Children’s Cabinet Toolkit: A Roadmap for Getting Started in Your CommunityMayors and their staff are the audience for this toolkit because of their ability to use the executive office’s bully pulpit and convening power to bring child- and youth-serving government departments and external agencies together. Through their leadership, mayors can signal a community’s priorities and foster a system of accountability within local child-serving systems. They also play an important role in cultivating relationships and securing resources. While this toolkit was created specifically for mayors and their staff, the content is relevant for a broad range of municipal leaders, including county executives, city managers, and others in similar roles. Download PDF Filed under:Infants and Toddlers, Early Childhood, Middle Childhood, Youth, Young Adults, Policymakers/Agency Leaders, Publication, Strategic Public FinancingMore Resources Collection Leaders and Champions: Find Your Role in Strategic Public Financing Find out how you can help your community fund programs and services for children and youth in sustainable and equitable ways. Publication Leaders and Champions: The Role of Program Providers in Strategic Public Financing How program providers can help communities fund services for children and youth in sustainable and equitable ways through strategic public financing. Updates and Events News November 5, 2026 Wins on Local Ballots Secure More Than $104 Million for Kids News October 28, 2026 Statewide Ballot Measures Could Put Local Children’s Funds in Jeopardy News October 14, 2026 Record Number of Dedicated Children’s Funds to Appear on Local Ballots Close Share it! Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Click to copy URL Link Copied!
Collection Leaders and Champions: Find Your Role in Strategic Public Financing Find out how you can help your community fund programs and services for children and youth in sustainable and equitable ways.
Publication Leaders and Champions: The Role of Program Providers in Strategic Public Financing How program providers can help communities fund services for children and youth in sustainable and equitable ways through strategic public financing.