Learn more about the Early Childhood Professional Network, one of the the 2025 Landon Award Winners, located in Vermont.
Learn more about Early Childhood Professional Network, one of the 2025 Landon Award Winners!
Our Mission
The Turrell Fund financially & strategically supports organizations which provide quality services to children, especially the youngest and the underserved.
ZERO TO THREE, HealthySteps
Focus Areas
Greater Bergen Community Action
Head Start Program students at Greater Bergen Community Action, a K-12 organization supported by Turrell.
Newark Museum
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We award our grants to 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations with projects and portfolios especially for the youngest in New Jersey and Vermont.
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🤩Last Friday, Turrell staff attended @child_focus_nj Voices for Children Gala!
🏅The event honored Edward B. Marable, JR. Esq. as the Champion for Children Honoree, and reminded attendees about the incredible work of Child Focus. In the last year, around 430 children received advocacy from 200 CASA volunteers.
🤝Child Focus NJ is an organization that provides key programs and services to support children in foster care in New Jersey.
💫One of its programs, Safe Babies Court Team, is a key initiative that serves children from 0-3 in foster care or at risk of removal at their families. More than 30 families benefited from Safe Babies Court Team in the last year.
🙌Turrell is a proud supporter of Child Focus and its mission to provide permanent solutions for children and families. Thank you for all you do!
#ChildFocus #ChildFocusNJ #NJSafeBabiesCourtTeam #SBCT #VoicesforChildrenGala2025 #VoicesforChildren #FamilySupport #TurrellFund
Oct 1
😁All smiles for @greaterbergen students’ first day of preschool!
💫Greater Bergen Community Action (GBCA) is a Community Action Agency that serves children and families across Bergen, Hudson, and Passaic counties.
🏫GBCA’s Head Start program helps prepare young children as they become students, as well as supporting their families with the transition as well.
🙌Turrell thanks GBCA for its mission to support children and families as they enter preschool, as well as its work with early childhood educators. Good luck on this upcoming school year!
#GreaterBergenCommunityAction #GreaterBergenHeadStart #GBCA #GBCAHeadStart #Preschool #FirstDayofSchool #FirstDayofPreschool #EarlyChildhoodEducation #EarlyEducation #TurrellFund
Sep 29
💫Last week, Turrell staffer Dareen Abukwaik attended @cumacfeeds 40th anniversary celebration!
✨CUMAC is a trauma-informed, anti-hunger agency that is committed to providing basic necessities to individuals and families throughout Passaic County.
🤝Throughout the night, CUMAC’s work was applauded by legislators, community members, and past leadership.
💖CUMAC is designated as an official Anchor Organization of the NJ State Office of Resilience and provides wraparound support for Passaic families.
🙌Turrell is proud to support CUMAC’s community-driven work, breaking cycles of generational trauma and poverty for NJ families. Congratulations on 40 years!
#CUMAC #CUMACFeeds #40YearsofCUMAC #CUMAC40Years #FoodSecurity #TraumaInformedWork #ACEs #PACEs #TurrellFund
Sep 26
🤩Yesterday, Turrell staff attended The Case for Affordable Child Care for the launch of @startstrongnj
💫Start Strong NJ will advance a major policy effort to ensure affordable child care for all NJ families who need it. Learn more by checking out the link in our bio.
🎤The event was emceed by Steve Adubato and featured many notable speakers, along with representatives of the gubernatorial candidates. Attendees also heard from Connecticut leaders on their state’s investment in child care.
🙌Turrell is proud to support the work of Start Strong NJ, as well as the First 1,000 Days NJ Policy Coalition!
#StartStrongNJ #First1000DaysPolicyCoalition #First1000Days #StartStrong #ChildCare #ChildCareAdvocates #NJGubernatorialRace #ChildrenandFamilies
Sep 23
😁Smiles were all aboard the @artsbusvt this summer!
🎉The Arts Bus launched its Artventure Summer Camp through Northeast VT with 3 days of art projects inspired by Disney.
🚌The Arts Bus is the mobile art studio and makerspace that travels throughout Vermont, empowering children through the arts.
🙌Turrell is proud to support The Arts Bus, as it is an exemplary organization that makes arts accessible for VT’s children. Thank you for all that you do!
#TheArtsBus #ArtsEducation #ArtsAccess #ArtsBusVT #Vermont #VermontFamilies #VermontChildrenandFamilies #TurrellFund
Sep 22
🌞This past summer, @elizabethcoalition expanded both academic and emotional support for unhoused and low-income children at Bernice’s Place!
💖The Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless (ECHH) works to prevent and end homelessness in Union County, NJ.
🌳Children connected with rescued animals at the Allaire Community Farm, and participated in hands-on interactive science workshops by Mad Science.🧪
🙌Turrell proudly supports ECHH for its incredible work helping children and families. Thank you for all that you do!
