Click here to see the press release for "The March for Every Child".
Do you have 15 min or more to be a voice for children? If so join every child matters in The March for Every Child on Thursday October 4th at Hofstra University at 11am. Activities include the unifying March, free admission to the Children’s Museum and free raffle prizes. Let’s all march together with signs that show we care about children’s needs. This Step Up For Kids Day do your part to make children matter.
Click on the image below to view "The March for Every Child" Brochure.
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Parking Field 1NE Hagedorn East
100 Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY 11549
Click here to register yourself or your group to march. If you'd like to volunteer to plan this event or help out the day of, please click here.
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A few months before the Presidential Debate comes to Long Island, children's groups and families will stand together with a message for candidates: Long Islanders are standing together for children! Want our vote? Put Kids First! (Click the image to see the actual flier)
ECM-LI Press & Community Presentation
Join Every Child Matters (ECM) on Wednesday, May 30th from 7pm - 8:30pm at the Rockville Centre Library located at 221 North Village Road - Rockville Centre, NY 11570 so we can show Long Islanders (and their children) how to enhance their own voice for kids and explain the ECM Under 21 Rewards Program.
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Step Up for Kids Week: ECM-LI Supermarket Campaign
Every Child Matters on Long Island will launch their Supermarket Campaign during Step Up for Kids week 2011. The Supermarket Campaign will take place at local supermarkets throughtout Long Island to get the word out about local resources in our communities. Tables will be set up with information about Child Care, Child Health Plus & Family Health Plus (Health Care), W.I.C., F.A.N,& Food Stamps. Check back soon for locations near you!
Parents' Convention 2011
(Lunch and Childcare will be provided*)
Convention Timeline:
11:00 -12:30 - Registration, Lunch, Booths
12:30 - 1:15 - Childcare Drop Off, Booth Wrap-Up (1:30)
1:15 - 2:00 - Workshops: How to make your vote count & How to make your parenting count (Your choice of a workshop)
2:15 - 3:15 - Address the Candidates
3:30 - 4:00 - Speaker, Raffle giveaways
Child Activities include:
- Face Painting - Hair Coloring - Crafts - Games - Skate-o the Dinosaur on skates - Raffles - and much more!
We will have donation boxes for the following:
- School supplies which will be donated to homeless children on Long Island
- Nonperishable food items which will be donated to LI cares
* There will also be a box for disposable pharmaceutical items
Confirmed candidates you will be addressing:
Steve Bellone (d)
County Executive
Angie M. Carpenter (r)
County Executive
Kate Browning (d)
3rd Legislative District
Susan M. Sineo (r)
3rd Legislative District
DuWayne Gregory (d)
15th Legislative District
Steve Stern (D)
16th Legislative District
Dennis A. Garetano (r)
17th Legislative District
William Spencer (D)
18th Legislative District
A note from our sponsors and partners:
Seniors4Kids, a Generations United project to demonstrate that older adults support the expansion of quality early care and education, has joined Every Child Matters efforts in New York State by becoming a co-sponsor of the Parents’ Convention. Paul Arfin, New York State Coordinator for Seniors4Kids reports: “We are delighted to support ECM’s advocacy efforts at the Parents’ Convention so we can bring a senior voice directly to our elected officials. Seniors not only care about Social Security and Medicare but the education of the next generation as well. Seniors who want to join Seniors4Kids are welcome and should go to: www.seniors4kids.org for further information and complete a sign-up form.”
- Paul Arfin, State Coordinator for Generations United’s New York Seniors4Kids
"In regards to partnering with ECM at the Parents Convention, I applaude the effort to educate families about children's issues. Children are vital to the growth and development of our local and global communities, therefore, their emotional/ physical needs and well-being are a priority. Parent From The Heart is dedicated to empowering, educating and supporting parents and caregivers in their pursuit to understand children's behavior & development and learn communication skills. Practical tools & techniques along with professional guidance and staff training is offered to assist families and child care facilities with everyday conflicts and issues relevant to children."
- Erika Stroh, Educator, Facilitator, and Parent Coach for Parent from the Heart
"The Parent Leadership Initiative program is partnering with Every Child Matters for their Annual Parents' Convention. It is vital for parents to be able to get to know their candidates and know where they stand on children's matters. It brings awareness, understanding and clarity to families. PLI gladly partners with ECM because we care about the heart of the community and believe that parents are the best advocates for their children. PLI helps parents to become leaders and active citizens addressing issues and concerns for families, thus creating a caring community for children."
- Denise K. Quintyne, Director for Parent Leadership Initiative
"We are partnering with Every Child Matters because "we are all in this together." Along with all of our allies we will be able to fight for the important issues like a Quality Education for all Children."
- Danielle Asher, Leader Organizer and Statewide Early Childhood Education Campaign Coordinator for Long Island Progressive Coalition
ECM-LI Summer BBQ & Flash Mob 2011
Check out the Every Child Matters - LI "Rock Your Park" Flash Mob Contest Entry!
Volunteers and child advocates gathered at Eisenhower Park on Long Island to be a voice for children. They Participated in National Recreation and Park Association's "Rock Your Park" Flash Mob contest to get the message out. Participants also had the opportunity to write elected officials about kids issues that affect their communities.
Kids Convention 2010
The main highlight of the 2010 ECM-LI Campaign was our Kids Convention that was held at Farmingdale State College on October 23rd. With over 400 participants including more than 30 organizations and businesses, and the involvement of 8 politicians from across Long Island, the 2010 Kids Convention certainly raised awareness of issues that matter. ECM-LI were also able to make a significant donation of toys, books, and food to those in need.
Join us at the Kids Convention 2010
About Keynote Speaker Dr. Cristal McGill
Dr. Cristal McGill is a sought-after presenter both domestically and internationally for ten years. Her dynamic (and frequently hilarious) trainings combine her intensive understanding of learning modalities with her blazing personal energy to create a powerful learning experience.
“Why Try” Workshop:
“Why Try: Innovative Interventions that Provide Hope and Motivate Youth to Overcome Poverty, Violence and Failure.” Cristal McGill walks the audience through several methods to teach emotional intelligence and life skills such as: anger management, problem solving, overcoming peer pressure, and keeping laws and rules. This workshop emphasizes a strength-based approach to helping youth overcome their challenges using “multiple intelligence” methods emphasizing the youths’ learning styles, to teach in ways that youth will understand and remember. This workshop will be for kids and adults. Space for the Workshop is limited, so register early!!!
Become a Youth Delegate
We need your help in giving the children a platform where their voices can be heard and their visions can be seen. The responsibilities for the Delegates will be: taking the statistics that will be provided to them, and sharing it with their organization/neighborhood/club etc. Each delegate will make a difference in their community with ideas like, having a fundraiser, poll, or food drive. Ideas can be unique, but must be statistic related. They will also attend the convention and share with all how they handled the given statistic. Please click here to sign up.
Long Island Steps Up for Kids '10
Long Island Children's Museum Event '08
This Town Hall Meeting at the Long Island Children’s Museum on Tuesday, October 14 was to highlight the Every Child Matters national and
Debate for Kids Rally & Town Hall Meeting '08
As the Presidential Debate came to Long Island, Every Child Matters held a rally oustide
The events at the Long Island Children's Museum and Step Up for Kids Day were given a 30 minute TV spot by WLIW21.
