Releases toolkit for teaching kindness After a year in gestation, the Coalition released an exciting toolkit of lesson plans and fun activities utilizing nine select picture books. The kit includes lots
It started out as a chalk and literary arts contest, but “Chalk It Up Against Bullying” on Oct. 12th in downtown Wakefield ended up as a community arts event with
Local Artists Invited Downtown to ‘Chalk It Up Against Bullying’ In an effort to raise awareness regarding the problem of bullying in our community, the Washington County Coalition for Children and
Storytelling and safety headline free Family Fun Day on South Kingstown High School campus, Saturday, August 24 Four renowned storytellers will “share” the South Kingstown High School athletic field with
The Coalition named a martial arts instructor, a social worker, a school superintendent, and two school districts as 2013’s top advocates for children. The Washington County Coalition for Children presented
Clear your schedules for the region’s best annual networking event for children’s advocates: the Children’s Issues Forum. This year’s event will be held Wednesday, May 22 from 8-10:30 am at
Pink was definitely the predominant color scheme at Curtis Corner and Westerly Middle Schools this week as both schools partnered with the Coalition to celebrate international Pink Shirt Day on Wednesday, February 27th. Both schools provided hot pink wristbands
We offer boundless thanks to the generous South County residents who donated more than $3,000 in imaginative gifts and cash for the region’s underserved teens at the 9th Annual Holiday
Casey’s sponsors Holiday Gift Drive for 9th straight year For the ninth consecutive year, Casey’s Grill & Bar in Wakefield is sponsoring a holiday gift drive with the Washington County
Just as learning the alphabet is the basic building block for young people reading and writing, emotional “literacy” is the foundation for perceiving and communicating emotions and thus establishing healthy
