Events
Liftoff’s virtual and in-person ‘Learning Network’ events feature policy and community change efforts, emerging research, and county-level convening on early childhood topics.
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Building the Future: Expanding the Early Childhood Special Education Workforce
August 1, 2025This report was commissioned by Liftoff.
Please join us for a dynamic convening of professionals dedicated to delivering high-quality Early Intervention and Preschool Special Education services. Collaboratively, we will explore strategies and discuss innovative ideas to fortify our recruitment efforts, bringing more talented educators and therapists into the field of early childhood special education. A light breakfast will be served.
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Liftoff Learning Network Presents: “Strong Foundations: Housing as a Building Block of Early Childhood Development”
July 25, 2025This report was commissioned by Liftoff.
At Liftoff, we believe every child deserves a strong start and that includes a safe, stable place to call home. Home is where young children begin to learn, play, grow, and connect. Housing is not just about having a roof overhead. It affects how children grow, how families stay healthy, and how parents are able […]
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Kids Can’t Wait Advocacy Day 2025
On February 11th, Liftoff WNY and a bus full of community leaders including parents, early childhood professionals, service providers, and medical professionals headed to Albany for Kids Can’t Wait Advocacy Day. Joining with advocates from across the state, our team urged policy makers to prioritize young children with delays and disabilities. Once in Albany, our […]
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Liftoff August 2024 Summer Learning Series Recording
Please see below for the August 2024 Summer Learning Series session. This session featured Robin Fuller of the Allegany County Early Childhood Development Coalition.
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Liftoff July 2024 Summer Learning Series Recording
Please find the July 2024 Liftoff Summer Learning Series recording. This session spotlighted the Early Childhood Alliance of Onondaga .
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June 2024 Summer Learning Series: The Adirondack Birth to Three Alliance
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Liftoff 2024 Summer Learning Series
June 4, 2024This report was commissioned by Liftoff.
Liftoff is thrilled to announce this year’s Summer Learning Series, “NYS Early Childhood Alliances: Uniting for Impact through Collaboration and Connection.” Join us for three dynamic virtual events featuring inspiring presentations from key leaders of early childhood alliances across New York State: The Adirondack Birth to Three Coalition in June, The Early Childhood Alliance of […]
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Liftoff 2024 Annual Meeting Keynote featuring Caitlin Cordella Low moderated by Rachel Bonsignore
April 18, 2024Please find Liftoff’s Annual Meeting Keynote featuring Caitlin Cordella Low, Vice President of Policy and Programs at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation. This conversation covered the importance of affordable and accessible child care and the economic implications.
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Kids Can’t Wait Advocacy Day: February 13th, 2024
Join Liftoff WNY in Albany for the Kids Can’t Wait Advocacy Day trip on February 13th. This is a great opportunity to speak directly to legislators and demand funding in the 2024 New York State budget. We will provide training and materials on the bus as we travel to Albany so you can confidently advocate for Early […]
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Improving early outcomes for WNY’s youngest children: A Community Conversation and Call to Action
August 24, 2023This report was commissioned by Liftoff.
Partners from Buffalo State University, The Children’s Guild Foundation, and Liftoff WNY proudly present a morning of learning, connection, and action. The event, ‘Improving early outcomes for WNY’s youngest children’ brings together professionals working with children with special needs eager to learn more about our region’s most pressing challenges for young children with disabilities to […]
