Please share with families you serve that the Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems (ECCS) Team at the Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) invites pregnant and parenting families of children birth to age six to participate in a free professional photo session!
Photos of Pennsylvania children and their families play an instrumental role in conveying the importance of high-quality maternal and early childhood services in Pennsylvania and outreach to families, professionals, legislators, business leaders and other partners throughout the state.
All Pennsylvania families with children age six and younger are invited to participate, including those who reflect the diversity of Pennsylvania's population that include, but is not limited to, differences in identity such as race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, geographic location across the Commonwealth and experiences navigating Pennsylvania's maternal and early childhood services. OCDEL's use of photos include, but is not limited to advertising (television, online, billboard and print), social media, printed displays, and materials such as annual reports, PowerPoint presentations, etc. at the local, state, and national level. Please note that names and locations of families are never shared when OCDEL features photos.
Each participating family will receive electronic access to the professionally produced photos of their family taken during the photo session. They will be able to download and save the photos, print them, share them on their social media accounts (like Facebook or Instagram), or email them to family and friends. Siblings and grandparents are welcome and highly encouraged to participate, too!
Each participating family will receive a stipend of $150 for completing the approximately 1-hour photoshoot. Mileage reimbursement will be provided at a rate of 65.5 cents per mile driven to and from the photo session location. ECCS is also able to reimburse other modes of transportation utilized to get to the photo session location, such as public transportation, Uber or Lyft with receipts. Tolls will also be reimbursed with receipts.
The ECCS team will be hosting photo sessions at the following locations and dates.
June 27, 2023 - King of Prussia, Montgomery County
July 17, 2023 – Cranberry Township, Butler County
July 19, 2023 – Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County
July 25, 2023 – Harrisburg, Dauphin County
There is no cost to participate with the ECCS photo session. Space is limited and registration is required.
Families who would like to participate should complete this registration form no later than June 15, 2023.
For questions, please contact Sadia Batool.
