Justice from the Start: Supporting Prenatal-to-Three with Federal Relief Funds: Early Care and Education
September 30 2021
3:00 PM EDT

The federal relief funds in the American Rescue Plan and the earlier rounds of federal relief represent significant —often unprecedented — investment, providing champions with new opportunities to advance equity and justice from the start in the prenatal-to-three period. In this three-part series, join dynamic leaders who are advancing specific prenatal-to-three early care and education, family support, and maternal and infant/toddler health strategies with these funds. We will hear from community and state leaders about their reforms in the context of planning, advocacy, equity, implementation, and sustainability.
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