New Professional Development Opportunity Stems from National Center for Families Learning Conference
In late September 2018, eight early childhood educators were awarded scholarships from the Doña Ana County Early Childhood Education Coalition to attend the National Center for Families Learning (NCFL) Conference…
A New Leaders Circle Steering Team
The SUCCESS Partnership Leaders Circle Steering Team had their first meeting on January 17. The Steering Team was formed through an election process within the Leaders Circle in the fall…
Cruces Creatives to Create Pilot Exhibits for Children’s Mobile Museum
As the mobile children’s museum project advances forward, with an $8,000 grant from Bank of America, and the $5,000 Devasthali Family grant through the Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico…
NM Workforce Connection links parents to opportunities
Staff from the Las Cruces office of New Mexico Workforce Connection partnered with the Bridge of Southern New Mexico, Ngage New Mexico, and the SUCCESS Partnership to host listening sessions…
Educators Appreciated With a Celebration Dinner
Before the commencement of the school year, teachers were appreciated with a dinner at Nissan of Las Cruces on August 2. Over 50 teachers, who teach grades ranging from preschool…
A Healthy Dads Day Out in Anthony
Fathers were encouraged to embrace self-care and tend to their health at the Healthy Dads Day Out event on June 30 at the Anthony Water & Sanitation District, in Anthony,…
Early childhood educators selected to attend national conferences
The Doña Ana County Early Childhood Education (ECE) Coalition has sponsored a brand new scholarship opportunity with funds from La Clinica de Familia, and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to support…
Local Head Start’s role in change for early childhood education
LAS CRUCES – Doña Ana County holds a wide variety of services for young children and their families; many of which are fairly unknown to the community. For instance, Head Start (3…
Investments in early childhood have best return
The one occupation most adults will have is that of a parent, but most adults have little or no training in how to parent or even what to expect from…
Doña Ana County teen birth rate continues to decline
In 2005, the New Mexico Community Foundation with the purpose of identifying the social problems of Doña Ana County, sponsored a series of community meetings. One of the alarming statistics brought to all…