UPCOMING EVENTS
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Happy National Black Child Development Week!
All week, we're sharing a daily National Black Child Development Week (NBCDW) newsletter with resources to support Black children ages 0-8 and their families, based on NBCDI's focus areas, with details on how YOU can engage with local initiatives.
To stay informed, subscribe to our newsletter and follow #NBCDW2022 on social media.
View Daily NBCDW 2022 Recap
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Monthly LEAN Gatherings
Join us for our next Leadership & Equity Advancement Network (LEAN) Gathering on
Wednesday, June 22 @ 12:30-2:00 PM!
BCDI-Atlanta's Expand ECE (Early Care & Education) initiative seeks to increase the diversity of early childhood education leaders and provide ongoing leadership support for childcare program owners, center directors, and family/group childcare providers, through programming, such as monthly LEAN Gatherings.

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2022 Quarterly Affiliate Meetings
Tuesday, July 12 @ 6:30-8 PM ET
Family Literacy Night: Register
Tuesday, October 18
Annual Business Meeting (Members Only) @ 5-6 PM ET: Register
Quarterly Affiliate Meeting @ 6:30-8 PM ET: Register


Annual Benefit Gala & Awards
Royal Affair with an African Heritage Theme
Join us Saturday, December 3, 2022 for this FORMAL VIRTUAL EVENT filled with networking, entertainment and recognition celebrating community champions of Black children ages 0-8 and their families.

Getting Started with Farm to Early Care & Education
Self-paced Online Course
This training engages early education stakeholders in discovering and planning developmentally appropriate and culturally responsive Farm to Early Care and Education experiences for young children.
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Self-paced Online Literacy Course
An Extension of our Literacy Programming
BCDI-Atlanta’s Culturally Responsive Literacy Course equips early educators with information and resources necessary for building relationships and experiences that support the needs of young learners and their parents.
Course completers can apply to receive FREE books, thanks to our Read to Succeed partnerships.
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Strength Within
Self-paced Online Course
Trauma Informed Care Support for Early Educators & Child Advocates
This self-paced professional development opportunity serves as Tier 2 of our trauma informed care support for early educators and child advocates to increase the knowledge and skills of adults with Black children in their lives.