Affiliates & Sponsors

Beatitudes Agelink is proudly affiliated and/or sponsored by:

Church of the Beatitudes, United Church of Christ – Founded 1954 – www.beatitudeschurch.org
For more than half a century, Church of the Beatitudes has been a community of faith forming Christian disciples through worship and spiritual enrichment, offering education and training, and encouraging the practice of this discipleship in the world. Located in north central Phoenix, Church of the Beatitudes is an Open and Affirming congregation, seeking to provide an extravagant welcome for all people. With generous hearts and spirits, we listen for the Still Speaking God who calls us to continued service in ministries of compassion and justice. Its history is rich with innovative outreach projects that have improved the lives of many people.

Beatitudes Campus – Founded 1965 – www.beatitudescampus.org
For more than 40 years the Beatitudes Campus has provided a warm, comfortable, and engaging lifestyle to seniors in the heart of north central Phoenix. It was conceived to be a place where older adults could live, learn, and grow through all the days of their lives. Their founders dreamed of a "campus," borrowing the term from the educational community because of its sense of continual growth and vibrancy. Beatitudes Campus was one of the first to introduce the concept of continuing care and quality retirement living and they proudly live their Mission every day to offer a wide spectrum of services and a model of wellness that promotes soundness of mind, spirit, and body for older adults.

National Association for the Education of Young Children [Accreditation] - www.naeyc.org/families
Agelink is proud to be an NAEYC Accredited Program. The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) understands how important a child’s education and development are to parents and families, which is why this section of their site is devoted to you. Check it out!

• Arizona Association for the Education of Young Children
• Valley of the Sun Association for the Education of Young Children
• Experience Matters AZ
• Children's Action Alliance
• Generations United
• ONE
• Arizona Child Care Association

Additional Links & Resources

• Foundation For Early Learning - http://earlylearning.org/
  Every child deserves to reach their full potential. At Foundation for Early Learning, we believe that by changing the beginning, you can change the whole story. That’s why we support our youngest learners, children birth through age five with grants, publications and resources. Ensuring children are ready for kindergarten sets them on a path to success. And it changes the whole story to come.
• Gesell Institute: Questions Parents Ask - http://www.gesellinstitute.org/parentquestions.html#whatisdevapp
  The aim of education is, or should be, to promote the total well development of each child. Language, social-emotional, physical, and cognitive growth and development must all be major considerations in the classroom. Educators who understand whole child development know the importance of classroom programs that seek a balance between active, child-initiated learning and teacher-directed instruction. Read more on their website.
• Pre-K Resources from Common Sense Media - http://www.commonsensemedia.org/grade-pre-k
  Media and Education Common Sense Schools Guide for Pre-K Common Sense Media helps you get smart about kids and media.
• Eco Child's Play - http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/03/09/teaching-young-children-to-go-green/
  Teaching Young Children to Go Green