Local Parent and Community Leaders
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You help to close that gap between "Teacher and Parent."
Teacher, Emerson Elementary, Albuquerque -
The Family Development Program has really done well in letting the community lead in this initiative.
Circles of Support Community School Partner, Albuquerque -
These workshops better our relationships between parents and children/teachers and students.
Father, Pajarito Elementary School -
I find your workshops very interesting and helpful. I do a lot of reflecting after them.
Teacher Assistant, City of Albuquerque Child Development Program -
I have heard from a parent who participated in trainings over the summer that they now have quit watching TV and are using that time to read with her children.
Principal, APS Elementary School
Statewide Partners and Early Childhood Leaders
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The Family Development Program’s work in New Mexico has been an important resource in helping families, educators, and other professionals learn about children’s learning and validate for themselves their own knowledge about the competence and unique potential children have to discover their world when there are supportive adults to guide and acknowledge their learning.
Olivia Rivera, Early Childhood Consultant, City of Albuquerque's Child Development Program -
I wish you were still coming to us. We miss you. I still use everything you taught us and the materials you shared.
Lourdes from Chaparral, Pre-K Teacher -
I hope that the Family Development Program receives statewide recognition as the contemporary "to go" place for information, training, parent support for families and early childhood in general.
Katie Harton, Roswell Training and Technical Assistant Program -
I highly recommend this team. The UNM Family Development Program makes teachers’ lives easier.
Roger Sowder, Past Executive Director
N. M. Association of Elementary School Principals -
Over time, the Family Development Program has become an advocate, a voice and a partner that many community leaders have listened to regarding early childhood.
Gil Sanchez, Former Program Associate, New Mexico Community Foundation
National Leaders
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The Family Development Program has become famous around the country for its success in training parents, teachers and providers.
T. Berry Brazelton, M.D., Author, Pediatrician -
The Family Development Program is nationally recognized as being exemplary and is a model for family support programs across the country.
Bernice Weissbourd, Founder, Family Focus -
The Family Development Program creates a climate for parental empowerment…for families to become more responsible citizens and become more involved with their children.
Ruth Massinga, Former CEO, The Casey Family Foundation -
The staff at the Family Development Program are among the most thoughtful, creative, committed, and productive individuals I know. They are breaking new ground, making life better for children and families in New Mexico and beyond.
Ellen Galinsky, President, Families and Work Institute, Author, Mind in the Making -
The Family Development Program provided essential guidance in helping us think about the many factors that affect the well being of our nation’s youngest children.
Everyday Democracy