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Appleseed Dedicates Infant Room
Rensselaer, IN—Appleseed Childhood Education, Inc. proudly announces the dedication of its Appletree Rensselaer infant room in memory of Diane Davis, a beloved local child care provider. Diane’s legacy as a nurturing caregiver spans over 35 years, during which she...
Interview at the National Child Care Innovation Summit
Lilly Endowment Matching Grant
JNF Received Matching Fund Grant Totaling $550,000 Brienne Hooker–Jasper Newton Foundation Jasper Newton Foundation Inc. (JNF) has received a matching fund grant totaling $550,000 through the eighth phase of Lilly Endowment Inc.’s initiative, Giving Indiana Funds for...
2024 Letter of Support to the Indiana General Assembly
Listen to our Interview on NPR
Listen Now Hosted by Kai Ryssdal, January 11, 2024, NPR Marketplace Gracie and Cayden Viramontes are fourth-generation New Mexico farm kids. Their family grows cotton, onions, pecans, pumpkins and the state’s signature green chiles on about 500 acres in Deming,...
Listen to Our Interview on Hoosier Ag Today
Northern Indiana Community Creates Solution to Need for Rural Child Care - Listen Now Reported by Elise Koning, Hoosier Ag Today, Published: December 20, 2023 One topic that’s caught attention in Farm Bill discussions is the expansion of child care in rural...
Community Partnership Award with Franciscan Health Rensselaer
Caption: Adam Alson, president of Appleseed Childhood Education (left); and Carlos Vasquez, Franciscan Health Rensselaer vice president and chief operating officer, receive the Community Partnership Award from the Indiana state office of rural health. (Provided by...
Listen to our Interview with Bipartisan Policy Center
Interview with Thomson Reuters Foundation
Work the land or mind the kids: childcare crisis hits US farm belt Reporting by Carey L. Biron; Thomson Reuters Foundation, Published: September 28, 2023 What’s the context? Rural areas face childcare crisis as centers close and parents juggle work with kid care End...