👏Check out these talented @ucmusicproject young musicians who opened for the Brahms Violin Concerto featuring Vadim Gluzman at NJPAC!

🎶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’s work offers children opportunities to make music and create life enriching experiences through the El Sistema model.

🙌Turrell proudly supports UCMP and its mission to provide increased access to affordable, high-quality music and arts education to Hudson County children. Thank you for all you do and congratulations to these incredible young musicians!

#UnitedChildrenMusicProject #UCMP #MusicEducation #ArtsEducation #YoungMusicians #ElSistema #TurrellFund

🤩Last month, the Turrell team attended the Early Childhood Day at the Legislature (ECDL) hosted by the Vermont Early Childhood Advocacy Alliance (the Alliance).

📌ECDL is the Alliance’s annual event that brings together advocacy, education, and networking. The Turrell team was able to attend a session led by @hungerfreevt and @letsgrowkids.

👏The Alliance is a leading advocacy organization on Vermont’s early childhood issues, and brings together constituents around emerging legislative priorities and initiatives.

🙌Turrell thanks the Alliance for its commitment to building trust with local, direct-service agencies across Vermont!

#EarlyChildhoodDayAtTheLegislature #ECDL #Vermont #VTECDL #VT #VermontEarlyChildhoodAdvocacyAlliance #VECCA #TurrellFund

📚Empowering K-3rd grade students in literacy is @unitedwaypassaic ongoing mission!

📖Children received literacy kits with a brand-new copy of “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie” for their own home libraries.

🤩United Way of Passaic County (UWPC) is dedicated to providing resources to strengthen literacy skills among students. UWPC’s Reading Buddies Program provides early literacy tutoring to at-risk Paterson students in K-3rd grade.

🙌Turrell proudly supports UWPC’s mission to ensure Passaic County children can read on grade level. Thank you for all you do!

#UnitedWayofPassaicCounty #UWPC #Literacy #K12Education #TurrellFund

☀️Check out these adorable photos from Dailey Memorial Library’s summer programs and Preschool Story Time!

📚Dailey Memorial Library is a Vermont library that prioritizes its community needs, especially for children and youth.

💖Summer Reading and Preschool Storytime help foster a love of reading for children through fun and enriching activities, such as: kite making, picnic blanket crafting, and flannel board activites.

🙌Turrell proudly supports Dailey Memorial Library and its mission to provide VT children with access to reading in a fun way. Thank you for all you do!

#DaileyMemorialLibrary #LibraryAccess #LibraryPrograms #ChildrensLibrary #EarlyLiteracy #LiteracyActivities #VermontLibraries #TurrellFund

🤩At the beginning of the month, Turrell was fortunate to attend the New Jersey Arts and Cultural Renewal Fund’s Cultural Conversation and Dinner!

👏Community leaders discussed issues facing non-profit and community-serving organizations, with special guests: Ezra Ezzard, Executive Director of Crossroads Theatre Company, and Melina Garcia, Founder and Executive Director of @ucmusicproject.

🖌️The New Jersey Arts and Cultural Renewal Fund provides support for arts, cultural, and historical organizations.

🙌Turrell thanks New Jersey Arts and Cultural Renewal Fund for hosting this uplifting event to inspire dialogue!

#NewJerseyArtsandCulturalRenewalFund #NJArts #NewJerseyArts #Conversation #Dialogue #TurrellFund

🤖Check out the incredible work of @artsbusvt creative inventors and their metallic paper robots!

🎨The Arts Bus is a traveling art and music studio that provides VT children with free activities that inspire creativity and imagination. The bus travels to schools, afterschool programs, camps, and more.

🖌️Allowing children to explore the arts in a fun and educational way helps them develop social-emotional skills.

🙌Turrell proudly supports the Arts Bus and its mission to empower VT children to think creatively. Thank you for all you do!

#TheArtsBus #ArtsBus #ArtsAccess #ArtsEducation #Creativity #VermontArtsAccess #TurrellFund

🔙#ThrowbackThursday to the Community Foundation of New Jersey’s (CFNJ) Newark Summer Fun in the City last year!

👏The Community Foundation of New Jersey (CFNJ) launched the Newark Summer Fun in the City initiative to provide free community enrichment events for youth and families.

☀️Activities include pop-up community play, poetry and music, yoga, book distributions, exercise, outdoor movie nights, and much more!

🙌Turrell proudly supports CFNJ’s Newark Summer Fun in the City and its mission to engage the community through free programming. Thank you for all you do!

#CommunityFoundationofNewJersey #CFNJ #NewarkFunintheCity #CommunityEnrichment #CommunityEngagement

💲Learning the value of a dollar is fun with @bgcppnj Money Matters program!

👏The Boys and Girls Club of Paterson and Passaic (BGCPP) provides support to children in Paterson and Passaic through programs centered around academics and wellness.

🔢BGCPP’s academic programming works to improve student proficiency in reading and math. Through the Money Matters program, students learned about money management basics while also having fun.

🙌Turrell thanks BGCPP for its incredible work to directly serve children in Paterson and Passaic. We appreciate all you do!

