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We all Play a Role in Childhood Literacy by Pam Leo, published in the Portland Press Herald: 3/2/20

Starting Strong is proud to have Pam Leo and her Book Fairy Pantry Project as a partner. Over the years, Pam has contributed to many of Starting Strong’s workgroups and programs. She is a passionate advocate for early

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Partner of the Month: Maine Families

Starting Strong’s mission is to help children in Portland read by age 8. Our work is cultivated by community partners that work closely with children. Together, we seek out easily accessible campaigns that have been proven to close

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Week of the Young Child School Readiness Parade and Festival

    On April 27th from 10:00-12:00PM Starting Strong, Maine AEYC, Northeast Hearing and Speech and many other Portland-based early learning organizations celebrated the Week of the Young Child. The festival started with a sidewalk parade from East End

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Starting Strong Hosts METRO Bus ‘Read In’ at East End School Festival on April 27 in Portland

PRESS RELEASE — PORTLAND, MAINE (April 17 , 2019) — Starting Strong will host a “read in” for young children on a Greater Portland METRO bus at the 5th Annual Week of the Young Child School Readiness Parade and Festival

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Week of the Young Child Parade and Festival

On April 27th from 10:00-12:00PM Starting Strong, Maine Association for the Education of Young Children, Northeast Hearing and Speech and many other Portland-based early learning organizations will celebrate the Week of the Young Child. The festival starts with

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Partner of the Month: Children’s Odyssey of Portland, Maine

Starting Strong’s mission is to help children in Portland meet reading proficiency by age 8. Our work in this area is cultivated by working groups designed to take on this mission, with community partners that work closely with

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Winter Newsletter 2019

Winter Newsletter 2019 Topics:  Reading Partners Expansion Upcoming Early Childhood Learning Workshop Universal Pre-K Access Birth-3 Screening Initiative Talking is Teaching  Read the newsletter here: https://conta.cc/2JKrdSP

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Featured Work: Early Childhood Learning Series

Starting Strong and Westbrook Children’s Project have been co-facilitating the Early Childhood Learning series together since last year. Each year a series of workshops are offered on the second Tuesday of each month from January until May. The

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Partner of the Month: Michelle Morel of Morel Communications

Why communications are important in effecting community change?“ Build it and they will come” just does not work today. With all the messages out there and the myriad ways people receive messages, it is more important than ever

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Books are Important…But Communication is Vital

 Starting Strong partners with many organizations in Portland. Our programs are designed to help organizations have a collective impact on the community we live and work in, whether on a daily basis with Reading Partners, or in supporting a

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