home stretch
Hello, hello!
It’s hard to believe there are only 23 days left until 2023. Here’s hoping you are getting moments to enjoy the people you love, and pockets of time to reflect on the ups and downs of the past year. What a year it has been!
We are happy to share a few end of year updates, an exciting new space for play in the outer Richmond, and details about our final event of the year on 12/10 (your last chance of the year to pick up some Recess approved toys, say hello, see friends, and play!).
We didn’t quite meet our Giving Tuesday goals, but are moving in the right direction and hoping to hit our end of year goals. If you would like to support our mission, and have the resources to make a year end donation, we’d be so grateful.
Babies’ brains develop fastest from before birth to age three. So, their relationships with caregivers and early experiences—both positive and negative—build the foundations of brain architecture, which supports their ability to learn, their behavior, and their overall health.
This is why it’s critical to support parents and babies early, so caregivers can prevent infants and toddlers from experiencing prolonged stress that can disrupt healthy development. Access to mental health resources, quality child care, and networks of community support are critical to set families on a path for success.
Every child deserves a strong start in life, but not every child starts from same place. In 2023, our goal is to expand our mobile programming to communities throughout the city.
You can invest in changing the experience for families and the lifelong health of the future generation.
Thank you for following along on our journey, and thank you for letting us follow along on yours.
Take good care,
xx
lisa