Good Food, Great Kids: Making Practice and Policy Work for Farm to Early Childcare & Education
This policy research report highlights some of the most pressing challenges faced by farm to ECE programs, such as limited funding at the national and state levels to support these activities. It also highlights needs to have the space and resources to think more intentionally about equity, family engagement, the impact of policy realities on care providers, the need for bridge-building across sectors, and the need for more research about the impact of farm to ECE on child outcomes.
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Spring 2026 BUILD Partner State Meeting Summary
Archived Meeting Resources May 20, 2026
Over 40 state leaders representing six states joined BUILD for our bi-annual Spring Partner State Meeting in Houston in spring 2026
Homeless Mothers and Children: Crushing Impacts, Comprehensive Solutions
Blog May 7, 2026
“We can’t just go on chin up, chest out without eventually having a breakdown. We have to deal with the trauma. If we don’t get healed, it will just hit and hit.” ~Cynthia Garcia
Moving Away from Family Separation: Cross-Systems Strategies to Support Young Children at Risk of Child Welfare Involvement
Report March 12, 2026
Between October 2024 and April 2025, the BUILD Initiative hosted a six-part webinar series, offered through BUILD’s Prenatal-to-Three Capacity Building Hub. This report provides key learnings and highlights from the webinar series.