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Barriers to Economic Mobility for Low-Income Working Families with Young Children

Slide Deck November 15, 2021

This slide deck is a resource from the webinar Barriers to Economic Mobility for Low-Income Working Families with Young Children. Children’s development and family financial stability are inextricably linked. The 2Gen approach is designed to support improved child and family outcomes. Low-income working families with young children may experience benefits cliffs and other structural financial barriers that can challenge career advancement and economic self-sufficiency. The Atlanta Fed’s Advancing Careers initiative conducts research on benefits cliffs and structural barriers to career advancement and develops tools to support community and state efforts to improve economic security for families and meet the talent needs of businesses for a healthy economy.

Supporting Prenatal-to- Three with Federal Relief Funds: Family Support

Slide Deck October 25, 2021

This resource is a slide deck from the webinar, Supporting Prenatal-to-Three with Federal Relief Funds: Family Support. This webinar featured trailblazers from local jurisdictions who are leading the way with guaranteed basic income for parents and young children in marginalized communities; mental health consultation services, fatherhood programs and stable housing supports; and an initiative to convert a museum into a family resource center.

Parent Leadership Blog – Effie Alofoje-Carr

Blog October 20, 2021

Effie Alofoje-Carr is a proud native of Detroit, MI who currently coordinates the Ingham Local Leadership, serving the Lansing, MI area in maternal, infant, and child health and education. She is an author, speaker, and women’s event host, inspiring women to make over their lives to live out their dreams. She has worked as a legal advocate for survivors of domestic violence and as an outreach coordinator of after school programming for young girls. Effie holds a B.A. from Michigan State University. She and her husband are parents of a brilliant and active 7-year-old son.

Parent Leadership Blog – Sarah Zyburt

Blog October 20, 2021

Sarah Zyburt, mother of a seven-year-old child, is from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and now lives in Flint. She serves on the Michigan Parent Leaders in State Government workgroup, and Postpartum Support International, Michigan. Formerly, she served as a parent leader on her Home Visiting Local Leadership Group, the Great Start Collaborative for Genesee County and the Statewide Parent Leaders group for home visiting in Michigan. Sarah enjoys volunteering as a co-facilitator for a local postpartum support group for new moms as well as with the Parent Coalition in Flint and Genesee County.

Parent Leadership Blog – Monica Gaines

Blog October 20, 2021

Monica Gaines lives in Wayne County, MI with her husband Nathaniel and their son Nate. She began her journey into home visiting in 2013 when she joined the Healthy Families program in Wayne County. She became a parent leader in 2015 when she joined the advisory board and the Local Leadership Group. She went on to also join the State Local Leadership Parent Leader Team. In 2017, Monica was hired as the Healthy Families Program senior program assistant and most recently has also taken on the role of parent coordinator with the Early Childhood Investment Corporation.

FACT SHEET: The Biden-⁠Harris Administration Advances Equity and Opportunity for Black People and Communities Across the Country

Government Document October 19, 2021

This fact sheet looks at President Biden's Executive Order on the White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Black Americans. This is an action taken by President Biden and Vice President Harris to tackle systemic racism and make investments to rebuild the economy and the social safety net so all people, including Black Americans, can thrive.

Investing in Farm to Early Care and Education: A Funders’ Guide to Nourishing Children, Families and Communities

Article October 1, 2021

This guide is for funders and all who seek to support farm to early care and education programs that nourish children, families and communities. It overviews farm to early care and education and its benefits, describes challenges within our food and learning systems that farm to early care and education seeks to solve, spotlights community-based initiatives, and outlines how funders can play a role in supporting communities by expanding farm to early care and education.

The Dance of Balancing Local and State Partners in North Carolina

Podcast September 28, 2021

Host Karen Ponder dives into the first formal statewide early childhood system in the nation: North Carolina’s Smart Start, which she herself managed for its first 15 years. She speaks with Amy Cubbage, president of the North Carolina Partnership for Children (NCPC), and Gayle Headen, executive director of Wake County Smart Start.

NCIT Hub State Spotlight: Pennsylvania

Article September 22, 2021

Through an interview with Kari King, and Maggie Livelsberger of the Pennsylvania Partnership for Children, this document highlights the PN-3 work underway in Pennsylvania.