Decked out in their bright green BrdsNBz shirts, the Coalition’s Teen Leaders traveled to Tallahassee along with Healthy Start staff and board members on April 9 for Children’s Week. The two teens, Jada and Jheri, attended a Teen Town Hall in the morning and a teen advocacy workshop afternoon. The sisters participated in the Peer Health Advocates program and were… Read More
Youth- and adolescent-serving staff from numerous agencies across the region attended a training April 10 on Adverse Childhood Experiences, the first in a series of trainings under the Coalition’s Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) grant. Seventy people attended the training, which was organized by the Jacksonville Children’s Commission (JCC) and the Jacksonville Area Sexual Minority… Read More
When: April 18, 2013 Location: Early Learning Coalition, 8301 Cypress Plaza Dr., Suite 201, Jacksonville, FL 32256 Time: 9 am
Despite the cold weather, the Jacksonville Kids Coalition hosted an Advocacy Walk at the Jacksonville Landing and a press conference at City Hall on March 26 as part of Florida’s Children’s Week. Former Jacksonville Jaguar safety Donovin Darius, children from the community and Jaxson De Ville led the Advocacy Walk. Following the walk, a ceremony… Read More
The Jacksonville Children’s Commission is offering a 28-hour training on Advancing Youth Development that provides an in-depth look and review of critical areas for those working in the youth development field. Session 1: Introduction to the Youth Development Approach Session 2: Developmental Youth Outcomes: The Bottom Line of Youth Workers Session 3: Cultural Assumptions and… Read More