Join me in welcoming Lorna to the TALK READ SING Tampa Bay team! We are thrilled to have her joining us as our new Community Outreach Specialist. Lorna has been part of the Champions for Children family for a year and brings fabulous experience working with young children and their parents, having worked as a
Last week, in the middle of the first period of the Tampa Bay Lightning versus the Dallas Stars home game, a man was honored as a Community Hero. That man is Bob Buesing. Bob has spent decades advocating for the youngest members of our society to have strong services, support, and education that gives them
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month! This month Champions for Children is thrilled to honor Child Abuse Prevention Month as we join nationwide efforts to spread awareness about child abuse and neglect prevention. In the state of Florida, Hillsborough County has ranked highest in reported cases of child abuse and neglect for many years. Additionally,
Music is a language! Singing is a wonderful way to bond with your baby, and it also helps them learn new words! It helps us to express our feelings and helps us to understand that others feel the same emotions we do. When we share music, it helps to bring us together, just as our
Happy New Year, friends! Reflecting upon 2020 fills me with such pride for how far TALK READ SING Tampa Bay has come in just one year. While the Covid-19 pandemic caused us to pivot our plans to participate in community events and do in-person outreach with parents and human services professionals, it certainly did not
Talk Read Sing and Champions for Children encourages all Tampa Bay to get counted! The process is simple, quick, and can be completed over the phone, online or by mail. 2020 Census Form Here are just a few of the many important reasons to complete the census. It is required by law. The count
Hillsborough County Public Libraries are among one of our strongest collaborative partners. Library Administrator and Talk Read Sing Trusted Messenger, Jason Rogers, recently appeared on Great Day Tampa Bay to promote National Reading Month and Dr. Seuss’ birthday. This news clip is awesome! Jason shares plenty of learning activity ideas that can be done at
Text Consejos to 26262 While Stephen Massey was in Tampa, he told Talk Read Sing Tampa Bay about a brilliant text campaign created by Too Small to Fail and their partner on the project, Univision Communications Inc. Parents and caregivers can text the word ‘Consejos’ to 26262 to receive weekly text messages with advice on
