Building Early Links for Learning (BELL)

BELL is a project of the People's Emergency Center. It bridges together Philadelphia's homeless family shelter system and early childhood education systems to ensure that children ages 0-5 who experience homelessness strengthen their resiliency. BELL promotes accessing to Head Start, high quality child care, home visiting, early intervention, and other proven strategies that address positive child development. BELL works with the Children's Work Group for Early Childhood, a discussion group with the participation of various systems supporting young homeless children.