Baby's Space Founder Dr. Terrie Rose of Minneapolis, MN, Receives Prestigious Lewis Hine Award from National Child Labor Committee (NCLC)

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As Founder and Executive Director of Baby's Space, a non-profit dedicated to limiting poverty's devastating effects on child development, Dr. Terrie Rose will be honored for her commitment to the well-being, growth and development of children and their families.

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Child Labor Committee (NCLC) announced Terrie Rose, Ph.D., LP, founder and Executive Director of Baby's Space in Minneapolis, is among ten national honorees of the 2011 Lewis Hine Awards for Service to Children and Youth.  

Named for the acclaimed NCLC photographer who documented early-20th century exploitation of children, the Hine Awards recognize professionals and volunteers who devote extraordinary time and energy to improving the lives of young people.

Dr. Rose will be honored for her innovative and results-based approach at Baby's Space in Minneapolis.   This holistic solution from the "baby's point of view" offers a one-stop shop for child and family services from pregnancy to third grade including: year-round childcare, public K-3 education, parent education, on-site mental health services and family support.  Dr. Rose created Baby's Space first in the American Indian community in Minneapolis.  Baby's Space now serves as a national model.

"Terrie's pioneering work is remarkably successful at offering children in poverty a stronger start in life," said Jeff Werbelowski, Co-CEO of Houlihan Lokey and Baby's Space business partner.   According to Rose, in 2009-2010, 100 percent of kindergartners participating in the Baby's Space program met or exceeded post-kindergarten proficiencies.

Baby's Space neighborhood-based programs, founded in 1998,  have received national recognition for success in negating poverty's devastating effects by helping children develop relationships, manage emotions and learn.  Baby's Space has an estimated return on investment of $4 to every $1 invested.  Using Minneapolis centers as a model, the national Baby's Space organization is working to change the experience of young children and their families by providing direct service, creating a model for other organizations to replicate and designing training materials and products that support the academic and social emotional development of children.

Rose is a child psychologist, long-time leader in the field of early childhood development, national trainer and speaker http://tinyurl.com/TEDxTC-TerrieRose, an Ashoka Fellow- a network of system-changing social entrepreneurs, and a leadership fellow with the national organization ZERO TO THREE.

The award ceremony will be held on Monday, January 31, 2011 in New York City.  Along with Dr. Rose, Andre Agassi and Elaine Wynn will be honored for their distinguished service.

Additional Information:

Website-- www.babyspace.org  and www.nationalchildlabor.org

Facebook-- http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pages/Babys-Space/197003312361

Blog-- www.drterrierose.com/

Photos-- https://www.transferbigfiles.com/e48ad705-7cbc-411c-ab03-48b8fcc98df0?rid=0YsYXolhFcEkNW7Q4ULgIA%3d%3d and www.nationalchildlabor.org

CONTACT: Marjorie Nelson , +1-612-396-3228, Mobile: +1-612-220-0017, [email protected]

SOURCE Baby's Space