ECE Community: Natinal/Federal Level

This week I had to find 3 national organizations that appealed to me in regards to homelessness.  The following three organizations are ranked in order from my top preference to the least.

National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth.   The mission of this organization is to be the voice for the education of homeless children.  They unite educators, researchers, parents, advocates and service providers.    This uniting helps ensure that homeless children are enrolled and attend school.  It also ensures success of their educational outcome.

I like this organization because it really focuses on what is best for the child, and gives them the voice that is needed.  Children have rights and unfortunately, they are not strong enough to fight for them.  This organization does that for them.

The current position available is for a board member.  The position requires that the candidate be committed to working on behalf of homeless children and youths.  This position requires flexibility and willingness to attend conferences. 

www.naehyc.org

The next organization is National Center on Family Homelessness.   This organization conducts studies and writes reports that provide local and national leaders with valuable information to help them create effective policies on homelessness.    This organization appealed to me because we have a group of individuals who conduct the studies and give legislators accurate, up to date facts that will help our children. 

A current position they have is for an Administrative Assistant for Contracts and Grant Management.   This person needs excellent computer skills, able to meet deadlines, highly organized and self-motivated.   Knowledge of grants would be helpful.

www.familyhomelessness.org

The third organization is the National Coalition for the Homeless.    Their mission is “prevent and end homelessness while ensuring the immediate needs of those experiencing homelessness are met and their civil rights protected.”  

This appealed to me because in order to help children that are homeless, we need to look out for the whole family also.  This organization helps families with making sure they are provided with all services that they are entitled to.  Many people who are homeless, are taken advantage of, and with this group, their rights are protected.

There were no positions listed for this group, but on the website it offers many ways that you can help.  These include job training sessions, working at local shelters and tutoring children.

www.nationalhomeless.org

State and Local Agencies

For this blog I looked up different agencies in the state of Michigan. I found three agencies that were of interest to me.

The first agency is the MiAEYC ( Michigan Association for the Education of Young Children).  This organization is committed to improving the education and welfare of children from birth thriugh age eight. This woild be my second favorite organization to work for.  I think they do a wonderful job with training and implementing professional developoment for staff in the early childhood field.

The job posting that interested me was Early learning communities hub trainer.  This person woild delover training and support services.  The goal is to work witrh United Way in SE in Michigan in implementing early Learning Communities.

The skills for this job would include strong communication to explain services and materials.  Knowledge about early childhood education would be necessary also. 


The second organization I found was Michigan Federation for Children and Families.  Their vision statement is to assure that the most vulnerable children and families have access to quality services supported by private and public funding.

Job that was interesting to me but not qualified for was that of a care manager.  This position needs a bachelors of Human Services.  The job entailed working with a clinician and taking down information to help individuals be part of the community.    This person need to have good written and verbal skills.  Should be peoole oriented and willing to work as part of a team.


The final organization I found was Michigan Headstart.  This organization provides quality instruction and education to prepare children for school.  The program is also appropriate for the developmental , ethnic and cultural heritage of the families.  Of the three I have listd, this is my favorite.  I feel that this organization does a superb job in helping children and families with appropriate services.It would also require that the individual be knowledgeable about the local services that are available to families and the qualifications to meet thoise needs. Collaboration amongst other agencies would be necessary as well as team oriented.  Individual would need to be highly organized.