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Strong Starts for Children Community Profiles

All Indian Pueblo Council (Five Sandoval Indian Pueblos, Inc.)—The All Indian Pueblo Council formed a broad-based coalition to engage pueblo communities in dialogue and problem solving, and to design strategy for policy-level change on issues of economic self sufficiency, education capacity, and healthy living.

Cuidando los Niños (on behalf of the New Mexico Campaign to End Child Homelessness) — The organization and the National Center on Family Homelessness are leading an effort to address the needs of homeless families by bringing together in dialogue and problem solving people who have experienced homelessness, agencies and community organizations in the South Valley and Southeast Heights neighborhoods of Albuquerque and Bernalillo County.

The University of New Mexico Family Development Program (in collaboration with Decade of the Child, a statewide early childhood advocacy coalition) — This project, called “Launching the Decade of the Child: Strong Starts for our Children,” is engaging traditionally marginalized people such as teen parents, urban Native Americans, immigrant populations, families without homes, and incarcerated parents in areas of Albuquerque to talk and act together to support children’s growth and development.

Native American Professional Parent Resources, Inc. — With a mission to build healthy Native American children and families, NAPPR is using the Strong Starts for Children initiative to bolster the ability of tribal and urban Native communities to incorporate parenting education and parenting support services, as well as to train community and tribal leaders in engaging their communities in dialogues on issues of early childhood wellness.

Youth Development, Inc., Pajarito Mesa Strong Starts for Children — Youth Development, Inc., is bringing together churches, nonprofits, businesses, schools, health providers, the neighboring County of Bernalillo, and more to engage with residents of Pajarito Mesa on the barriers to early childhood development and to commit to systemic changes that affect the long-term welfare of their children.