Spotlight: Shifting Power Dynamics

Bright BeginningsAdvocacy, Community, Salinas

Mamas de Salinas Abogan The last months have been busy for early childhood advocacy, shifting the dynamics of power in public spaces! At the Monterey County Board of Supervisors meeting in February, Bright Beginnings Community Organizer Maria Carmen Parra led the pledge …

Las Mamás Nominated for LIVE UNITED Awards

Bright BeginningsAdvocacy, Community, Salinas

Congratulations and Thank You for All That You Do The LIVE UNITED Awards honors the outstanding volunteers who gave back to our community throughout the previous year. Bright Beginnings’ Las Mamas de Salinas Abogan were nominated for their work in advocating for early childhood …

Follow Salinas Mamás on Social Media

Bright BeginningsAdvocacy, Community, Salinas

Advocates Share their Voice Las Mamás, a part of the community-led Salinas Collaborative Action Team, are officially on Facebook and Twitter! Las Mamás advocate for quality care for young children in alignment with the countywide early childhood development framework: Together, preparing …

Salinas Mamás in Action

Bright BeginningsAdvocacy, Community, Preschool For All, Salinas

Bright Beginnings’ Salinas Mamás have an ambitious — and they believe doable — goal: making quality, full-time preschool accessible for all children. Earlier this month, several Mamás were interviewed by Radio Bilingüe. During the interview, they shared the work of their Preschool …