Allston Brighton Early Childhood System of Care
Promotion, Prevention, Intervention

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Since March of 2007, the United Way of Massachusetts Bay has funded the Home  for Little Wanderers to lead a four year initiative to develop an early childhood system of care in Allston Brighton.

A community board meets monthly to plan details of a system that will meet their vision for the Allston Brighton Early Childhood System of Care:

All children birth to seven in Allston-Brighton are thriving and ready to learn.

Families and caregivers in Allston-Brighton have the tools and resources to support the healthy development of their children.

Through the Allston-Brighton Early Childhood System of Care initiative, our community works together effectively to improve access to high quality resources, services and tools.

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The board consists of parents, caregivers and representatives from existing organizations and programs in the neighborhood including schools, healthcare and child care facilities, business, religious, cultural and recreational groups.

In addition to developing our system, the board also organizes activities for families. We have begun a series of free, monthly parent workshops that is ongoing, published a community resource guide, collaborated with St. Elizabeth’s Hospital to provide information for families and activities for children at their Annual Kids Walk and Family Health Fair and held focus groups to learn more about the needs of the community.

To find out how you can participate, please contact Ruth Smullin at 617-254-1520 or rsmullin@thehome.org.

Funded by Led by The Home for Little Wanderers in collaboration with community partners.