News October 18, 2023 Olivia Allen “Now’s the Time” to Support Funding for Kids and Other Lessons from Our 2023 Children’s Funding Institute During the first week of October, teams from 23 communities from 10 states convened in San Antonio, TX, for the fourth national Children’s Funding Institute.
News October 11, 2023 Marina Mendoza, Olivia Allen Yes for NOLA Kids Campaign Named 2023 Children’s Funding Champion Each year, Children’s Funding Project presents the Children’s Funding Champion award to an individual or campaign that has played a significant role in the movement to support the establishment and successful implementation of local voter-approved children’s funds.
Success Story September 26, 2023 Kristen Loschert Financing a Youth Master Plan in New Orleans Building on past collaborations and input from the city’s youth, city leaders united in 2019 to coordinate the efforts of those organizations, maximize the resources available to support children, and create a unified vision for positive youth development.
Interview September 12, 2023 Reginald Harris Support from City Leaders, Youth, and Advocates Leads to Ballot Measure Success in Sacramento In 2022, then Sacramento, CA, City Council Member Jay Schenirer championed a campaign called “Yes on Measure L,” which created a voter-approved children’s fund to support essential programs for kids in the city.
Insights July 25, 2023 Elizabeth Gaines, Ryan Lugalia-Hollon All Kids Are Our Kids—and Our Public Investments Should Reflect That In 2018, we started Children’s Funding Project based on a simple idea—kids can’t thrive without sustained financial investments in the programs and services that support them.
Interview July 18, 2023 A Catalyst for Change: Karen Pittman Reflects on a Career Dedicated to Positive Youth Development Karen Pittman is an award-winning leader in youth development and has made a career of starting initiatives and organizations that promote positive youth development—including the Forum for Youth Investment.
News June 27, 2023 Josh Weinstock State Legislatures Expand Child Care Investments During Their 2023 Sessions State legislative sessions are wrapping up around the country and many legislatures made significant investments in children and youth services this year.
Interview June 13, 2023 Reginald Harris How Franklin County, OH, Supports Child Care Providers and Families with American Rescue Plan Dollars During her tenure, Commissioner Erica Crawley championed the creation of a child care support team that recommended ways Franklin County could invest its federal COVID-relief funds to support kids.
News May 30, 2023 Dan Whitaker 2023 Spring Ballot Measure Recap The spring 2023 early primary and special election season brought several wins that will provide dedicated funding to support children. Learn how three communities said “yes” to supporting children in our recap.
Success Story May 9, 2023 Kate Ritter New Funding Approach a Key Component of Boston Universal Pre-K Expansion of Quality Care During the 2021-2022 school year, Children’s Funding Project partnered with Boston Public Schools Department of Early Childhood to develop a cost model to inform the district’s and city’s funding of universal preschool classrooms.
Guest Blog March 21, 2023 Emmy Liss Blending and Braiding to Build an Equitable Early Care and Education System—Lessons from New York City Over the past decade, New York City rapidly expanded its publicly funded early care and education system, moving from a small, targeted program to one that serves nearly 100,000 children from birth to age five.
Insights February 14, 2023 Allie Farrell Life After the American Rescue Plan: The Case for Children’s Funding Coordinators States and localities across the board can benefit from having a person who wakes up everyday thinking about the money that supports the programs and services our kids need. Someone who can dedicate time to the coordination, relationship building, and research needed for strategic public financing.