Week 2 - Sharing Web Resources

The organization that really grabbed my attention was the National Black Child Development Institute (www.nbcdi.org). This organization works to improve and advance the lives of Black children and their families through advocacy and education. They believe that parents, along with members and organizations within the community need to come together on behalf of Black children. This organization has several initiatives that they are currently working on. Unfortunately, I was unable to check them all out because some of the sites are down. The one that really stood out to however, was their T.E.A.C.H. initiative.

 Teacher Education and Compensation Helps (T.E.A.C.H) focuses on the under-education, poor compensation, and high turnover within the early childhood workforce. This project was created in 1990 by the Child Care Services Association (www.childcareservices.org). There are four components within T.E.A.C.H.; education, scholarship, compensation, and commitment. The education component helps participants earn the college credits needed for early childhood education. Scholarship offers counseling and financial support to the participants. Compensation can be earned by participants after completing a year of education successfully. Lastly, with commitment, participants agree to remain in the child care field. The following link gives more information on the T.E.A.C.H. initiative - http://www.childcareservices.org/_downloads/TEACH_OnePage4_12.pdf .

While learning about this initiative I was led to the Child Care Services Association website. This was brand new to me and throughout the week I will spend time learning more about this association and their purpose.