Help Me Grow Western New York Awarded $1.8 Million Grant For Child Development Program
Help Me Grow Western New York has been awarded a $1.8 million grant from the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation for its continued regional implementation of the comprehensive child development collaborative. Niagara University has been selected to manage the three-year grant.
Help Me Grow Western New York (HMGWNY) was conceptualized in 2009 and launched in 2011 by the Health Foundation for Western & Central New York and key stakeholders, including NU’s College of Education. In 2012, HMGWNY was named the sole New York state affiliate of Help Me Grow National.
The initiative was created in response to the need for a comprehensive early childhood developmental monitoring system in Western New York (and New York state) that leveraged and coordinated existing services across sectors to provide a family-focused approach in meeting the needs of children at risk for developmental delays, disabilities and social-emotional problems. After three years of community research, cultivating resources and partnerships, and developing a sustainability plan, HMGWNY began serving families in Erie and Niagara counties.
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