{"id":39943,"date":"2021-09-09T07:05:33","date_gmt":"2021-09-09T11:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/?p=39943"},"modified":"2021-09-09T07:05:33","modified_gmt":"2021-09-09T11:05:33","slug":"jamestown-public-schools-receive-240000-for-strong-starts-chautauqua-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/jamestown-public-schools-receive-240000-for-strong-starts-chautauqua-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"Jamestown Public Schools Receive $240,000 for Strong Starts Chautauqua Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"
Jamestown Public Schools<\/strong> have received a $240,000 grant from the Highmark Blue Cross-Blue Shield<\/strong> Blue Fund as part of the Strong Starts Chautauqua Initiative<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The grant is in support of the initiative\u2019s work in fostering children\u2019s health, well being, developmental skills, and school readiness. Strong Starts Chautauqua is a countywide network of organizations and partners dedicated to building bright futures for Chautauqua County children and families, prenatally through children age five.<\/p>\n Blue Fund support will enable Strong Starts Chautauqua, which has just completed its two-year pilot phase, to move into broader implementation throughout the county. Specifically, funds will be used to promote prenatal care and well-child visit attendance, improve parents\u2019 and caregivers\u2019 access to resources and services, promote universal child developmental screening, advance maternal\/caregiver screening, and provide support to address mental health needs.<\/p>\n