Video Madison Youth Workers Say We Must Invest in Kids’ Curiosity to Help Them Succeed Two career youth workers share their perspectives for helping young people succeed.
Video How to Build Sustainable Funding for Kids: The Case for Children’s Funding Coordinators This webinar breaks down how children’s funding coordinators can champion meaningful and sustainable funding for children and youth in your communities.
Video Investing Early in Child Well-Being Gives King County Kids the “Best Start” Our interview with Dow Constantine, executive of King County, WA, since 2009.
Publication Investing in Pre-K-12 Students and Foster Care in Tulsa, OK An American Rescue Plan community profile
Publication Investing in Child Care, Home Visiting, and Community Navigation in Austin, TX An American Rescue Plan community profile
Collection Native Children and Youth Explore our collection of resources for leaders of Native nations about funding for children and youth.
Collection Our CEO’s Top Picks Explore hand-picked resources from our CEO Elizabeth Gaines for communities at all levels of the strategic public financing process.
Collection Voter-Approved Children’s Funds Learn more about voter-approved children’s funds—state or local tax revenue dedicated to children’s services by voters via a ballot measure.
Collection American Rescue Plan Explore our resources about the American Rescue Plan, including a searchable database, case studies, and more.
Publication Tracking the Flow of Federal Funding for Children and Youth Additional resources for our federal funding streams database, including key terms and how federal funds flow through agencies and into communities
Publication Prioritizing Our Future: How Cities and States Dedicate Funds for Early Care and Education A report on successful examples of localities and states raising public, dedicated funding for young children.
Publication Children’s Cabinet Toolkit: A Roadmap for Getting Started in Your Community A guide for local leaders to understand and launch a children's cabinet in their community.
Publication Cradle-to-Career Guide to Federal Relief Funding for Kids During and Beyond COVID-19 A guide to understanding all the new funding opportunities from the COVID-19 stimulus packages, including the American Rescue Plan.
Video American Rescue Plan Relief Funds for Kids A look at federal COVID-19 relief funding for kids, including a deep dive into the American Rescue Plan.
Publication Innovative Financing to Expand Programming and Services So Children Can Thrive Ten strategies for how communities can source additional funding for children and youth.
Publication Innovative Financing Solutions to Expand Quality Early Care and Education in Nebraska This brief breaks down innovative financing methods Nebraska can explore to generate dedicated funding to support early childhood.
Video Children’s Funding Institute 2020 Opening Keynote: Now Is the Time Our keynote panel from the 2020 Children's Funding Institute.
Publication Local Dedicated Children’s Funds and Recessions: How to Create, Reauthorize, and Maintain Your Fund in the Face of economic Adversity A look at how voter-approved children's funds have been created, reauthorized, and maintained during recessions.
Publication Funding the Next Generation: A Children’s Fund Campaign Manual A manual for political campaigns pursuing a voter-approved children's fund.