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FREE & OPEN TO ALL! You are invited to join in this informative, empowering evening focused on the impacts of social media on teen health and how we can be the caring adults they need. 🗓Date: Tues. March 19th, 2024 🕔Time: 5:00pm to 8:00pm 🎯Where: CHEER Center, Georgetown REGISTER TODAY! www.cffde.org/brained 🎥THE FILM - WHAT ABOUT OUR KIDS? Emmy Award winning filmmaker, Sharon Baker will present her new film What About Our Kids? (USA/2024) - a must-see film, featuring mental health practitioners, educators and teens directly addressing teen mental health, social media, and how the caring adults in their lives can help them 🎤THE PANEL - WHAT CAN WE DO? Panelists will respond and react to the film, sharing their unique expertise in brain science, equity and inclusion, trauma-informed care, education, and public health - Leading a highly interactive discussion to encourage critical thinking, collaborative problem solving and empowering positive change. 🎉THANK YOU to our hosts: Children & Families First Delaware Brain Science Institute, TELEDUCTION, Inc., Hearts and Minds Film Initiative, Delaware Psychological Association DPA, and Delaware First Health #traumainformed #brainscience

Children & Families First Welcomes Brian Maxwell as Chief Financial Officer [Wilmington, Delaware, February 1, 2024] – Children & Families First, one of Delaware’s oldest and most trusted non-profit organizations dedicated to helping children and families thrive, announces the appointment of Brian Maxwell as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective January 8th, 2024. Maxwell will succeed John Wood, Chief Financial Officer for the past 5 years, as Wood moves on to retirement. “Brian is an accomplished CFO with a proven track record of successful financial and operational leadership across both private and public sectors,“ said Kirsten Olson, Chief Executive Officer. “I welcome him to our leadership team with excitement, noting that his demonstrated commitment to integrity, authenticity, and collaboration is in full alignment with and will serve to further strengthen the mission, vision, and values of Children & Families First.” A lifelong Delawarean and graduate of the University of Delaware, Maxwell most recently served as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) for the Office of Delaware State Treasurer. Prior to joining the Treasurer’s office, he served as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for St. Andrew’s School in Middletown and in various county and state government positions for more than 13 years. His accomplishments include assisting the Meyer administration with a long-term balanced financial plan and increasing transparency for county spending; his appointment by Governor Markell and confirmation by the Delaware State Senate to serve as the Director of the Office of Management of Budget; and the presentation of the Order of the First State – an honor bestowed for meritorious service. Earlier in his career, Brian spent a number of years in the private financial services sector. Expressing his own excitement Maxwell stated, “I consider it an honor to join and work for an organization that has such a powerful legacy of being mission driven and strives for excellence in providing services to children and families.” (For full media release please see attached)

Do you have 5+ years of proven successes with organizational financial management? How about a desire to have your work play a vital role in helping Delaware's children and families thrive? Does belonging to a diverse, equitable, inclusive organization sound amazing to you? Then we have GREAT NEWS! Children & Families First is seeking a Chief Financial Officer. For more details and to apply for this Full-time with benefits leadership position please visit: cffde.org/jobopportunities #CFO #NowHiring #ChiefFinancialOfficer #Accounting #Finance #ApplyNow

DEADLINE EXTENDED to Friday, August 4th at 4pm EDT. Children & Families First is accepting proposals for the provision of dietary services for our residential therapeutic foster group home (Seaford House), early childhood education centers (Head Start), and Child & Adult Food Program. Full details can be found at cffde.org/rfp