The National Healthy Start Association’s 16th Annual Spring Conference, Babies, Families, Communities: Moving From Volume to Value, was held in Washington, D.C., February 28 – March 3, 2015. Magnolia Project staff and Board member Joy Burgess attended the three-day conference. The conference provided an array of information and strategies to help communities prevent infant mortality… Read More
Although each group of new moms that completes the Magnolia Project’s Mothers and Babies Course is different, there is one common theme: “I want to be a good mother.” The Magnolia Project began implementing the Mothers and Babies Course, developed by Dr. Darius Tandon, in October. The six-week course is designed to help moms and/or… Read More
On Thursday, March 19 local agencies, non-profit organizations, child serving groups and families met in Hemming Park for the annual Jacksonville Children’s Week Advocacy Walk. After gathering remarks, the group of over 100 adults and children marched to the Jacksonville Landing for a resource fair and entertainment from Englewood High School Drumline and Community in… Read More
More than 70 staff members from Healthy Start programs at eight different agencies in the region came together Monday, March 23 for a day of training, team-building activities, mindfulness exercise and fun. The training was arranged by Coalition staff to allow all eight agencies to come together in one place. The workshop covered care coordination-specific… Read More
This blog post was written by Board of Directors Vice Chair Dr. Stephen Baker. Dr. Baker is a retired professor of political science from Jacksonville University and former Board Chair. It’s that time of year: the flowers emerge from their winter hibernation and the Florida legislature comes back into session this month. Limited to meeting… Read More