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CACFP – Food Access and Nutrition for our Youngest Children

Through working closely with child care providers in Virginia, ChildSavers has listened and learned that child care deserts are not the only deserts effecting our communities’ youngest children and their families—food deserts and lack of access to nutritious food continues to impact under-resourced communities. The Child and Adult Food Care Program (CACFP) is a federal …

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The ASL Daycare team poses outside of the family day home located in Chesterfield, VA.

Inclusive ASL Daycare Serving Deaf Children in Richmond, VA

One of the many gifts we receive in life is the opportunity to pave smoother paths for future generations, allowing our community’s children to not only advance, but thrive. This is both our responsibility and honor.  Mrs. Andrea W. Oliver, owner of ASL Daycare, is familiar with overcoming adversity. As a former Richmond Public Schools student who was born Deaf, she always dreamed of creating inclusive  learning environments for the youngest members of Richmond’s …

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Racism as Trauma

ChildSavers guides our community’s children through life’s critical moments with trauma-informed mental health and child development services. As an agency, we define trauma as a painful emotional experience caused by an event or events that challenge a person’s sense of safety. Today I am starting a conversation about what culture, race, and ethnicity have to …

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