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.
News October 30, 2023 Dan Whitaker State and Local Ballot Measures Prioritize Child Care, Early Childhood Programs This November Election Day is just one week away and there are several measures on this year’s ballot that could impact both current and future public investments in children and youth.
Success Story October 25, 2023 Shane Linden Leveraging American Rescue Plan Dollars to Support Youth in San Antonio In 2019, the San Antonio team reached out to us at Children’s Funding Project for help understanding and coordinating the funding necessary to improve youth outcomes.
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.