Spring Issue    2010 is Year of the Young Child in Durham! Welcome to the spring issue of Voices for Young Children from Durham's Partnership for Children, a Smart Start Initiative. In this issue, you'll: Read about our 15th Anniversary Celebration: Creating Possibilities for Our Children's Future and meet the Champions for Young Children Award Honorees. View the Partnership's 15th Anniversary video and slideshow  See how the Partnership has supported systemic changes in early childhood education over the past 15 years Hear from Rev. Mel Williams, pastor of Watts Street Baptist Church and co-founder of End Poverty Durham on a May 6th outreach event focused on congregations supporting issues that affect Durham's young children birth to age 5. Learn about the latest news inside the Partnership, including Vice Chair Bill Bryant's recent honor as Volunteer Leader of the Year from The Volunteer Center of Durham and why the City and County of Durham made 2010 the Year of the Young Child. Partnership's 15th Anniversary Dinner and Champions for Young Children Award Presentation See how we celebrated our 15 years making young children a priority.   Watch the 15th Anniversary Video which aired during the April 15th event.   Celebrating 15 years making young children a priority Take a look back at the early years of Durham's Partnership for Children. Access the story now.   Community Voices Column: May 6 breakfast to focus on congregations, birth to 5 Pastor Mel Williams writes about the May 6th Faith Breakfast and its focus to engage more of Durham’s faith leaders to consider the importance of supporting families with young children. Read the story...             Congratulations to the Champions for Young Children Award Honorees Pictured from left: Rev. Mel Williams; Bill Kalkhof of Downtown Durham Inc.; Dr. Debra Best of Duke Children's Hospital & Health Center;  Katharine Smith of First Presbyterian Day School; Nancy Wykle (accepting the award on behalf of Bob Ashley, editor of The Herald-Sun); Pat Harris of Welcome Baby; Jan Williams of Healthy Families Durham; Fanny Fragoso of El Centro Hispano (Anne Drennan of Welcome Baby is not pictured).       The Partnership Spotlight Get the latest happenings on the organization. Congratulations to Partnership Vice Chair Bill Bryant of Bryant Investment Management Group, LLC for being honored by the Volunteer Center of Durham as Volunteer Leader of the Year for his volunteer contributions to the Partnership. Thanks, Bill, for all you do to support our organization! Durham's Partnership for Children  1201 S. Briggs Ave., Suite 210  Durham, NC 27703  919-403-6960 (phone)     919-403-6963 (fax)   Copyright 2010

DPfC Dates   May 6 - Faith Breakfast Faith and Our Future: Congregations and  Birth to 5 - 8-9:30 a.m. St. Philip's Episcopal Church RSVP to winniemorgan@juno.com   May 18 - Tuesdays for Tots Advocacy Day 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. NC Legislature (bus departs the Partnership) RSVP to karine@dpfc.net   May 31 - Memorial Day- Office Closed   DPfC Reports   •• The Partnership's 2010  Community Report [English] [Spanish] •• 15th Anniversary Report: Creating Possibilities for Our Young Children's Future    ••  2010 Indicators Brief                     •• 15th Anniversary Video