The Champion | September 2024

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CFF is named 2024 Innovative Impact Award Winner by Social Current!

Congratulations to our BSTI team! Social Current has selected CFF as the 2024 Innovative Impact Award winner for our Brain Science Training Institute (BSTI)

If you have not done so already, register to vote and encourage someone else to do the same If you want to vote for the upcoming presidential election but still need to register to vote, October 12th is the deadline! Whether you register online, in person or by mail - the deadline is the same. Want to register to vote, check your registration, see who and what is on the ballot, or get election reminders, visit https://www.vote.org.

Want to host a Voter Registration and Info Session but not sure where to start? Contact Edgard Martinez or Abby Fischer for information. We can help!

Important Dates

September26: AllStaffMeeting DelawareStateUniversity

October6: Crooktoberfest CrookedHammock,Lewes

November28/29th: ThanksgivingHoliday

December5: AllStaffMeeting DelawareStateUniversity

December23-25th: WinterHoliday

Recommended Reads

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Real Self-Care: Bubble Baths, Cleanses and Crystals Not Included is a book by Dr. Pooja Lakshmin. Lakshmin is a psychiatrist who specializes in women's mental health In her practice, she says, her patients bring up the idea of self-care a lot But the definitions of self-care they had been sold weren't real solutions to their problems because, as she told me, "You can't meditate your way out of a 40-hour work week with no childcare, without health insurance, without access to actual, real, systemic support that is going to take care of the fact that our world is pretty much constantly on fire.”

Drive-thru Mobile Pantry

Drive-thru mobile pantry at Head Start Centers. For individuals interested in participating, please visit the following website link to register:

Location: Dunbar Head Start 1110 West 6th Street

Laurel, DE 19956

Date: October 17, 2024

From 11:00am to 1:00pm

Dunbar Food Pantry Registration

Location: Smyrna Head Start 4272 Brenford Road Smyrna, DE 19977

Date: October 24, 2024

From 11:00am to 1:00pm

Smyrna Food Pantry Registration

Location: Stockley Head Start

26351 Patriots Way Smy, DE 19977

Date: October 31, 2024

From 11:00am to 1:00pm

Website link forthcoming

Passionate about celebrating diversity, fostering inclusive environments and promoting equity? Looking to deepen your engagement around EDI? You can! Right here at CFF! The EDI Committee has some openings for committee membership. If you're interested in joining, reach out to Edgard Martinez or Abigail Fischer for details

Quality Excellence Starts with YOU!

Reminder of Important Record Review Q3 Dates

September: There is still time to have your Record Review updated October 1st - 11th: Staff housekeeping window for getting your charts in order!

October 14th - 25th: Program Record Review Window. We encourage you to complete Record Review in groups or pairs. Week of November 1st: Program Managers, don’t forget to send your non-Apricot reports for Outcomes reporting!

November 20th - 27th: Program Managers don’t forget to complete your PQI assessments before the long Thanksgiving break.

December 10th- Tentative PQI Committee meeting

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