Help Me Grow Alabama Blog

4 Mar · Lauren Till · No Comments

HMG Staff Spotlight: Kenyetta Foster

Kenyetta Foster joined the Help Me Grow Alabama team as the West Alabama Regional Care Coordinator at Child Development Resources. She is a graduate of the University of Alabama with a Bachelor of Social Work degree. Before coming to Help Me Grow, Kenyetta worked with children and adolescents for 10 years in a treatment facility …

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2 Mar · Lauren Till · No Comments

HMG Staff Spotlight: Emily Paxton

Emily Paxton joined the APC team in October as an AmeriCorps Service Member with Help Me Grow (HMG).  She is currently a student at Samford University, completing a joint program to receive a Masters in Social Work and a Bachelor’s in Sociology.  She has served with Special Equestrians as a volunteer for the last two …

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21 Aug · Lauren Till · No Comments

HMG Staff Spotlight: Amber Whitfield

Amber Whitfield joined the Help Me Grow Alabama team as a Central Alabama Regional Care Coordinator at the United Way of Central Alabama. Amber has 7 years of early childhood experience as a Head Start teacher for Jefferson County Committee of Economic Opportunity (JCCEO), a teaching assistant for Birmingham City Schools, Lead teacher in two …

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14 Aug · Lauren Till · No Comments

HMG Staff Spotlight: Jaquayya Roberts Americorps Member

Jaquayya Roberts joined the Help Me Grow Alabama team as an AmeriCorps member with the Alabama Partnership for Children. Jaquayya is a native of Shorter, Alabama and currently a graduating senior at Alabama State University, majoring in English with a concentration in Writing. Jaquayya writes, “I am very passionate about going the extra mile and helping …

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7 Aug · Lauren Till · No Comments

HMG Staff Spotlight: Lindsey Hughes

              Lindsey Hughes joined the Alabama Partnership for Children in July 2019 as the Help Me Grow Alabama Care Coordinator. She is a two-time graduate of Troy University with a Bachelor of Science in Social Work and a Master of Social Work degree. Lindsey comes to Help Me Grow …

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21 Jun · Lauren Till · No Comments

Free Developmental Screening Event: July 12, 2019 Hartford, Alabama

What is Help Me Grow: Books, Balls, & Blocks? Books, Balls, and Blocks is a free event held for children and their families. The purpose of the event is to screen children for developmental delays in the first 5 years of life, while the kids are playing! The event is fun, educational, and exciting! While …

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21 Jun · Lauren Till · No Comments

Free Developmental Screening Event: July 23, 2019 Dothan, Alabama

What is Help Me Grow: Books, Balls, & Blocks? Books, Balls, and Blocks is a free event held for children and their families. The purpose of the event is to screen children for developmental delays in the first 5 years of life, while the kids are playing! The event is fun, educational, and exciting! While …

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21 Jun · Lauren Till · No Comments

Free Developmental Screening Event: June 26, 2019 Valley, Alabama

What is Help Me Grow: Books, Balls, & Blocks? Books, Balls, and Blocks is a free event held for children and their families. The purpose of the event is to screen children for developmental delays in the first 5 years of life, while the kids are playing! The event is fun, educational, and exciting! While …

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Help Me Grow Alabama

Help Me Grow Alabama is an affiliate of the Help Me Grow National Network and a program of the Alabama Partnership for Children.

 

Help Me Grow Alabama is funded by the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education through the Preschool Development Grant and the Alabama Department of Human Resources.

 

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