#ElizabethCoalitiontoHousetheHomeless #ECHH #UnionCounty #FamilySupport #SummerCamp #EmotionalLearning #AcademicLearning #TurrellFund
Sep 17
🎉This past Saturday, @honeypotmontessori celebrated its Ribbon Cutting and Official Grand Opening!
🍯Honeypot Montessori is a state-licensed, nature-based Montessori school located in Newark – the first of its kind in the city.
🤝Honeypot Montessori serves children ages 2.5 to 6 years, with a focus on addressing educational inequities faced by Black and Brown children.
🙌Turrell congratulates Honeypot Montessori on this incredible milestone and wishes the team luck with this upcoming school year!
#HoneypotMontessori #MontessoriSchool #NewarkNJ #NewarkSchool #GrandOpening #RibbonCutting #EarlyChildhoodEducation #EarlyChildhood #EarlyCareandEducation #TurrellFund
Sep 16
🎉Yesterday, @tpcsinc held a Ribbon Cutting for its new kitchen and pantry - celebrating an expansion its programming!
💖Turning Point Community Services (TPCS) is a nonprofit dedicated to providing secure housing and support to women and children in need.
🤩In addition to the new kitchen and pantry, TPCS also has updated its clinical services area as well.
🙌Turrell congratulates the TPCS team -- thank you for all you do to help children and mothers in Essex County!
#TurningPointCommunityServices #TPCS #FamilySupport #WomenandChildrenSupport #IrinvingtonNJ #EssexCounty #TurrellFund
Sep 10
📅Mark your calendars for @newarkporchfest on September 20!
🎭The Turrell Fund is proud to support Newark PorchFest 2025, a free, family-friendly celebration of the arts.
🎶From 12-6 PM, there will be musical acts and visual artists for children and families of all ages.
🤩Check out @newarkporchfest for more!
#NewarkPorchFest2025 #NewarkPorchFest #ArtsandMusic #ArtsSupport #ArtsAccess #MusicAccess #TurrellFund
Sep 9
✨Our last Landon Award highlight is for the Early Childhood Professional Network – a combination of family home and center-based Early Childhood Education programs in Vermont.
🤝The Early Childhood Professional Network provides resources to its member organizations, helping them engage with children and families while also strengthening community connections.
🍃Landon funds support the Early Childhood Professional Network’s project to provide members with tabletop hydronic growing systems, allowing children to experience food growth firsthand in a controlled, indoor setting.
🔗Read more about the Early Childhood Professional Network by checking out the link in our bio.
🙌Turrell thanks the Early Childhood Professional Network for its mission to support early childhood educators through connections and collaboration. Thank you for all you do!
#EarlyChildhoodProfessionalNetwork #ECPN #EarlyChildhood #LandonAwards #LandonAward #LandonWinner #2025LandonAwards #TurrellFund
Sep 4
🤩Check out @instituteofmusic campers during their jewelry making, drumming, mural arts, and painting classes!
🎶Institute of Music for Children (The Institute) offers comprehensive music and arts classes, as well as provides builds community among students and staff.
🥁During the spring and summer months, students collaborate to demonstrate what they learned during the showcase performances.
🙌Turrell proudly supports The Institute’s mission of making arts and music education accessible for children of all ages. Thank you for all that you do!
#InstituteofMusicforChildren #InstituteofMusic #ArtsEducation #MusicEducation #ArtsandMusic #TurrellFund
Sep 3
✨Our next Landon Award highlight is @winston.prouty.center – which provides high-quality early care and education to children ages 6 weeks to 5 years old, along with inclusive family support and community-based services.
🤝Landon funds support Winston Prouty Center’s Parenting programs, which allow parents to connect and learn together to best support their children. Winston Prouty will also include more innovative activity-based groups within these programs.
🔗Read more about Winston Prouty’s approach by visiting the link in our bio.
🙌Turrell thanks Winston Prouty for its mission to foster a strong foundation in children’s development and support families. Thank you for all you do!
#WinstonProutyCenter #WinstonProuty #WinstonProutyCenterforChildandFamilyDevelopment #ParentSupport #ChildrenSupport #FamilySupport #CommunitySupport #2025LandonAwards #2025LandonAward #LandonAwards #LandonAward #TurrellFund
Aug 28
🌲Forest adventures at the @northbranchnaturecenter are the best! 🤩
🍃North Branch Nature Center (North Branch) provides unique, high-quality early childhood education in Vermont through Forest Preschool and Robin’s Nest Nature Playgroup.
🦎During the Swamp Stompers camp this past summer, children found a Red-backed salamander, a Ghost Pipe plant, and built mushroom fairy shelters!🍄
🙌Turrell is proud to support North Branch’s mission of making early-nature experiences accessible for young Vermonters. Thank you for all you do!
#NorthBranchNatureCenter #NBNC #NatureBasedLearning #EarlyChildhoodEducation #Vermont #TurrellFund
Aug 26
💫Our Landon Award highlight this week is Rutland County Parent Child Center – a community-based organization focused on providing resources, education, and support to both rural and urban families.
