News September 25, 2024 Marina Mendoza, Olivia Allen Cincinnati Preschool Promise Encourages Fund Leaders to “Contribute the Most You Can” to Support Local Early Child Care Systems More than 30 local leaders and advocates from across the country met to examine a successful voter-approved children's fund in Cincinnati.
Success Story September 18, 2024 Brett McPherson Poughkeepsie, NY, on the Journey to Sustainable Funding for Children and Youth Since 2022, we have helped Poughkeepsie Children's Cabinet find a road to better funding for kids with fiscal maps and cost models, and most recently with a children's funding coordinator.
Insights August 28, 2024 Avy Osalvo How Community Members, Advocates, and Policymakers Can Make the Most of the Remaining American Rescue Plan Dollars for Children and Youth Tips for how to prepare and make the most of investments from American Rescue Plan funds approaching allocation deadlines.
Success Story June 26, 2024 Kate Ritter, Avy Osalvo Increasing Wages for Community-Based Teachers Becomes a Key Element of Boston’s Universal Pre-K Funding Formula During the 2023-2024 school year, we collaborated with Boston Public Schools to update the cost model and funding formula that support the city's Universal Pre-K program to ensure that program teachers and staff receive adequate wages.
Guest Blog May 29, 2024 Lissa Geiger Shulman for The Allegheny County PN-3 Collaborative How Allegheny County, PA, Coordinates Programs and Funding to Better Serve Infants and Toddlers The Collaborative grew government and philanthropic investments for infants and toddlers with a comprehensive and integrated system of support based on local data.
News May 15, 2024 Marina Mendoza, Olivia Allen Visit to Denver Preschool Program Energizes Existing and Future Leaders of Voter-Approved Children’s Funds Site visit lets fund leaders network and learn what it takes to successfully build, maintain, and sustain a voter-approved children’s fund.
Interview May 8, 2024 2022 Ballot Measure Allows County to Play Greater Role in Supporting Children and Families, Says Whatcom County Executive Satpal Sidhu Whatcom County Executive Satpal Sidhu talks about the county’s work to support children and families as the Healthy Children’s Fund begins implementation.
Interview March 21, 2024 Madison Youth Workers Say We Must Invest in Kids’ Curiosity to Help Them Succeed Howard Hayes is the assistant director of youth and community development at Goodman Community Center in Madison, WI, and Arthur Morgan is the family advocacy manager.
Interview February 13, 2024 Reginald Harris Investing Early in Child Well-Being Gives King County Kids the “Best Start” Dow Constantine has served as executive of King County, WA, since 2009. During his tenure, Executive Constantine championed Best Starts for Kids.
Insights December 12, 2023 Nicole Villagomez, Avy Osalvo Investing in Pandemic Recovery for Children and Youth Will Require Long-Term Planning Beyond the American Rescue Plan Urgency is mounting as states and localities must designate the final round of American Rescue Plan funding for specific pandemic recovery initiatives within the next year.
News November 29, 2023 Dan Whitaker Multiple Preschool, Child Care Measures Win on the 2023 Ballot While Others Fall Short of Victory The November 2023 elections provided several wins for kids at both state and local levels. Learn more about the measures we were watching and what they mean for children and families in our election recap.
Success Story November 7, 2023 Josh Weinstock How Whatcom County Created a Sustainable Funding Source to Support Infants, Toddlers, and Young Children In 2018, community leaders, activists, and funders in Whatcom County, WA, were examining the most pressing issues in the community. In response to the lack of sustainable funding, county advocates convened to focus on identifying new funding streams to support the county’s goals for kids.