Foundation for Child Development

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🎉 Wishing you a joyful holiday season! We're grateful for our partnerships & commitment to ensuring all children thrive. May your holidays be filled with warmth & hope! 🌟 #Equity #ChildAdvocacy #SocialJustice

With the holidays near, we celebrate the inspiring work of our grantees and peers. Advancing child care and amplifying immigrant voices reminds us that centering kids uplifts us all. 🌟 How are you reflecting this season? #thanksgiving #equity #childcare

How can centering children serve the common good? In our #FCDConversationSeries blog, President and CEO @VivianT88 reflects on how centering marginalized children and fostering cross-disciplinary dialogue can help build a more just society. bit.ly/3Bof9Xu #SocialJustice

The new FCD #ScholarsofColorSeries paper, "The Timeless Contributions of Dr. Asa Grant Hilliard III," honors Dr. Hilliard’s legacy as a champion for Black children and advocates for culturally responsive educational practices. Read it here: bit.ly/4eGlXxO #AsaHilliard

Care for All: Key Lessons for Child Advocates from the Broader $648 Billion Care Economy - earlylearningnation.com/2024/09/care-f… via @EarlyLearnNatn #CareCantWait

🚨ATTENTION: Today is your last chance to register for GCIR's 2024 Convening in Detroit! Join us Oct 28-30 for the philanthropic sector’s premier event centering immigrant & refugee justice. Register now! ⬇️ gcir.org/programs/2024/… #GCIR2024 #DetroitLeads #DetroitMobilizing

#childcare relief dollars were the largest federal investment in the child care sector since WWII. The funding expires on 9/30. Stay tuned today as CLASP and NWLC share the 5 lessons learned from this investment and read the full new brief: clasp.org/publications/f…

Join us at @gcirtweets National Convening in Oct! This year’s theme, "Mobilizing Philanthropy | Shifting Power," will focus on power-building for marginalized immigrant communities! We're co-hosting a funders' lunch on supporting children w/ @AECFNews. gcir.org/programs/2024/…

Language is more than words—it's a lifeline to culture, identity, and community. Learn about how Indigenous communities pass on core values through language and the fight for education sovereignty from our #FCDConversationSeries. bit.ly/4g5QmqJ #SocialJustice

As the final COVID relief funding expiration date approaches, so does the need to improve access to affordable child care. Sustained, increased, and significant investment is key to creating a system that works for parents, providers, and the economy. clasp.org/blog/federal-i…

The #CareCantWait bus has toured the nation, and this afternoon is its final stop—wherever you are. Join a virtual event to push for the care policies that babies need this election cycle, including #PaidLeave4All and #ChildCare. #ThinkBabies #CareonTour go.caringacross.org/a/virtualbusto…

What a great start to Day 1 of the #HARCannualmeeting! Very engaging presentations by Vivian Tseng and Myra Parker. #homevisiting

📖 Read the full @SRCDtweets essay in "Social Policy Report" (Volume 37, Issue 1) here: srcd.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10… #DemocratizingEvidence #SocialJustice #RPP #ResearchImpact #CommunityEngagedResearch #HARC2024 🧵(4/4)

📢 On 9/17, FCD CEO @viviant88 will be speaking at @HV_HARC’s 9th Annual Meeting, sharing how community-engaged research can drive impactful evidence to shape policy and practice. hvresearch.org/harc-annual-me… #HARCAnnualMeeting (1/4)

💡 Interested in learning more? Check out Vivian’s essay on research-practice partnerships for social justice, published in @SRCDtweets "Social Policy Report." In “Engineering Research-Practice Partnerships for Social Justice,” she advocates for democratizing evidence. (3/4)

@VivianT88 will present during the "Innovative Methods for Engaging Communities in Building Evidence and Informing Policy" session at the #HARCAnnualMeeting. (2/4)

Indigenous advocates continue the fight for education sovereignty to ensure all Native children can thrive. Tribal communities must be empowered to shape edu systems rooted in Indigenous values says Regis Pecos of the Leadership Institute at @SFIS_Braves: fcd-us.org/gifting-our-co…

Child care access greatly affects families' economic security, yet this impact is not fully captured. With the U.S. Census Bureau's annual poverty stats release approaching, our new blog highlights this issue and explores gaps in the data. clasp.org/blog/the-need-…