🤗Landon funds support Rutland County Parent Child Center’s Playground Drop-In Groups, a mobile, community-based extension of its programming. Families will have access to developmental screenings and food access education as well.
🔗Read more about Rutland County Parent Child Center’s approach by visiting the link in our bio.
🙌Turrell thanks Rutland County Parent Child Center for its mission to encourage education and connection within the community. Thank you for all that you do!
#RutlandCountyParentChildCenter #RCPCC #RutlandCounty #ParentSupport #ChildrenSupport #FamilySupport #CommunitySupport #2025LandonAwards #2025LandonAward #LandonAwards #LandonAward #TurrellFund
Aug 21
☀️What’s the perfect summer combo? Camping with @ucmusicproject and enjoying music + nature + friendship!
🎶United Children’s Music Project (UCMP) is a youth development non-profit that provides low-cost, orchestral musical education to children in Hudson County, NJ.
🏕️UCMP students were able to enjoy a 3-day camp experience with fellow El Sistema students from Paterson, Newark, and Trenton.
🙌Turrell proudly supports UCMP’s mission of providing children with high-quality music and arts education. Thank you for all you do!
#UnitedChildrensMusicProject #UCMusicProject #UCMP #ElSistemaModel #MusicEducation #MusicAccess #ElSistema #ElSistemaNJ #NJArtsEducation #NJMusicEducation #TurrellFund
Aug 20
💫Being creative together sparks the best memories at the @partnership_mch Unity Family Success Center!
🤝The Partnership of Maternal and Child Health of Northern NJ (the Partnership) works to improve women, children, and family health.
🤩The Partnership offers programs for parents and children to come together and attend educational workshops for the whole family.
🙌Turrell proudly supports The Partnership and its mission to empower mothers and children. Thank you for all you do!
#ThePartnershipforMaternalandChildHealth #ThePartnership #PartnershipMCH #FamilySupport #MaternalHealth #ChildHealth #FamilyWorkshops #TurrellFund
Aug 19
💫This week, we’re highlighting Bennington Early Childhood Center – a nonprofit preschool that serves children ages 1-6 with a developmentally appropriate educational program.
🌲Landon funds support Bennington Early Childhood Center’s new outdoor play space, as an extension of the classrooms. Students will have space to interact freely outdoors, learning about the world around them.
🔗Read more about Bennington Early Childhood Center’s approach by visiting the link in our bio.
🙌Turrell thanks Bennington Early Childhood Center for providing high-quality education that empowers children to develop critical skills both physically and mentally. Thank you for all that you do!
#BenningtonEarlyChildhoodCenter #BenningtonVermont #BECC #EarlyEducation #EarlyChildhoodEducation #LandonAwards #2025LandonAwards #LandonAward #2025LandonAward #TurrellFund
Aug 14
🤩Check out how creative these students were during @glassrootsinc Summer Quest program for Newark Public Schools!
💫GlassRoots is a glassmaking arts education center that serves Greater Newark-area youth and young adults.
🤗These students got to be part of a jewelry-making workshop, selecting their own designs for their bracelets, keychains and necklaces.
🙌Turrell proudly supports GlassRoots’ mission of inspiring youth to discover their creative side through interactive arts. Thank you for all that you do!
#GlassRoots #NewarkArt #YouthArtEducation #CreativeYouth
Aug 13
🏕️Check out this adorable video from @childrensdaynj Camping Themed Week!
🏫Children’s Day Preschool and Family Center (Children’s Day) provides high-quality education and family services to children ages 2.5 to 5 years old.
🤩Children’s Day offers students unique learning opportunities, as they got to enjoy story time around a campfire, s’mores, and use their imagination to explore nature.
🙌Turrell proudly supports Children’s Day and its mission to provide high-quality education for children and families. Thank you for all that you do!
#ChildrensDay #ChildrensDayPreschool #Education #FamilySupport #TurrellFund
Aug 12
🤩This week, we’re highlighting @dadguild – a Vermont-based nonprofit that provides fathers with a supportive network across the state.
💫Landon funds support Dad Guild’s variety of programs that help foster connections between fathers and their children, while also building a community of care among families.
🔗Read more about Dad Guild’s approach by visiting the link in our bio.
🙌Turrell thanks Dad Guild for providing fathers with the resources to connect with both their children and their peers. We appreciate all that you do!
#DadGuild #DadSupport #FatherSupport #FamilySupport #2025LandonAwardWinners #2025LandonAwards #LandonAwards #LandonAwardWinners #Vermont #VermontFamilies #VermontChildrenandFamilies #TurrellFund
Aug 7
News & Resources
Learn more about Winston Prouty Center, one of the 2025 Landon Award Winners!
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Learn more about Rutland County Parent Child Center, one of the 2025 Landon Award Winners!
2025 Landon Award Winners Highlight: Rutland County Parent Child Center
Learn more about Rutland County Parent Child Center, one of the the 2025 Landon Award Winners, located in Vermont.