#BoysandGirlsClubofPatersonandPassaic #BGCPP #AcademicSupport #MoneyMattersProgram #StudentSupport #TurrellFund

🤔What do mental health issues in young children look like?

💡Check out this article from @zerotothree which provides insight into how babies and toddlers are affected by trauma, neglect, biological factors or environmental situations.

🤝Knowing what the symptoms are can help parents address issues ASAP, which can help infants and toddlers recover to build resilience.

🙌Turrell proudly supports the work of ZERO TO THREE and its mission to ensure that all babies and toddlers have a strong start in life. Thank you for all you do!

#ZEROTOTHREE #ZT3 #MentalHealth #YouthMentalHealth #ChildrensMentalHealth #TurrellFund

👏Last week, Turrell Fund President of Programs Evan Delgado and Program Associate Dareen Abukwaik visited @cumacfeeds and learned about the variety of resources provided to help end hunger.

🥗CUMAC incorporates direct food distribution along with comprehensive wrap-around services that address the root causes of food insecurity.

🛒The Turrell Team visited CUMAC’s Choice Marketplace that provides Passaic residents with produce, eggs, and other necessities.

🤝CUMAC also has a Benefits Enrollment Center, as well as community partners to educate families on healthy eating habits.

🙌Turrell proudly supports CUMAC and its incredible work to provide for the Passaic community. We appreciate all that you do!

#CUMAC #CUMACFeeds #PassaicCounty #FoodSecurity #CommunitySupport #ChoiceMarketplace #TurrellFund

🔙#ThrowbackTuesday to @instituteofmusic Littles Sharing Showcase last summer!

🎶The Institute of Music for Children (the Institute) provides comprehensive arts education for children and families, empowering the youth to be creative.

🎨Students develop leadership skills and grow creatively, as they engage in art forms such as instrumental music, dance, theater, singing, and more!

🙌Turrell proudly supports the Institute and its mission of cultivating creativity among NJ youth and families. We appreciate all that you do!

#InstituteofMusic #InstituteofMusicforChildren #ArtsEmpowerment #ArtsEducation #DanceEducation #Creativity #TurrellFund

👷On #LegoDay, @childrensdaynj students transformed into little architects as they used their imagination to build their own LEGO creations!

🏫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.

🧸With a play-based curriculum, Children’s Day allows students to develop problem-solving skills while also being creative.

🙌Turrell proudly supports Children’s Day and its mission of nurturing the development of young children. Thank you for all you do for NJ children and their families!

#ChildrensDayNJ #ChildrensDay #LEGO #LEGOBuilders #EarlyChildhoodEducation #EarlyChildhood #TurrellFund

🤝Community building is one of the main ways @oasispatersonnj supports women and children!

🧸Oasis is a community-embedded agency that helps women and children rise out of poverty. Located in Paterson, Oasis serves families in the greater Paterson area through educational and basic needs services.

🔗Check out the link in our bio to read more about Oasis’ incredible work!

🙌Turrell proudly supports Oasis and its mission to break the cycle of poverty by providing women and children with wraparound services. Thank you for all your incredible work, we are truly inspired by all you do!

#OasisPaterson #EarlyChildhood #ChildCare #FamilySupport #CommunitySupport #TurrellFund

🤩Last week, Turrell Fund President of Programs Evan Delgado and Program Associate Dareen Abukwaik visited @childrensspecnj to learn more about its early intervention programs to help NJ children and families.

🏥Children`s Specialized Hospital (CSH) is part of the RWJ Barnabas Health System, a health system dedicated to building and sustain a healthier New Jersey.

✍️CSH provides the Scribbles to Script (STS) early intervention program, as well as Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) screenings to children and families.

🧸Through early intervention, CSH aims to identify families in need to provide them with necessary support.

🙌Turrell thanks the CSH for the comprehensive tour, as well as all the incredible work that is done for children and families. We appreciate all that you do!

#ChildrensSpecializedHospital #CSH #SocialDeterminantsofHealth #SDOH #ScribblestoScript #FamilySupport #EarlyIntervention #NJ #TurrellFund

👏Thank you to The Burke Foundation for inviting Isabelle C. Hau, author of “Love to Learn,” at the Van Vleck for a discussion on early childhood education and relationships!

💡Executive Director of The Burke Foundation Atiya Weiss spoke with Isabelle on relational intelligence, upcoming technological advancements, and stability needed for early educators.

📚We appreciated Isabelle’s insights which were thought-provoking, as she bridged neuroscience, technology, and personal stories surrounding the early education space.

#IsabelleHau #EarlyChildhoodEducation #RelationalIntelligence #EarlyEducation

🌳Connecting with the natural world is a key part of @northbranchnaturecenter and its programs.

🍃The North Branch Nature Center (North Branch) provides unique, high-quality early childhood education in Vermont through Forest Preschool and Robin`s Nest Nature Playgroup.

🔗Check out the link in our bio to read our blog about both programs which empower children to actively learn by connecting with each other and the world around them.

🙌Turrell proudly supports North Branch for its mission of making early-nature experiences accessible to all young Vermonters and their families. Thank you for all you do!

#NorthBranchNatureCenter #NBNC #NatureBasedLearning #EarlyChildhoodEducation #Vermont #TurrellFund