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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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]
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We stand with TPS recipients
January 12, 2018You may have heard that the Trump Administration has made some changes to Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations for certain... [Read More]
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Reflections on 2017
January 07, 2018This has been Parenting Journey’s most successful year yet thanks to our supporters like you. Here’s a quick look at... [Read More]
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This could be you: Check out our upcoming trainings
January 04, 2018That could be you up there, a proud graduate of Parenting Journey Facilitator Training. 2018 is a licensing year for Massachusetts social... [Read More]
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PRESS – Bay State Parent: New Program Helps Opioid-Addicted Parents Strengthen Their Families
December 23, 2017Parents recovering from opioid addiction face the everyday stressors and challenges of raising children on top of those associated with... [Read More]
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PRESS – Somerville Neighborhood News: Profile of Parenting Journey
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PRESS – WCVB CityLine: Parenting Journbey
December 12, 2017Check out this interview that Parenting Journey Executive Director Imari Paris Jeffries had with WCVB’s CityLine. Help us spread the... [Read More]
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Winter 2018 Parent Groups Announced!
December 07, 2017We are excited to announce that our Fall Parenting Journey Groups start the week of January 15. No matter where... [Read More]
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PRESS – NECN: The Parenting Journey to Recovery
November 28, 2017Check out this interview with NECN The Take’s Sue O’Connell, Parenting Journey Executive Director Imari Paris Jeffries, and Parenting Journey... [Read More]
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RSVP for our Holiday Carnival!
November 26, 2017ICYMI: RSVP for our Holiday Carnival! Monday, December 11, 2017 4:30-7:30 pm Please click the button to RSVP or call 617.628.8815... [Read More]
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PRESS – Somerville Patch: Nonprofit Takes on the Opioid Crisis
November 21, 2017SOMERVILLE, MA – As opioids become an ever-growing health crisis across the country, one Somerville non-profit is expanding its programming... [Read More]
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Ayat’s Story: Finding a New Way Forward
November 09, 2017Ayat graduated from Parenting Journey I more than a decade ago, but she still has her keepsake book. It’s the... [Read More]
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PRESS – SAMPAN: Tips for parents dealing with holiday stress
November 08, 2017As we head into the holiday season, celebration can be marred by stress, especially for parents. Holiday stress can be triggered... [Read More]
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Parenting Journey Supports Videos by the American Academy of Pediatrics
October 25, 2017Parenting Journey recently hosted Reflection Films, a Boston-based video production company, who shot footage in our reception area for two... [Read More]
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Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
October 24, 2017September 15 – October 15 marked Hispanic Heritage Month. Parenting Journey celebrated by featuring stories from staff and friends who... [Read More]
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Agents of Change: Taking Risks in Guatemala
October 23, 2017When Cristina Pachano and Carolina Grynbal returned to Guatemala for Parenting Journey’s second annual training with Mil Milagros, a non-profit... [Read More]
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Parenting Journey Statement on Medicare For All
September 18, 2017September 18, 2017 – SOMERVILLE, MA – In response to the introduction of the Medicare For All bill in the U.S.... [Read More]
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My Journey to Recovery
September 18, 2017Written by Luis Zamora, Graduate of Parenting Journey for Fathers (2015) and Parenting Journey II (2015) September is National Recovery Month.... [Read More]
