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48 Giving Guide 2023 Worcester Business Journal www.wbjournal.com FUTURE GOALS 1. Sustain a leadership position in providing high-quality early education and care programs for children that are research-based, successfully implemented, and culturally appropriate. 2. Continue to provide children opportunities to thrive and acknowledge them for their efforts to embrace new learning challenges. 3. Continue to foster parent and family engagement by offering a wide variety of events. 4. Offer industry competitive compensation and benefits to retain and increase our skilled and committed staff in order to provide high-quality early education and care to all children. 5. Rainbow is diverse by nature and inclusive by choice. Rainbow is committed to sustain an inclusive staff that fully represents many different cultures, backgrounds and viewpoints of the children and families we serve. 6. Uphold Rainbow Child Development Center's high standards associated with the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) accreditation, Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) Standards, and MA Curriculum Frameworks. 7. Implement best practices and principles to promote and integrate social and emotional wellness for children and families. Integrate holistic wellness principles into Rainbow's early childhood curriculum. Implement supplemental programs to decrease the effects of adverse childhood experiences, increase children's resilience, and develop lifelong strategies to maintain their mental health. 8. Increase public and parent awareness regarding the importance of social/emotional health including information about milestones and age- appropriate behaviors. FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITIES Rainbow Child Development Center's Annual Golf Classic and Annual Appeals for specific causes such as on-site Speech and Language Development erapy, STEAM, and increased access to mental health services. GIVING OPPORTUNITIES • Sponsor Rainbow Child Development Center's Annual Golf Tournament. • Designate a donation to continue Rainbow CDC's STEAM, literacy, speech and language development, the arts, and/or healthy lifestyle initiatives. • Sponsor a family friendly event for Rainbow's children and parents, i.e., ice cream social or cookout for Rainbow's children and their families. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Rainbow Child Development Center's administration and staff welcomes, encourages volunteers. Rainbow's volunteers are vital and have a positive impact on hundreds of low-income children. Below lists volunteer opportunities where passion and positivity are the only requirements. • Committee Involvement: Advancement and Special Events. • Share a special skill or hobby with school-age children, between the hours of 3:00-5:00 p.m. Volunteers are needed to read with children, play a board game or share a creative talent. • Foster children's mind growth by mentoring a school age child who enjoys Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and/or Math. • Lead small groups of children in music, dance, gardening, or yoga. • Join the Center's Parent Task Force. • Attend the Center's family and community events, art exhibits and literacy celebrations. Rainbow Child Development Center Paula Perrier Executive Director Linda Hyde Board President Erin Rosenlund, Shepherd & Goldstein, Treasurer Karen Longo, Harvard Pilgrim Health, Secretary BOARD MEMBERS Akosua Agyepong, Sequel Law, LLC Daniel D'Amico, Cornerstone Bank Jared Fiore, Bowditch Lynne Grden, Keller Williams Realty Patrick Harvey, Guild Mortgage Darleny Henriquez, Harrington Hospital Senator Michael Moore, Commonwealth of MA Nadine Premo, Uniquely Your Decor Loreta Sulejman, Webster Five Savings Bank Dianne Trachimowicz Shirley Williams, Psychiatry & Counseling Associates Benedicta Wright, Community Health Link BOARD OFFICERS "Rainbow Child Development Center is a safe haven for many of Worcester's youth. e Center provides year-round academic, cultural and healthy lifestyle programs to children. Supporting Rainbow and being on their Board of Directors is important to me because these children are tomorrow's leaders. I am confident my efforts and contribution to fundraise for Rainbow and inform my network of colleagues regarding the Center's work will directly benefit children." – Daniel D'Amico, Board Member 10 Edward Street Worcester, MA 01605 Phone: (508) 791-6849 rainbowcdc.com Full-time employees: 23 Annual Revenues: $3,486,154 Year founded: 1972 MISSION STATEMENT To enhance the lives of underserved infants and children by providing quality educational and therapeutic programs and services. SERVICE AREA Worcester, MA TOP FUNDING SOURCES 81% State Contracts 17% Foundations/Contributions 2% Parent Fees