Pajama Program is a great asset to our preschool programs and a great addition to our curriculum. The children love the books, learning new things, taking care of their bears and telling their parents their bear names. Our parents love the magnets as reminders for bedtime and the routine charts and stickers. The children really like to share their books and have classroom pajama parties. We have had many children and families over the years go through our program that has benefited from Pajama Program. The staff appreciate the skills listed in the program that matches the TSG school readiness skills - that’s a bonus. I have taught both classes in the classroom and to parents and they were equally successful and fun. Great conversations and feedback from parents and staff.
The Pajama Program has had an incredible impact to programs such as ours. The HOPE Parent Resource Center is a non-profit that specializes in working with young families. Our center along with several of our local home visiting educators have been trained by Ann from the Pajama Program to help parents understand the importance of Sleep Health.
They also offer new pajamas and books to the children we work with which helps promote literacy, a love for reading and a great night sleep. The training materials we received are extremely user friendly and offer educators all of the information they need to promote the importance of Sleep Routines. These valuable resources are not always available to our families, so the combination of education and supplies have been a great combination for success. A huge thank you goes out to the Pajama Program, Inc. for their commitment to supporting a comforting bedtime routine and healthy sleep for children to help them thrive.
The smile on Jamie's face as she reads to children says it all. She is a lifelong learner and her perspective on education, service, and sleep health is informed by her love of books.
This program has a wonderful initiative and promotes good sleep habits and literacy.
Children gain from the program's mission to provide pajamas and books to those less fortunate.
As an early childhood educator, I seek out organizations that truly make a difference in the lives of children, without layers of bureaucracy. The Pajama Program fits the bill. Books & pajamas offer children warmth & literacy. It is a simple idea that has blossomed into a very practical & joyful organization.
It is my pleasure to support this meritorious organization.
Nicki M. Calabrese, Ph.D.
The Pajama Program gives hands on support, encouragement, and even books and pajamas to children who need a bit more positive intervention. The human touch and caring means so very much to a child who may not have the resources we would hope they have access to. The positivity and results of this organization have such a far reaching and domino effect! Please help fund the success of our children’s future.
Carole Y. Early childhood educator, 30 years
My nonprofit (Volunteer New York!) works with Pajama Program to find volunteers for its many wonderful activities. It's such an incredible organization with an important mission: to make sure all children feel they have a consistent, safe, and healthy home life. We've recruited volunteers for the Pajama Program's reading parties before, and it always makes our volunteers so happy to know they're helping young kids. A special kudos to Jyothi Nair for her dedication and partnership! I love working with this organization and can't recommend them enough!
As the director of community outreach for WJCS, the largest human services agency in Westchester County, NY, I have had the pleasure of working with the Pajama Program for the last 5 years. The program runs seamlessly and our children and their parents, most living below the federal poverty line, are thrilled and grateful to be the recipients of the pajamas and books.
The Logan County Family Treatment Court serves parents and their children referred from the Children's Services. The majority of the parents are single females. The Pajama Program has provided pajamas and books to over 60 of the children served in this program. The kids get so excited to get the PJ's and the parents share about the wonderful time they have exploring new books with their children. We are so grateful for the program in our rural community. We have not had anything like this before.
One of my most memorable memories with the Pajama Program happened to be during the Christmas holiday season. As Executive Director Of Operation Safety Net, The Scioto County Homeless Shelter, I often see needy children go without during the holiday's. When homeless households are obtaining and desperately trying to maintain occupancy (spending more than 80% of household income for rent is draining) , most times there is no residual money for extra considerations. Our Shelter tracks and does follow up on the many families that exit our shelter. We do the best we can in securing a gift item for as many of them as we possible can but because of the extreme poverty in our rural area of southern Ohio, we seldom have enough items to meet the needs. The Pajama program contacted us and sent us a book and a pair of pajamas that we could give to each child housed in our shelter, and beyond that...we were able to bless many of the children who recently exited the shelter. Most people would think that a book and a new pair of pajams is nothing....but to a child in crisis who has litterally nothing to call their own....it means everything!!!!!! It brings smiles when they put on their new pj's. The books are so amazing....one child that stands out kept asking any and everyone to read his book to him....that was special to see because his parents could not read or write....one book gave the chils a hunger for reading and learning. Although the child is young, he is now on his way to learning how to read because he recieved a book. We have indeed been blessed to have been beneficiaries of this awesome program!!!!!! Sincerely, Maureen Cadogan