Meet our Education is Power guest speakers! ☀️

Dr. Marti Erickson and Dr. Erin Erickson of the podcast Mom Enough will join Way to Grow May 13 at the Minneapolis Institute of Art for a live podcast and conversation.

Register: www.waytogrow.org/eip

What connects us with one another? For Phoua, it starts with a story. 📕🧡

“Thank You, Omu!” celebrates connection, sharing, & generosity. She also recommends “A Map into the World,” a story about kindness and compassion.

#NationalReadingMonth #ReadTogether @kaokaliayang.bsky.social

Community Engagement Manager Sheena's grown-up pick: "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison

Her kids' pick: "Sideways Stories from Wayside School" by Louis Sachar

Books challenge us to think. Books invite us to play. Both matter. 📚 waytogrow.org/subscribe

#NationalReadingMonth #EducationIsPower

Join us May 13, 2026 from 11:30 am–1:00 pm at @artsmia.bsky.social for this year's Education is Power luncheon! We are honored to share that this year’s event features a special partnership with the parenting podcast Mom Enough: www.momenough.com

✨ Registration is OPEN for Education is Power 2026 ✨
🎙️ Featuring a live podcast recording with the Mom Enough podcast! 🎙️

Register: www.waytogrow.org/eip
#EducationIsPower #EarlyLearning

Way to Grow families and educators gathered for #TogetherWeGrow, a session filled with reading, crafting, counting, and connection. Families read “Breathe Like a Bear,” explored colors and shapes, and shared lunch together. Play is how kids grow! 🧡

#EducationIsPower #EarlyLearning

Some lessons stay with us.

When life feels hard, stories can help children make sense of big feelings — and remind families that hope is still part of the story. 🧡📚

#NationalReadingMonth #ReadTogether #EducationIsPower #EBWhite

Way to Grow made some wonderful new friends this week! 🧡

Minoo discovered our work online and, together with her two sons, made a special delivery of Family Essentials for Way to Grow families.

We are so lucky to be surrounded by Neighbors Who Care.

#WayToGrowMN #NeighborsWhoCare #CommunityLove

Way to Grow is one of 16 nonprofits selected for At Bat for Impact this year, a community initiative sponsored by Thrivent and the Minnesota Twins. ⚾🧡

We are excited for what is ahead. Stay tuned!

#AtBatForImpact #TwinsWin #MNTwinsTerritory

Ronel's National Reading Month picks are all about connection: "It helps with understanding others in supporting relationships and what others need."

From "The 5 Love Languages" to "10 Kisses Before Bedtime," understanding builds connection — and connection builds strong families. 📚🧡

Library card ready? March is #NationalReadingMonth! 📚

All month, our staff share the books they love – picture books, chapter books, page-turners… Every kind of read counts!

Drop your recs in the comments!

#EducationIsPower @hclib.bsky.social @kaokaliayang.bsky.social @kristinnilsen.bsky.social

Free coloring sheets for kids, designed by our own Maren. Print them, color them, hang them on the fridge.

Sit together. Talk while you color. Hang the finished pages on the fridge.

Moments like these matter. 🧡

🔗 www.waytogrow.org/blog

🧡 A Managers Meeting became a baby shower drive.
🧡 A coat drive helped children stay warm and ready to learn.

This is what partnership looks like. Thank you, iHealth and Revo Health.

www.waytogrow.org/neighbors

@momenough.bsky.social 🧡

What We’re Listening To: Mom Enough on stress + resilience.

When life feels heavy, children feel it too. Reflective parenting reminds us that supporting parents is how we support kids.

Listen to the show & read our latest blog:
🔗 www.waytogrow.org/blog
🔗 www.momenough.com/2023/01/buffer-stress/

We're hiring Family Educators!

If you care about building strong families & strong starts, we would love to connect. 🧡 Bilingual candidates fluent in English and Somali, Spanish, Amharic, Oromo, Punjabi, or Karen are encouraged to apply.

Know someone? Send this their way! waytogrow.org/careers

Right now, children carry big questions about the world. “Will It Be Okay?” by Crescent Dragonwagon, illustrated by Jessica Love, offers a gentle way for families to navigate those conversations together.

📖❤️ Read more at www.waytogrow.org/blog

#WhatWereReading #FamilyResources

Curious mind, big imagination, and the impulse to explore. Way to Grow believes every child holds all three. Our Family Educators work to nurture and celebrate every child from the very beginning.

#EarlyLearning #EducationIsPower #PlaytoLearn

Families learn and have fun together at home every day. These two simple indoor activities add something new to your family routine, and the best part? No special supplies or preparation needed!

🟠 Find the easy how-to at www.waytogrow.org/blog

#LoveToLearn #PlayBasedLearning #FamilyActivities

Save the dates!

☀️ Education Is Power | May 13 at MIA
✨ Shine Celebration | Oct 23 at The Depot

One spring conversation. One fall celebration. Both centered on children and families and the power of investing in early childhood.

Registration details coming soon!

What we do together matters. 🧡

To every parent, caregiver, brother, sister, teacher, Family Educator, neighbor, and so many more... We see you. 🧡

#TogetherWeShine #KidsAreOurFuture

What we do together matters. 🧡

Shop our Family Essentials Wish List now through Feb. 27:
🔗 www.qrco.de/bga07p

Priority items:
· Diapers
· Medicine
· Nonperishable food
· Gift cards

Help us spread the word! Together, we’re supporting Twin Cities families today & every day. #MN

It's World Read Aloud Day! 📚

Today we’re reading “This Land” by Ashley Fairbanks and illustrated by Bridget George. It asks “Who lived where you are before you got there?”

Reading aloud builds connection and opens worlds. 🧡

#EducationIsPower #WorldReadAloudDay #ReadTogether @ziibiing.com

This week, the supporters showed up for Way to Grow families. Donations of food, diapers, and hygiene items arrived from near and far, and these were delivered to families. Community makes all the difference! 🧡

Support continues here: 🔗 qrco.de/bga07p
#MNStrong #HopeWins

We see hope in the smallest beginnings.

Two little ones. One wide awake, one dreaming.

This is where it starts—before words, steps, or school. In the quiet trust between a parent & child, in the everyday moments that build a lifetime.

Hope doesn't wait. It starts now. 🧡

Neighbors show up. We care. We stand together. 🧡

Right now, families are staying home to keep their children safe. Our neighbors are responding with the essentials that help parents care for their families.

Shop the Wish List! 🔗 qrco.de/bga07p

On Monday, Way to Grow joined Minnesota community partners at the MLK Jr. Holiday Breakfast. The theme, “Make a career of humanity,” guided the morning. We were glad to gather with others committed to that work. 🧡 
 #MLKDay #MNStrong

@bradmeltzer.com & @chriseliopoulos.com - A fantastic series of so many individuals who came before and who continue to inspire us today! 🧡 Thank you.

What We’re Reading: “I Am Martin Luther King, Jr.”

This book focuses on #MLK’s belief in peaceful change and the idea that everyday people can make a difference.

📕 Read: tinyurl.com/5ewcv4r4
🎞️ Watch: tinyurl.com/2vceuxrs

#MLKDay #EducationIsPower

Children move with joy. Curious. Present. All in. 🫧

Even in the heart of winter, small moments of warmth and light still find us. They live in the everyday connections families and friends build together.

May this week bring you a pause, a smile, & a moment of connection. 🧡