Olivia Allen

Olivia co-founded Children’s Funding Project in 2018 and now acts as the organization’s Vice President of Strategy and Advocacy. In her current role, Olivia oversees Children’s Funding Project’s work to identify and pursue new public funding for children and youth at the state and local levels, and directs Children’s Funding Accelerator, a nonpartisan supporter of campaigns for dedicated public funding for infants, toddlers, children, and youth and the advocacy partner of Children’s Funding Project.

During her time at Children’s Funding Project, Olivia has led support to 22 successful state and local ballot measure campaigns that resulted in the generation of over $1.3 billion annually in public funding for children and youth.

Prior to launching Children’s Funding Project, Olivia spent time at the Forum for Youth Investment and at the National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice (NCMHJJ) at Policy Research Associates, where she assisted with technical assistance for states and tribal nations focused on behavioral health and juvenile justice policy reform. Olivia received her Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Middlebury College in Middlebury, VT.