Check out the latest news from Parenting Journey
Below you can find our latest blog posts and our press releases and coverage.
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Introducing our keynote speaker
October 04, 2018Parenting Journey is proud to share that the founder and executive director of Prosecutor Impact, Adam J. Foss, will deliver... [Read More]
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Take a stand for parents
September 27, 2018As a single mother, I understand first-hand the challenges of parenting. It’s even harder when you add on the stress... [Read More]
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Marie St. Fleur: Why I’m Showing Up for Parents
September 20, 2018Dear Friends of Parenting Journey, Families deserve better. Parents deserve wages, childcare, healthcare, and benefits that enable their families to... [Read More]
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PRESS – Roundup: Dorchester Reporter, Sampan cover Marie St. Fleur joining the Parenting Journey team
September 19, 2018As a staunch champion for families, Marie St. Fleur has seen first-hand the trials and tribulations of raising children in... [Read More]
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RELEASE – Former Massachusetts State Representative Marie St. Fleur Named Parenting Journey’s Second Social and Family Justice Fellow
September 19, 2018SOMERVILLE, MA, September 19, 2018 — Parenting Journey announced today that former Massachusetts State Representative, Marie St. Fleur, will join... [Read More]
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Parenting Journey Appears in Videos by the American Academy of Pediatrics
August 10, 2018Parenting Journey once again collaborated with Reflection Films, a Boston-based video production company, on several informative videos for the American Academy... [Read More]
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RELEASE — Parenting Journey Receives $10,000 Targeted Grant To Advance Women
August 09, 2018Grant From Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation Will Support Parenting Journey’s Partnership with Epiphany School in Dorchester Somerville, Mass., August 9,... [Read More]
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Fall Parenting Journey Groups Announced!
August 01, 2018We are excited to announce that our Fall Parenting Journey Groups start in September. No matter where you are from,... [Read More]
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PRESS – Family Advocacy Push Saluted by Council
July 25, 2018Imari Paris Jeffries talks about a recent vote of support from the Boston City Council, as well as ongoing advocacy... [Read More]
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PRESS – Parenting Journey Inaugural Fundraiser Generates $300K
July 16, 2018At a time when families are struggling financially, immigrant families are being torn apart, and there is violence in our... [Read More]
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The Boston City Council endorsed our Parents’ Bill of Rights — and you can too!
July 12, 2018We are excited to announce that the Boston City Council endorsed our Parents’ Bill of Rights! We are grateful to... [Read More]
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RELEASE – Boston City Council endorses Parents’ Bill of Rights, recognizes nonprofit leader Imari Paris Jeffries
July 11, 2018The best policies to stabilize and support our families are community driven and government endorsed. Our role in government is... [Read More]
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Parenting Journey Marches to #KeepFamiliesTogether
June 29, 2018Join Parenting Journey on Saturday, June 30th to #KeepFamiliesTogether! When: Saturday June 30, 2018, 11am-2pm Where: Boston City Hall Plaza... [Read More]
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PRESS – Linda Dorcena Forry honored at Parenting Journey’s inaugural benefit
June 26, 2018The following article appeared on the Dorchester Post on June 22, 2018. Click on the image to read the article... [Read More]
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Thanks to our Supporters of the Inaugural Breakfast of Family Champions!
June 22, 2018Thank you so much to all the incredible supporters who came out for our first-ever Breakfast of Family Champions benefit... [Read More]
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RELEASE – Parenting Journey Hosted Inaugural Breakfast of Family Champions Fundraiser: Three Local Family Champions Honored
June 21, 2018At its core, Parenting Journey is an organization dedicated to creating a world where all families thrive. This starts with... [Read More]
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Statement from Imari Paris Jeffries on the separation of immigrant families: Being heartbroken isn’t enough
June 20, 2018For the sake of our values and the lives of our immigrant brothers and sisters, we must meet this unconscionable... [Read More]
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PRESS – Op-ed & Roundup: For Father’s Day, consider how paid family leave bill helps veterans
June 19, 2018In honor of Father’s Day, Parenting Journey Executive Director Imari Paris Jeffries wrote an op-ed highlighting how the Raise Up... [Read More]
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PRESS – Parenting Journey receives grant funding from The Boston Foundation
June 14, 2018Parenting Journey/The Family Center, Inc.: A $20,000 grant for Parenting Journey/The Family Center, Inc., an organization that seeks to create safer,... [Read More]
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Introducing our Parents’ Bill of Rights
June 13, 2018Parenting Journey envisions a world where all families can thrive, no matter their race or socioeconomic background. Our work is... [Read More]
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PRESS – Roundup: Coverage of New Board Members
June 08, 2018Parenting Journey was proud to announce that five new members were joining its board of directors on May 23. The... [Read More]
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RELEASE – Parenting Journey Appoints Five New Members to Its Growing Board
May 23, 2018We’re excited to welcome these trailblazers to our board. Each shares our vision of equity for all families. Their distinct... [Read More]
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PRESS – Boston Herald Letter to the Editor
May 22, 2018Child care is a universal concern and when our society places the burden of paying for child care on individual... [Read More]
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PRESS – Imari Paris Jeffries on Boston Neighborhood Network
May 20, 2018Parenting Journey’s Executive Director, Imari Paris Jeffries, appeared on the Boston Neighborhood Network on May 29 to talk about our... [Read More]
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PRESS – Parenting Journey Uses Contest to Create Branding Message
May 19, 2018The tagline competition was launched to get input from our families and supporters, and to give them an opportunity to... [Read More]
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Young Leaders’ Happy Hour: May 30
May 16, 2018Do you think that all families deserve a fair shot? Do you care about equity, diversity, and inclusion? Join a... [Read More]
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PRESS – Roundup: Parenting Journey staff attend Raise Up MA rally
May 16, 2018Every parent deserves to earn a decent wage and paid time off to care for themselves or a loved one.... [Read More]
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This Mother’s Day, Activate Your Voice for Paid Family and Medical Leave
May 11, 2018Written by Alyssa Grinberg Mother, Family Advocate, Director of Communications and Marketing On December 9th of last year, my life... [Read More]
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Cast Your Vote! Breakfast of Family Champions Tagline Competition
May 03, 2018We put the call out and received over 30 tagline submissions for the Breakfast of Family Champions! Cast your vote... [Read More]
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PRESS – SCN: Nonprofit Sector Needs to Recruit and Promote Leaders of Color
April 23, 2018If you are hiring in the nonprofit sector, and if you are hiring a person of color — someone who... [Read More]
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PRESS – Cambridge Comm. Foundation Grants $535K to 63 Nonprofits
April 20, 2018We are seeing growing community needs related to issues of economic security and immigrant issues that threaten the wellbeing of... [Read More]
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Thank You Social Workers
April 18, 2018March was National Social Work Month, and in celebration we asked our broader community to sign a thank you card... [Read More]
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Spring/Summer Parenting Journey Groups Announced!
