THEIR MISSION IS TO TRAIN COMMUNITIES AND CAREGIVERS TO PROVIDE NURTURING AND RESPONSIVE CARE THROUGH AN AFFORDABLE, EASY-TO-REPLICATE, SCALABLE MODEL FOR CHILDREN IN ADVERSE CONDITIONS.
“I THINK ORDINARY PEOPLE LIKE ME, WHOSE HEADS ARE FULL OF “IMPOSSIBLE” DREAMS FOR A BETTER WORLD, SHOULD KNOW THAT SOMETIMES, IF THEY JUST TAKE THAT LEAP, EXTRAORDINARY THINGS CAN HAPPEN. OR NOT. BUT THERE’S ONLY ONE WAY TO FIND OUT”
”BY DEVELOPING AN EASY-TO-REPLICATE APPROACH TO EARLY LEARNING AND RESPONSIVE CARE, AND BY TRAINING ADULT CAREGIVERS HOW TO OFFER EVERY CHILD THE KIND OF CONSISTENT NURTURING INTERACTION AND STIMULATION ALL CHILDREN NEED, WE’VE FOUND A SIMPLE WAY TO LET ONCE-NEGLECTED CHILDREN KNOW WHAT LOVE FEELS LIKE, LET THEM KNOW EMPATHY AND FIND THE SOURCE OF THEIR OWN RESILIENCE-TO LET THEM KNOW THAT THEIR LIVES MATTER. ONCE THAT GIFT IS GIVEN IT CAN NEVER BE TAKEN AWAY. THE GIFT OF LOVING CARE IS TRANSFORMATIVE-A SIMPLE GIFT THAT LASTS A LIFETIME.”
“Love and more love. The earlier the better. A child who receives loving, responsive care in the critical early years of life has the foundation for a happy, healthy future. That child is able to grow ready to learn, ready to love and ready to care for others.”
”James Heckman, a Nobel-Prize winning economist from the University of Chicago, argues that investing in disadvantaged children is one of the wisest actions a society can take. Not only is it the right thing to do, it pays off.
A healthy economy depends on creating an educated, skilled workforce, and the best way to do that is to reach children early. Given the right kind of early intervention, even the most disadvantaged children can become social contributors and assets.”
