Make your Target run count…again!https://waytogrow.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/TargetCircle_Nonprofit_FB_Launch.png1200630Melissa MeyerMelissa Meyerhttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/18ca60258fafad3ea7017dd03fa3f0e8?s=96&d=blank&r=g
We are honored and excited to announce that we have been chosen to participate in a special charitable giving campaign, sponsored and funded by Target. And you have the chance to help direct a portion of Target’s donation to us!
Now through December 31, vote for us through the Target Circle program to help determine how Target’s donation will be divvied up. Find out more about Target Circle here: www.target.com/circle.
We’re asking our supporters to help us make the most of this incredible opportunity. Every vote counts to help us receive a portion of the available Target funds as we continue our mission to ensure every child has an equal opportunity to succeed in school and life.
Don’t forget, as you earn more votes, you can keep voting multiple times during the campaign! Thank you for your support, and we encourage you to share your support for us (and your thanks to Target) on social media throughout the duration of the voting!
Your Community Needs Youhttps://waytogrow.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/COVID_newsletter_ask-01-e1619201868869.png1000584Melissa MeyerMelissa Meyerhttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/18ca60258fafad3ea7017dd03fa3f0e8?s=96&d=blank&r=g
Our Way to Grow program is needed now more than ever. Schools are closed and parents are educating at home. Families are experiencing sudden unemployment and resource shortages. Accessing timely and necessary information in their home language is a challenge. The stress of this pandemic is adding more weight to the shoulders of families already isolated and trying to stay afloat.
Our work hasn’t stopped. Right now, “virtual home visits” are happening all over the Twin Cities. Our staff is:
Working with families language to language, culture to culture
Equipping parents to be their child’s foremost educator
Helping parents navigate basic needs resources like food, employment, and healthcare
Helping families keep their daily routines through these uncertain times
In the words of Lauren, a Way to Grow parent, “Miss Patricia [Family Educator] is my backup, my resource. I know I can count on her.”
Can we count on you?
Your community and your neighbors need you now. Here’s how you can help:
Financial donations are needed. Please consider a gift today to continue our virtual home visits and support check-ins with some of the most vulnerable families and children in our cities.
We have an immediate need for the following supplies to be sent directly to Way to Grow at 201 Irving Ave. N, Suite 100, Minneapolis, MN 55405:
Diapers, baby wipes, and formula
Cub gift cards
Target gift cards for food and household supplies
Books, games, and learning materials
Thank you for your continued support—what we are doing together now, truly matters for so many.
Way to Grow is online!https://waytogrow.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Virtual-Visits-Header-01.png25001459Melissa MeyerMelissa Meyerhttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/18ca60258fafad3ea7017dd03fa3f0e8?s=96&d=blank&r=g
The world looks very different today—children are learning at home, many people are unable to work, and a network of services is more important than ever. To meet the increased needs of our families and still keep everyone safe and healthy, on March 16 Way to Grow moved to virtual home visits for our families. Family Educators are now staying in contact with the families they serve through whatever virtual platforms the family can access. Through their screens, our staff continues to provide valuable home visits to families—connecting them to critical resources, teaching activities to families, and answering important questions during a frightening time.
Our Program Manager Patricia, tells us that although this change happened quickly, families are so grateful to make connections despite isolation and still receive the services of Way to Grow. “They are just so joyful that they are still able to communicate with their Family Educators by FaceTime!” she said. “The kids get such a kick out of it and we didn’t miss a beat with any of our activities.” Usually staff bring materials with them to the home, so they have had to get creative. “We started to send everything to the families through email and the mail the second all of this started,” Patricia explained. “We got the materials and curriculum right out to the parents so that we could continue to work with our families.”
Even our preschool has turned into a virtual classroom. Closed along with other schools in Minnesota, our teachers have had to improvise with daily videos to maintain the rhythm of classroom life, as well as reading stories and posting activities. The best part is that families are still engaged—posting photos and videos of their kids doing the activities, commenting with answers to recorded “lessons,” and forming an online community at the same time.
Things might look different right now, but we continue to work tirelessly on behalf of our parents and children each and every day. Despite being physically distant, we are still providing stability in the midst of change and uncertainty. It is because of your generous support that Way to Grow is able to continue our work. We couldn’t do this without you!
Our Response to COVID-19https://waytogrow.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/email_1-01.png50002500Melissa MeyerMelissa Meyerhttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/18ca60258fafad3ea7017dd03fa3f0e8?s=96&d=blank&r=g
In the wake of the current COVID-19 pandemic, top of mind is the health and safety of our Way to Grow staff, families, community partners, and neighbors. Knowing that our home visiting programming is a critical resource to our community, we have included an outline of our plan for continuing home visits while doing our part to limit the spread of COVID-19.
To provide necessary parent and education support, we have moved to a “virtual visit” mode for home visits and support check-ins. All group education classes and events have been postponed until a later date based on direction from the Minnesota Department of Health and state public health officials. In addition, the Way to Grow preschool will be closed through the end of March, as we follow the Minneapolis Public Schools’ direction. We will continue to work to strengthen our internal structure to support virtual home visits and remote work options for all staff.
We are monitoring updates and will follow guidance from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the Minnesota Department of Health, and state public health officials. These decisions are not made lightly, and we strive to maintain “business as usual” as best we can in a situation that can only be described as extraordinary and uncharted.
Please remember that what we do together truly matters. Your support will be even more important as we move forward to continue educational home visiting and family support services to some of the most vulnerable people in our communities. Thank you for supporting us, supporting our families, and supporting one another as we all care for our neighbors.
Make Your Target Run Counthttps://waytogrow.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/TargetCircle_Nonprofit_TWT_Launch.jpg1024512Melissa MeyerMelissa Meyerhttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/18ca60258fafad3ea7017dd03fa3f0e8?s=96&d=blank&r=g
We are honored and excited to announce that we have been chosen to participate in a special charitable giving campaign, sponsored and funded by Target. And you have the chance to help direct a portion of Target’s donation to us!
Now through March 31, vote for us through the Target Circle program to help determine how Target’s donation will be divvied up. Find out more about Target Circle here: www.target.com/circle
We’re asking our supporters to help us make the most of this incredible opportunity. Every vote counts to help us receive a portion of the available Target funds as we continue our mission to ensure that children within the most isolated families are born healthy stay, healthy, and are prepared for school.
Don’t forget, as you earn more votes, you can keep voting multiple times during the campaign!
Thank you for your support, and we encourage you to share your support for us (and your thanks to Target) on social media throughout the duration of the voting!
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