
job opportunities. That wasn’t the case with Madelyn, a young woman the
Boston Globe featured in their recent series, the Valedictorians Project. When
her son Emir was born and a job didn’t materialize, it didn’t
take long for her situation to unravel. Horizons
was there to lift her and Emir up. Today he is blossoming in first
grade and she’s working in the social services, a role that she says, “I can
take on because I’ve been there myself.” <Read
more>
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 SESAME
STREET TAPS HORIZONS TO INFORM THEIR HOMELESSNESS INITIATIVE
When
Sesame Street decided to address childhood homelessness, they called on the
expertise of Horizons. Sesame Street in Communities provides resources to unite
communities, foster families’ and kids’ resilience, nurture physical and mental
health, and provide critical early learning opportunities. As part of their
work to educate a nationwide circle of care organizations, they turned to us as
the model for how to provide support to children living in shelter. <Read
more>
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 CREATING A VISION FOR THE FUTURE
While many know that our work
focuses on children in our centers and Playspaces, fewer know about the
in-depth work we do with families. Goal setting is a critical component
of Horizons’ programming. For many, setting goals can be as challenging as
achieving them. To help, our Family Partnership Program hosted a party where
parents were invited to create a vision board. These boards may be used together with the
Mobility Mentoring® process, the proven methodology for parent coaching used
at Horizons. <Read
more>
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Want to learn more?
Please visit our website to stay
up to date on additional news and upcoming events, including the Celebrity
Circuit Challenge and 30th Annual Spring Gala!
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