An organization mentioned on the discussion board this week located under the US Department of Education is a grant opportunity to neighborhoods called Promise Neighborhoods. There are several goals that are attached to this grant however there is one that really sticks out to me and the goal is building a complete continuum of cradle-to-career solutions of both educational programs and family and community supports, with great schools at the center. This goal supports the importance of high quality educational opportunities. I would like to be work in the department of education to measure the effectiveness of programs such as these. This might be some type of research analyst. To have this type of job a person would need experience with measuring outcomes of programs and hopefully some educational background in education.
Another one of the community partners I chose was the Children’s Defense Fund. I like their trial of thought that says “a strong, effective, independent voice for all American children”. This saying embraces and supports all children no matter where they come from. This organization is always current with what is happening in the nation surrounding children. I can appreciate that.
A job that appeals to me in this organization is director of early childhood development policy. Skills for this type of job would most definitely need at least a master’s level education in the field of early childhood, along with years of experience and skill in the understanding of policy development.
Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University is another one of the communities that I chose. This program focuses on research around any issues that surround children and how it affects children and the world in general. This is an amazing organization one of the jobs that would be of interest to me would be the project director for global children’s initiative. The goal of this initiative is to build an integrated international approach to child survival, health, and development in the earliest years of life. Types of skills for this job would be to understand how positive health and economic situations affect the well being of young children. This type of job would also need a person that has excellent public relations skills and a global respect for all people.
US Department of Education
Center on the Developing Child Harvard University
Children’s Defense Fund
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