August 31, 2009

Our pre-service training at Bryant University is complete. The training program was well received and extremely successful. All of us learned at least a few new things during these sessions.

We are now putting the final touches on the classrooms as we get ready to welcome 1,082 children on September 8th.

Despite some recent acts of vandalism against Children’s Friend, including the slashing of the seat belts on our buses, we are ready to begin providing high-quality and effective Head Start services to our children and to the community.

Our staff, partners, policy council, board, parents, volunteers, funders, friends, and community supporters have pulled together in an unprecedented way to support our expansion of services. Our success now and into the future is a direct result of your efforts. Thank you all so very much.