April 13, 2018We are excited to announce that our Spring/Summer Parenting Journey Groups start in May. No matter where you are from,... [Read More]
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Join Us in Fighting for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
April 10, 2018The 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a crucial commemoration for all of us... [Read More]
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Hubie Jones and Parenting Journey’s ED Imari Paris Jeffries Appear on WCVB Channel 5
April 10, 2018On April 8th, 2018 Hubie Jones and Parenting Journey’s executive director, Imari Paris Jeffries appeared on Boston’s WCVB, Channel 5! CityLine... [Read More]
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Race to Lead: The Nonprofit Racial Leadership Gap in Massachusetts
April 08, 2018Incase you missed it, check out this video recording of the Forum: Race to Lead: The Nonprofit Racial Leadership Gap... [Read More]
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Dismantle Systems of Oppression: Strengthen Communities, One Family at a Time
March 29, 2018Written by Amy Brinn, LICSW Senior Trainer & Group Facilitator The first night of our pilot Parenting Journey for Fathers... [Read More]
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PRESS – Tito Jackson on WBUR RadioBoston
March 17, 2018From WBUR: Week In Review: NDAs On Beacon Hill, Walkouts And Yawkey Way This week, we look at non-disclosure agreements... [Read More]
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ADVISORY – Parenting Journey Hosts Inaugural Breakfast of Family Champions Fundraiser
March 08, 2018ADVISORY: Parenting Journey Hosts Inaugural Breakfast of Family Champions Fundraiser Wednesday, June 20, 2018 WHAT: Somerville-based nonprofit, Parenting Journey, will... [Read More]
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Imari: These folks deserve a BIG thank you
March 05, 2018Dear Friends, There are many special people who deserve a BIG thank you, today and every day: social workers and... [Read More]
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You’re invited to a very special new Parenting Journey event
February 23, 2018It’s time to get excited! Parenting Journey is thrilled to officially announce our inaugural benefit dinner, the Breakfast of Family Champions! This is... [Read More]
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Watch our Tele-Town Hall with Imari Paris Jeffries & Tito Jackson
February 15, 2018Yesterday, Parenting Journey Executive Director Imari Paris Jeffries and Social & Family Justice Fellow Tito Jackson held a tele-town hall... [Read More]
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PRESS – WBZ Centro: Facebook #live with my #wbz #wbzcentro guests Imari Paris Jeffries and Ellie Zambrano of The Parenting Journey
February 13, 2018Did you catch members of the Parenting Journey team on WBZ Centro’s Facebook Live this week? If not, check out... [Read More]
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PRESS – Boston Mamas: Massachusetts Nonprofit Spotlight: Parenting Journey
February 13, 2018This month’s spotlight is on Parenting Journey, an organization that recognizes that systemic stressors such as poverty, substance use, trauma, domestic... [Read More]
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PRESS – Boston Globe, BBJ, POLITICO, others cover Tito Jackson’s new fellowship
February 08, 2018As you may have read in yesterday’s press release, we’re thrilled to announce that former Boston City Councilor Tito Jackson... [Read More]
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RELEASE – Former Boston City Councilor Tito Jackson Named Parenting Journey’s First Social and Family Justice Fellow
February 07, 2018SOMERVILLE, MA, February 8, 2018 — Parenting Journey announced today that former Boston City Councilor Tito Jackson has been named its inaugural Social and Family Justice Fellow. Jackson will focus on public... [Read More]
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The instructive history of Black History Month
February 01, 2018Did you know that Black History Month finds its roots in the same state that is home to Parenting Journey’s... [Read More]
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PRESS – Scout Somerville: Parenting Journey Supports Families Fearing Deportation
January 24, 2018Parenting Journey aims to guide parents through the many challenges that raising a family involves. And between DACA uncertainty, ICE raids, and... [Read More]
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A message from Imari: Moving ahead in 2018
January 19, 2018I’m proud of what we accomplished together in 2017. We made great strides in empowering parents and direct care professionals... [Read More]
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PRESS – Somerville Journal: Nonprofit provides aid for immigrant families
January 18, 2018Last week, President Donald Trump repealed Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for undocumented immigrants, leaving many parents nervous for the future... [Read More]
