Family Ambassador Program
Community Impact Project
Community Impact Project
In collaboration with Families First and the Massachusetts Department of Early Education in Care, the Family Ambassador program seeks to strengthen the family engagement capacity of early childhood programs and their family ambassadors in order to implement effective and inclusive practices and policies that directly impact families in their communities.
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Project Goal
Expand The Coalition for Children’s reach into underserved populations and promote Social Emotional Learning ( SEL) in a coordinated and accessible way for all of our community. Click an image below to see what we're offering this month!
Expand The Coalition for Children’s reach into underserved populations and promote Social Emotional Learning ( SEL) in a coordinated and accessible way for all of our community. Click an image below to see what we're offering this month!
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In The News
Read the story behind our recent Families Together Support Ukraine event in the Falmouth Enterprise and view photos from the event in the Cape Cod Times.
Read the story behind our recent Families Together Support Ukraine event in the Falmouth Enterprise and view photos from the event in the Cape Cod Times.
On Air
Listen to Family Ambassador Edita Stuckey's interview with Rebecca Romo on 99.9 the Q as they discuss our upcoming Support Ukraine event:
Listen to Family Ambassador Edita Stuckey's interview with Rebecca Romo on 99.9 the Q as they discuss our upcoming Support Ukraine event:
Meet Our Family Ambassadors
Sofia Ibarraran, PhD
Sofia lives in East Falmouth with her family, including her 2 young children with whom she loves to bake and cook. Sofia says her spice rack hints at their multicultural family (Mexican and Indian) with achiote, epazote, cardamom, saffron, and turmeric! She has a Ph.D. in biology and loves to read and do research about child development. As a Familiy Ambassador, Sofia hopes to contribute to shaping the world her and your kids will inherit.
Wendi Shramek, M Ed.
Wendi lives in Mashpee with her family, including her young child who has benefited from The Coalition of Children programs since he was a lap baby! Wendi holds a bachelor’s degree in art history and a master’s degree in special education. As a Family Ambassador, Wendi hopes to help expand culturally and linguistically diverse learning opportunities, and social emotional learning workshops and supports.
Edita Stuckey, MS, MBA
Edita lives in East Falmouth. She is Early Childhood Specialist with the Coalition for Children, a mom to a special little boy and a military wife who has lived in many different places, always with the goal of improving and giving back to her communities.
Sofia Ibarraran, PhD
Sofia lives in East Falmouth with her family, including her 2 young children with whom she loves to bake and cook. Sofia says her spice rack hints at their multicultural family (Mexican and Indian) with achiote, epazote, cardamom, saffron, and turmeric! She has a Ph.D. in biology and loves to read and do research about child development. As a Familiy Ambassador, Sofia hopes to contribute to shaping the world her and your kids will inherit.
Wendi Shramek, M Ed.
Wendi lives in Mashpee with her family, including her young child who has benefited from The Coalition of Children programs since he was a lap baby! Wendi holds a bachelor’s degree in art history and a master’s degree in special education. As a Family Ambassador, Wendi hopes to help expand culturally and linguistically diverse learning opportunities, and social emotional learning workshops and supports.
Edita Stuckey, MS, MBA
Edita lives in East Falmouth. She is Early Childhood Specialist with the Coalition for Children, a mom to a special little boy and a military wife who has lived in many different places, always with the goal of improving and giving back to her communities.
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Families First
Families First brings parents of young children together in their communities so they can strengthen their parenting knowledge, skills, and support systems. To learn more about Families First, visit www.families-first.org |
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Department of Early Education and Care
The Department of Early Education and Care is the lead agency for all early education and care services in the Commonwealth. To learn more about the EEC, visit www.mass.gov |
