Friends Center hosts meet and greet for Connecticut’s new Commissioner of Early Childhood Beth Bye

3.18 2018

Friends Center hosts meet and greet for Connecticut’s new Commissioner of Early Childhood Beth Bye

On March 15, Friends Center for Children hosted a welcome breakfast for Commissioner Beth Bye and announced the official launch of NH ChILD, a 10-year effort to transform the landscape of early childhood education in New Haven by providing access to high-quality early learning for all of the city’s kids from birth to 8 years old.

Hear inspiring words from Commissioner Bye, US Representative Rosa DeLauro, and Friends Center’s Executive Director, Allyx Schiavone, about the importance of access to quality early childhood education.

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Read the New Haven Independent article, "Effort Launched to Revolutionize Early Childhood Ed in New Haven" by Allen Appel.

10.21 2024

For architecture students, building project fosters social change

YALE NEWS – A new single-story house fits snuggly on a shady hillside in the Fair Haven Heights section of New Haven. Steel cladding on its façade is intentionally rusted, evoking a reddish-brown sandstone ledge — a remnant of a former rock quarry — that faces the house’s front door.

10.18 2024

Friends Center for Children Teacher Housing Initiative Short Documentary

This short film illustrates the Teacher Housing Initiative’s origin, evolution, and future and demonstrates the tools Friends Center provides for educators to build financial and emotional security, improve well-being, and build generational wealth.

10.18 2024

Friends Center Quinnipiac Meadows site opens in New Haven stressing need for child care

NEW HAVEN REGISTER – As Valerie Shaw wielded novelty-size scissors, flanked by local and state officials on the other side of a ceremonial ribbon, the message was clear: the Flint Street location of the Friends Center for Children is open for business.