Community Connections Grantee Addresses Poverty and Equity through Potty Training
According to NC Policy Watch, one in three families across the country struggle to afford diapers, as they cost on average $70-80 per month per child. WIC and SNAP benefits do not cover these expenses. Lack of diapers, or “diaper need,” also interferes with work, school, and even childcare, as centers expect children to be dropped off with diapers for their time at childcare centers. Many other childcare providers do ...Read More
Opportunities for the Brown Babies
“These resources help close the gap of experiences that aren’t readily available to us. That creates real equity.”- ChaVonne McGowan ChaVonne McGowan, Director of Seeds of Knowledge Creative Learning Center, has held positions over the last 20 years as a teacher, dean of students, and even principal in Metro Detroit, making it almost second nature to her to create a curriculum that prepares both students and their parents for ...Read More
What About Us?
On the corner of Belvidere Street on the east side of Detroit stands a homemade sign in blues and reds that reads: ‘Where Families Matter.’ The sign marks a two-story house that is community hub to Community Connections Grantee, What About Us? The organization, What About Us?, expanded in 2015 from the Belvidere Youth Community Block Club, founded in 2000, and Tammara Howard has been the leader of both visions ...Read More
