NEWSLETTER

July 2023

July Event Spotlight:

Learn about how to keep your child safe in the car and have your car seat or booster seat checked by a Certified Child Passenger Safety Technician.

Obtenga información sobre cómo mantener seguro a su hijo en el automóvil y que un técnico certificado en seguridad de niños pasajeros revise su asiento de automóvil o asiento elevado.

Click here to sign up!

Resource Spotlight:

United Way Help Me Grow Greater Austin is a great resource for information about supporting kids' development from prenatal through kindergarten. Information and resources are available by age and in English and Spanish. Click here to check it out!

Save the Date!

Georgetown Afterschool Alliance

Our Georgetown Afterschool Alliance partners are hard at work this summer, keeping kids safe and heathy, helping working families, and building developmental relationships.

Click the links below to see that fantastic activities they have lined up!

Top - Kids play water games at Fit & Fun Day with TGP Bridges to Growth & Georgetown Family YMCA. Bottom - Sisters crafting at TGP Bridges to Growth's Pom Pom Critters event.

Summer Mental Health Support

We know that kids are struggling with mental health more now than ever, and the need for mental health support doesn't stop for summer. We are fortunate to have many terrific resources for kids and families in the Georgetown area; see below for the list we have compiled.

For information from NAMI about identifying and supporting kids' mental health needs, click here.

TGP Happenings

Thank you!

The Georgetown Project is so grateful to have been awarded grants in June by two of our long-time partners in early childhood.

Georgetown Health Foundation

Big thanks to the Georgetown Health Foundation for their continued support of The Georgetown Project Bridges to Growth. Their generosity allows us to continue to provide enriching children’s programming, support for parents and caregivers, and high-quality early childhood education training. GHF also helps us to build organizational capacity and to provide emergency housing support for homeless students in GISD.

United Way for Greater Austin

Our friends at United Way for Greater Austin just awarded $475,000 in Community Investment Grants to 20 Williamson County organizations! This funding will support strategic areas of United Way’s work and mission to break the cycle of poverty in our community–and we’re so honored to be a part of it through TGP Bridges to Growth’s work supporting parents, caregivers, children, and early childhood educators. These grants will impact thousands of local families in the areas of education, health, and financial stability.

Smart Beginnings Task Force

Thank you to our Smart Beginnings Task Force Partners! As a part of a planning grant provided by Episcopal Health Foundation, this group has been meeting for the past year, focusing on how best to support families of young children. After six focus groups with over 50 parents of 0-3 year olds, we've learned a lot about what resources and information parents need. We're looking forward to using the insight we've gained from these families to continue to develop programming that supports parents and caregivers and promotes early brain development and attachment in young children.

SYEP is in full swing!

Our TGP Summer Youth Employment Program students are about a month into their internships now, gaining first-time job experience and learning a lot! We are so proud of their hard work!

Ren O'Connor working at the City of Georgetown Animal Shelter.

Abeer Almohommed and Lillian Troe-Beasley interning for The Caring Place.

The Buzz at Bridges to Growth

TGP Bridges to Growth is packing up to join the fun over at the Carver Center for Families! We are looking forward to having a bigger space for our kids' events, parenting workshops, early childhood education trainings, toy library, and an expanded preschool playroom. Our move date is scheduled for early August, so be sure to check our website and Eventbrite to stay up date!

Preschool Fun & Learning

In June, we pretended to go camping at Toddler Time and ¡Hola Amiguitos! Through dramatic play, young children learn new vocabulary, build their imaginations, and build social skills.

Upcoming Events at TGP Bridges to Growth

2023 Committed to Kids Training Conference

Don't miss the 2023 Committed to Kids Summer Training Conference, brought to you by The Georgetown Project and Christ Lutheran Learning Center! Click here to register!

Join us for:

Two days of high quality training for early childhood educators
Up to 15 hours of training credit
Special "Girls Night Out" with Paint with Me Kimberly Keller

Click the links below to register now for these upcoming events!

Family Art Activities

Spanish Parent Workshop

Spanish Event for Adults

Parent & Caregiver Workshop

Community News

Backpack Distribution & Community Awareness Fair

Mark your calendars for GCCMA's Backpack Distribution & Community Awareness Fair!

Saturday, August 5

9:00am - 12:00pm

At Carver Center for Families

Families will be able to pick up their backpacks and learn more about the new Carver Center for Families, hear about community resources, and have fun! There will also be a petting zoo, and Zydeco Ice will be handing out snoballs for everyone to enjoy! Don't miss it!

Click the flyer to enlarge it. Click here for more information.

Girls Empowerment Network Camp

Registration is open for Girls Empowerment Network summer camp is for girls entering grades 3rd-8th. Our week-long day camps help girls increase their self-efficacy, the belief in their ability to succeed.

Led by our dedicated team of girl-experts, summer camp is filled with engaging activities, crafts and games that cultivate our SixC’s (Critical Thinking, Creativity, Communication, Coping Skills, Collaboration, and Confidence), and group activities from our flagship curriculum to help girls feel powerful this summer and beyond! Click here for more info or to register.

GISD Goes Gold for Childhood Cancer Awareness

GISD will "Go Gold" this September to raise awareness about childhood cancer and support families in our community who are facing this life-changing diagnosis during National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

You'll hear more about two big events during football season this fall:

EVHS will "Go Gold" on Sept 1 and GHS will "Go Gold" on Sept. 8 during home football games. In addition to supporting a good cause, it's an incredible effort to unite our community: One Town. One District, One Cause: Gold.

For now, one way to get involved is to join the movement and purchase a t-shirt. Details are available here: https://georgetowngoesgold.itemorder.com/shop/sale/. And while September seems like a long way off, there is a t-shirt order deadline in August, photo shoots being planned and more!

With support from funding partners

The Georgetown Project