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NC Business Leader, Philanthropist Donates $20,000 to CFF for Thanksgiving Meals

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As food prices continue to soar, many families have turned to local non-profit organizations for assistance with covering their Thanksgiving meal. Children & Families First was prepared to answer the call thanks to a generous donation from local business leader and philanthropist, Marcus T. Johnson. Johnson, a serial entrepreneur who has dedicated his life and …

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Meaningful ways to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with your family

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday, January 17. While schools and federal buildings will be closed for the holiday, communities across the nation are gearing up to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. King, a Baptist minister whose nonviolent approach to ending racial segregation helped shape the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. …

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Guilford County opens new COVID-19 testing site due to increasing demand

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In response to the increasing demand for COVID-19 testing, the Guilford County Division of Public Health, Cone Health, MAKO Medical and the City of Greensboro recently opened a new testing site inside of Piedmont Hall. The site began testing on Saturday, Jan. 8 and will be available until Friday, Jan. 21 with no out-of-pocket cost …

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Early childhood apprenticeship program addresses growing recruitment, retention challenges

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According to a survey published in July by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), recruiting and retaining qualified early childhood educators has been a longstanding problem. However, since the pandemic, conditions have worsened with 81% of survey respondents saying that recruiting and retaining qualified educators is now even more difficult. Adding …

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GCD Success Story: Single Mom Finds New Job, Brighter Future

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Alyssa joined Guilford Child Development’s Family Success Center in the summer of 2019. The high school graduate and mother of one expressed an interest in career development, but after talking with Melissa Tearry, her Family Success Center Career Coach, it was determined that Alyssa needed more. “I realized that she was underemployed,” Melissa said. “Where …

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Guilford Child Development Welcomes New Head Start Program Director

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Guilford Child Development recently hired Martha Durhal to serve as Director of its Head Start/Early Head Start program which serves more than 1,100 children in Guilford County.   As Director, Martha will oversee all aspects of the agency’s Head Start/Early Head Start program, which includes the operation of 13 childcare centers throughout Greensboro and High …

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A Glimpse into the Work of Family Success Center Career Coach Melissa Tearry

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Where did you attend school? I graduated from UNCG with a degree in Human Development & Family Studies. I’ll be graduating from UNCG in May 2021 with a Master of Public Affairs in Nonprofit Management. What are your hobbies? For the last two and a half years my “hobby” has been grad schooll. Outside of …

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