News

Throughout the year, Liftoff WNY issues our ‘Network News’ to share recent work, highlight regional early childhood initiatives, and promote opportunities for action.

  • Liftoff WNY Network News

    This report was commissioned by Liftoff.

    Please find Liftoff’s Spring 2021 Network e-newsletter with searchable links and content for your review.

  • Liftoff Welcomes Amy Miranti!

    We are pleased to announce that Amy Miranti has joined Liftoff as our Communications and Administrative Associate! Amy is responsible for a combination of day-to-day operations, technology, and communication tasks for our initiative. We are thrilled to have Amy home in on our communications plans and strategies and serve as our administrative liaison to our […]

  • Liftoff’s Signature Fall Event

    This report was commissioned by Liftoff.

    ‘No Small Matter’ Screening & Discussion No Small Matter is grounded in the idea that early care and education is deeply personal — after all, we’ve all either had a child, known a child, or been a child! But on a broader scale, the return on investment for high quality early learning has ripple effects […]

  • Liftoff WNY Network News

    This report was commissioned by Liftoff.

    Please find Liftoff’s Summer 2020 Network e-newsletter with searchable links and content for your review.

  • Liftoff WNY Network News

    Please find Liftoff’s Spring 2020 Network e-newsletter with searchable links and content for your review!

  • Liftoff WNY Network News

    This report was commissioned by Liftoff.

    Please find Liftoff’s Winter 2020 Network e-newsletter with searchable links and content for your review!

  • Liftoff Names Rachel Bonsignore as its First Director

    Liftoff, a strategic alliance of 29 funders supporting early childhood initiatives across Western New York and Monroe County has named Rachel Bonsignore as its first director. Liftoff, a collaborative effort launched in 2018, has a mission to promote and enhance high quality early childhood development for children up to age five by integrating practice, policy, research, and resources to ensure they reach their fullest potential.

  • Liftoff supports “Aligning Action Networks in Western New York”

    Anna Muoio, from the Deloitte Monitor Institute, facilitated a workshop for Liftoff members to support axes of collaboration and leveraging networks for social impact. A draft action plan was developed. More details with opportunities for engagement will be shared in the coming months.

  • Early Childhood Advocacy Group Hosts Program on Medicaid

  • Foundations and Groups Unite to Make Early Childhood Education a Higher Priority