Vital Village Network Boston, MA www.vitalvillage.org

Partner Organizations Boston Local Initiatives Support Corporation Child Witness to Violence Project Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative Medical-Legal Partnership | Boston Orchard Gardens Pilot School

The Vital Village Network SCALE Team Renee Boynton-Jarrett Founding Director, Vital Village Network Kymberly Byrd Research and Evaluation Coordinator, Vital Village Network Josette Williams Program Manager, Boston Public Schools/Countdown to Kindergarten Coalition Leader Local Improvement Advisor Community Champion

Vital Village Network  Building community capacity to promote healthy social and emotional development in early childhood by mobilizing collective investment from residents, organizations, and institutions. Integrating a trauma-informed framework for preventing childhood adversity into the context of existing systems and community-based efforts for early childhood health and education. Health Systems Early Childhood Education Community Initiatives & Advocacy Organizations Legal Advocates

What Do We Hope To Achieve? Network Vital Village Build Institutional Capacity Enhanced Community Resources Efficicent Cross Sector Synergy Increase Protective Factors at Family & Community Level Prevent Child Abuse & Neglect Improve Child Well-being Community Engagement Civic Participation Enhanced Social Networks Vital Concept: Cultivate settings that protect children from violence and optimally support their well-being. Village Vital Signs: Improve the quality of data and tools. Vital Connections: Support social emotional learning and protective factors. Village Prosperity: Support geography of opportunity Theory of Change

Top Three Sources of Pride in our Community Diversity Innovation Civic Participation

Areas of Focus for our SCALE Work Economic empowerment Peer advocacy Trauma-informed classrooms We plan to improve equity by Engaging residents Maintaining a commitment to transparent and honest communication

We are most proud of our… Hubs of Innovation Innovation Pilots Leadership Summit 90 Day Challenge 38 Collaborative Actions We are most proud of our… Innovation Pilots 90-Day Challenge Model 8 co-designed innovations 6 surveys developed PDSA cycles redesigned meeting formats 5 collaborative grants 2 resident associations developed 1 peer-to-peer program launched Building Family Strengths Clinic Education Legal Advocates Community Advocates Family Services Public Health

We know a lot about….. We need help with….. Collective learning Community engagement Social connectedness Leadership development Measurement and evaluation Sustainability Scaling up efforts Quality improvement

Favorite Hometown Spot(s) Haley House Merengue

Celebrity Spokesperson “There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children.” –Nelson Mandela Words We Live By….“I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.” - Mother Teresa Our Community Theme Song is “One Love” by Bob Marley

Best way to contact us: Renee.BoyntonJarrett@bmc.org Kymberly.Byrd@bmc.org www.vitalvillage.org @Vital_Village