Topic: Engaging and Supporting Families So Their Children Thrive
Speakers: Claudia Williams, PhD; Dr. Parthener Olivia Pinder, MD; Allan Shedlin
Location: Hardin Room, 11th Floor Church Building (777 1st. Ave., E 44th St, New York, NY 10017)
Young children’s development (Pre-Birth to Age 8) is enhanced when their parents, extended family members and other caregivers and the community provide the guidance, support and resource that contributes to their well-being. This two-part program includes presentations about two (2) projects reflecting the premise.
Health, Art Therapy and Literacy
Claudia Williams, PhD, NGO Representative, Council of International Programmes (CIP), and Dr. Parthener Olivia Pinder, MD, currently enrolled in MPH Policy and Planning at New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, will present their program currently being implemented in the SE Regional Health Authority Family Clinics in St. Thomas Parish, Jamaica.
Doubling the Odds of Early Childhood Success– Engaging Dads.
Allan Shedlin, REEL FATHERS Founder & President, Washington, DC, former elementary school principal and former Executive Director of the National Elementary School Center.
Allan Shedlin has been working with community-based organizations in Central and Northern New Mexico, Montgomery County, MD and Washington, DC. The REEL FATHERS program utilizes film and story as catalysts for dialogue and relationship skill-building with fathers.