April is nearly over and one of my favorite holidays is already right around the corner--Mother's Day. This year we celebrate three generations of mothers in our family, and we know how fortunate we are that my granddaughter has her parents, grandparents and great-grandparents in her life. This holiday provides an opportunity to celebrate families throughout the country.

UCM, too, celebrates families. We work to strengthen families and children in our community through our Bryant Early Learning (BEL) Center and Healthy Families Fairfax.  BEL Center provides safe, affordable, developmental child care in a multi-cultural environment. Healthy Families Fairfax provides home visitations to expectant and new mothers, successfully preventing child abuse and neglect.

Finally, this month, GreatNonprofits kicked off their Children and Families Campaign 2011 to find non-profits that are doing great work with children and families. You can read more about participating in this campaign at the end of this newsletter. Please fill out a short survey and help UCM gain greater visibility in the community!