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Check out our newsletter to learn what GEEARS is doing to advocate for Head Start. We look ahead to Mayor's Reading Club and Children's Mental Health Week. And we look back at GA's legislative session and GEEARS' Amazing Race! Click here to read: mailchi.mp/geears/april20…

Thanks to Congresswoman Lucy McBath for visiting YMCA of Metropolitan Atlanta Chattahoochee Early Learnong Center to discuss the important role Head Start plays in supporting parents' ability to work. It is one of 379 sites across the state that serve over 20,000 children at risk of losing

Support GEEARS and your grad! 1) Go to minted.com through Sunday, May 4th to order a card or gift for your graduate. 2) Use the code FUNDRAISEGEEARS. You’ll get a 20% discount and 10% give-back offer. Minted will also give GEEARS an extra $10 donation.

Children’s Mental Health Week, produced by Bright from the Start, begins today! We love this web page full of videos, activities, opportunities, prizes, and other resources. Click here to see all that this week has to offer! decal.ga.gov/Prek/Childrens…

Connect to children! Talk and listen to their feelings and experiences. #littlekidsbigfeelings Learn how you can participate in Children’s Mental Health Week: decal.ga.gov/PreK/Childrens…

Promote Children’s Mental Health Week in your class today! Find resources and activities here: decal.ga.gov/PreK/Childrens… #littlekidsbigfeelings, #takeabreathtogether #KidsMentalHealth #DECALCMHWEEK2025

A child’s social and emotional development occurs within the environment of their early relationships. #DECALCMHWEEK2025 Learn how you can participate in Children’s Mental Health Week: decal.ga.gov/PreK/Childrens…

Thanks State Rep. Katie Dempsey, CALi, and Callan Wells from GEEARS: GA Early Ed Alliance for Ready Students for stopping by Rome Children’s Academy to celebrate Children’s Mental Health Week—reading stories and showing kids how to take a calming Alligator Breath! 🐊 #MentalHealthMatters Bright from the Start

Children spell love: T I M E. Spending time your child promotes healthy relationships and supports their mental health! #TakeABreathTogether Learn how you can participate in Children’s Mental Health Week: decal.ga.gov/PreK/Childrens…

One irreplaceable source of child care (and much more) is Head Start, which has thrived for 60 years. In our latest Thought Leaders column in SaportaReport, GEEARS makes a strong case for the continued funding of this vital program. Click here: tinyurl.com/2edkym8f

All kids need a head start in life. Yet, the Head Start program could have its funding cut by the federal government. Want to know why its loss would be devastating for our state's families? Read our latest Thought Leaders column in SaportaReport. tinyurl.com/2edkym8f

Adult Head Start graduates are 29% less likely to receive public assistance. They’re 12% less likely to live in poverty and 39% more likely to complete college. This is a powerful return on investment. Read GEEARS’ latest SaportaReport column here: tinyurl.com/2edkym8f

Healthy mothers = healthy babies! Medicaid provides prenatal and postpartum care, treatment of complications before or after birth, the birth itself, and much more! To show Congress your support for Medicaid’s continued funding, go to GEEARS’ Action Alert: votervoice.net/iframes/GEEARS…

GEEARS’ newsletter is live! Learn how and why to advocate for SNAP, save Oct. 23 for our Annual Luncheon and read a letter from our Research & Policy Director about the completion of her kids’ early childhood journey. Click here: mailchi.mp/geears/may2025…

#SNAP supports 34M+ children – boosting health, development & early learning. As cuts loom, Campaign for Grade-Level Reading invites you to #LearningTuesdays on 6/10, 3–4:30PM ET for a vital convo on why protecting SNAP matters. Food Research & Action Center Hawaiʻi Appleseed GEEARS: GA Early Ed Alliance for Ready Students 🗓️Register: ow.ly/MkVI50Q4MTP

Congrats to GEEARS’ Senior Manager of Leadership and Learning, Greg Barrett, who yesterday graduated from the 2Gen Leadership Academy with a presentation about optimizing the Gateway experience for GA's families. We’re so proud that Greg was selected for this prestigious program!

The Senate is debating a budget reconciliation bill with cuts to SNAP and SNAP-Ed. Read GEEARS’ SaportaReport column to learn why this is an egregious and urgent matter. We’ll also tell you how to contact your senators to advocate for SNAP. tinyurl.com/zdre389v

Over 1/3 of SNAP benefits go to families with children under 5. It’s for these little ones that we must urge Senators to preserve SNAP & SNAP-Ed funding in the federal budget. Learn about SNAP and how to advocate for it in our latest SaportaReport column. tinyurl.com/zdre389v