We are at the Foster, Adoption, Kinship Resource Fair at Wolf’s Prairie Park in Berrien Springs! Getting families connected with the Get READY Guide and Calendar. We also have forms to get kiddos signed up for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library!

Great group of parents training to be parent ambassadors in their community to promote the importance of Preschool and Kindergarten Readiness!

Our Parent Coalition meetings are starting back up this September!!! RSVP today for this great meeting coming up on September 25th. Free dinner and childcare and a book for each child to all who RSVP!! Spread the word, and bring a friend.

Today we had our Great Start Collaborative Celebration. We were honored to present our Parent Champions of the year award to Tasi Russell and Jennifer Fentress. Cheryl Bury received the Child Advocate of the year... facebook.com/291945834987/p…

Thanks to all who headed out to Bridgman tonight for safety night. So much fun was had by all!!! Join us next week in Niles. Message for more details.

Shoutout to the Niles Township Fire Department and Niles Police Department for speaking to families about safety and letting them check out their equipment/vehicles tonight at the Parent Coalition meeting!

Thank you Teri Sue Freehling for your great ideas and STEAM experiments. From homemade ice cream to slime and everything in between. It was a great night.

Welcome winter TONIGHT 6-7:30 at Berrien RESA. Things for kids of all ages-3rd grade! Come see Santa Mrs. Claus and Olaf and so much more fun!!!!!!!!

TONIGHT’S (January 22nd) Parent coalition meeting at 1st church of God is CANCELLED. To due roads and incoming weather. We do NOT want any families and children out on the roads. We want everyone home and safe!!!!

Thank you to Circle of Hope, a children’s counseling center for presenting at our Parent Coalition this evening. They shared so many great ideas on how to cope with our little ones BIG emotions!!!!

Our 2nd annual Parenting Matters Conference is coming up on Saturday March 23rd!!! It’s not too late to sign up. Head to berrienresa.org to register TODAY!!!

The community baby shower is in full swing! We are so happy to have these moms and dads here!!!

Dr. Elena Quintana, Ph. D, sharing with the group about Trauma in families.

Come join us at the Health Department for their 2nd Annual Back to School Bash. Resources, Vision and Hearing... fb.me/6QvFkFxJy

Another successful year for the Great Start Collaborative! Recognized our 2017 Child Advocate of the Year, Zech... fb.me/7L7QWX6x1

The Spring Into Reading Book Drive has officially kicked off. Make sure to donate new or gently used children's... fb.me/1yxtzyfB7

We’re at the Berrien RESA Early Childhood Playgroup in Watervliet with our Get READY Kits....all items to help... fb.me/2wwQzqNMn

There are a few more chances to check out these Get ready for Kindergarten kits!!!! We will be at Bridgman... fb.me/49VoFabZi

We need your HELP!!!! We need MANY volunteers to help sort books from our book drive next Tuesday and Wednesday, March 27th and 28th. We will meet at 8:30am at Berrien RESA. Many hands make... facebook.com/permalink.php?…

Sorting over 5,000 books from our book drive. Thank you to our volunteers from United Federal Credit Union, Berrien RESA, United way, and The Great Start Collaborative of Berrien and Cass County for coming to help out. Finally a thank you to Fred Upton for stopping by.