As I listed to President Obama give a speech at the Harlem children zone when he was running it allowed me to see a different side of the President. He talked about getting the poverty out of the urban areas and putting a hcz in many other city all over the US.
I have gotten a clear understanding that poverty just don't affect the person that is sturggling but it affects the nation. Child care programs are the ones that allows families get the assistance they need. Many families have a sense of peace to kow that their child will get a health meal while in child care.
It hurts me when one of my babies in my class tells me that I did not eat last cause mommy did not have food and all I had was milk. At that point I go out my way to get food for the family.
Tamika, Thank you for sharing your experience from the speech from President Obama. I hope many other people received that same response you did. I agree we as Early Childhood Professionals play a vital role in helping our families with receiving assistance when needed.
ReplyDeleteI am a true admire of the HCZ. I have been in and out of a few of the HCZ academies and what they do is remarkable! We need more programs like this across the globe. I enjoyed listening to President Obama talk about his support for programs like this. It gives us hope in many ways. I believe it can be done we just need the right people to implement great programs like the HCZ!
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