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Hill District Shop ’n Save Supports Ready Freddy

Once again a Ready Freddy is the recipient of a generous donation from the corporate community. This month the program received 10 gift cards from the Hill District branch Shop’n Save.

Our thanks go out to owner Jeff Ross as well as Shop’n Save staffers Melissa and Shannon for making the donation possible.

Cards will be used to encourage parent involvement in partnering Pittsburgh public schools.

Thanks Shop ’n Save!

Blending Theory with Practice

Blending Theory with Practice: Implementing Kindergarten Transition Using the Interactive Systems Framework is a paper written by Ken Smythe-Leistico, Colleen Young, Laurie Mulvey and their colleagues that appeared in the American Journal of Community Psychology in December of 2012.

Abstract The Interactive Systems Framework (ISF; Wandersman et al., 2008) was used to implement a kindergarten transition [...]

Check out our Materials page for researchers to see how you can help children and families with enrollment, transition, and attendance in your community.

Ready Freddy is funded by:

  • Henry L. Hillman Foundation
  • The Pittsburgh Foundation
  • The Heinz Endowments
  • The Grable Foundation
  • The Buhl Foundation
  • Birmingham Foundation
  • The Sprout Fund
  • Giant Eagle

The Ready Freddy Program

University of Pittsburgh
Office of Child Development
400 North Lexington Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15208
Phone: 412-383-5385
Email: rfreddy@pitt.edu

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