The Enduring Effects of Family Separations at the Border
We at Power of Two began holding our breath when we first became aware of the Trump administration’s policy separating adults illegally crossing American borders from the children accompanying them. As a provider of services that combat the impact of trauma on children, we know that disrupting the attachment between children and parents has significant…
Exciting News at Power of Two
Happy New Year! Power of Two is kicking off this New Year with some exciting news. We are pleased to announce that Erasma Monticciolo has assumed the role of Executive Director at Power of Two. Dear Friends and Supporters, I am writing to share some exciting news. Beginning in January 2019, Erasma Monticciolo, Power of Two’s Vice…
Sound evidence — a rare commodity in charities
Caroline Fiennes, Director of Giving Evidence, writes for the Financial Times, “Anne Heller has done something that I had never previously seen in my 18 years in the non-profit sector”. That approach sounds jaw-droppingly obvious, but it is in fact very rare for a charity to design itself around existing evidence. Check out the full…
Hundreds of kids get free shoes in Brownsville
Hundreds of kids get free shoes in Brownsville Check out News 12 Brooklyn’s coverage of our Power of Two “Step into Summer” event, where we distributed 1,042 pairs of children’s shoes in partnership with Little Essentials, TOMS, Riverdale Avenue Community School, and Jumpstart Head over to the News 12 Brooklyn website to see the video
Treating the Lifelong Harm of Childhood Trauma
Nadine Burke Harris does a brilliant job explaining the effects of childhood trauma and stress on life-long health. Nadine Burke Harris does a brilliant job explaining the effects of childhood trauma and stress on life-long health. Power of Two is working to PREVENT these negative outcomes in New York City through the encouragement of nurturing,…
Seven Facts on Noncognitive Skills from Education to the Labor Market
At The Hamilton Project: Cognitive skills—that is, math and reading skills that are measured by standardized tests—are generally understood to be of critical importance in the labor market. Most people find it intuitive and indeed unsurprising that cognitive skills, as measured by standardized tests, are important for students’ later-life outcomes. For example, earnings tend to be…
To Help Kids Thrive, Coach Their Parents
In the Sunday Review for the New York Times, Paul Tough writes: This is why interventions such as home visits with parents can be so effective. When parents get the support they need to create a warm, stable, nurturing environment at home, their children’s stress levels often go down, while their emotional stability and psychological resilience…
The power of parenting: Why listening to young children matters
Kathleen Lucadamo writes about Power of Two for the Hechinger Report: At age 2, Maya turns to her mother, Taneice Dawkins, to show off her every move. She pounds a spoon on a table, prompting her mother to exclaim, “Oh, it’s a loud banging spoon.” The little girl hands her mother a cup, a piece of…
Cradle and All
Kendra Hurley mentions Power of Two in this article for The New School Center for New York City Affairs: Fortunately, a growing body of research suggests that a caregiver who is generally warm, nurturing and responsive to a baby’s cues can help to strengthen parent and child bonds and buffer young children from the potentially brutal impact of conditions common…
A Proven Parenting Program for NYC
The New School’s Center for New York City Affairs writes about Power of Two, saying: Studies have found that the model has a strong completion rate with caregivers, and that young children who received ABC experienced less stress and were more frequently securely attached to their caregivers than children who received a different intervention. Read the…