Stop Talking . . . and Start Walking: Whole Systems That Take Action for Children and Families

Archived Webinar October 21, 2025

Over the course of this Whole Child Whole Family Whole Systems webinar series, we have journeyed together through the many forces that shape the lives of young children and their families: economic stability, maternal health, housing, homelessness, family supports, food security, and environmental conditions.

Pathway to Healing Hubs: A Community Reflection & Action Guide

Planning Tool October 15, 2025

This template is designed to help you co-create a healing hub in your community that centers joy, love, cultural wisdom, and lived experience. Use the space provided to reflect, plan, and dream together.

Hungry for Change: Tackling Food Insecurity and Nutrition Through Systems That Work

Archived Webinar September 22, 2025

Advocacy Efforts: What Tools Are Needed to Drive Equitable Policy and Systems Change?

Archived Webinar September 22, 2025

Advocacy is a critical component of systems change efforts.

Early Educators’ Voices: Why and How Did We Co-Design Research That Translates to Systems Change?

Archived Webinar September 22, 2025

Early educators are the backbone of child development and school readiness yet their voices are often missing from the policy decisions that directly impact their professional lives.

Seen and Supported: Building Systems That Honor Every Family’s Journey

Archived Webinar August 29, 2025

She holds her newborn close, full of love, determination, and hope, yet navigating a system that often feels impersonal and fragmented. What she needs isn’t just a list of services, it’s a network of support that sees her whole story, honors her strengths, and meets her where she is.

Parents & Caregiver Voices: Why and How Did We Co-design an Advisory Cabinet?

Archived Webinar July 30, 2025

Parents and caregivers are experts on their child yet their voices are often missing when decisions impacting their family are made.

History in Wisconsin: Who Was Missing and Why Is This Important?

Archived Meeting Resources July 24, 2025

We launched an engaging and transformative mini-series focused on the power of collaboration in shaping policies and programs that impact children and families. Parents, educators, community leaders, researchers, and advocacy leaders from across Wisconsin began sharing their stories about supporting systems change in early care and education. In this session, we discussed Wisconsin's history, identified who was absent from the conversation, and explored why their involvement is crucial.

Under the Surface: Confronting Housing Access in Early Childhood

Archived Webinar July 16, 2025

Meet Monique Fountain Hanna: The BUILD Initiative’s Newest Staff Member

Blog June 30, 2025

The BUILD Initiative is thrilled to welcome Monique Fountain Hanna, MD, MPH, MBA, to our staff as Interim Director of State Services. Monique has over 23 years of experience transforming public health systems; driving health equity; overseeing the development of infant, maternal, and child health-serving systems; and advancing quality standards across the country.