Advocacy lessons from the 2025 Florette Angel Award Winners: Allison Lake and Bob Fellmeth
By Fawn Pattison
“Blessed is she who stands staunchly for what she believes. For she will have peace of mind.” – Ina Potter, from the poem “Beatitudes of a Leader” Allison Lake and...
PAC: In a recent blog, “Hope Versus Fear in these Perilous Times,” you affirm that despite all the instability and uncertainty that surround us right now, the Children’s Agenda is...
The Power of the Child Tax Credit—and the Path Forward
By Melissa Mason
This featured blog is an advocacy piece authored by our 2025 Karabelle Pizzigati Initiative Fellow, Melissa Mason. For one bold, unforgettable moment, we saw what it looked like when policy...
The Real-Life Impacts of Artificial Intelligence for Families Earning Lower Incomes
By Fawn Pattison
Photo by Dennis Maliepaard on Unsplash Many network members are already exploring how AI shows up in our advocacy work and intersects with the issues we track, such as school...
Image by Steward Masweneng from Pixabay State legislatures across the nation gaveled into a tremendously challenging budget year in 2025. With federal ARPA funds and other COVID-era revenue streams exhausted,...
Image: Families at Summer Learning Day 2024, courtesy of Marion County Commission on Youth (MCCOY) One of the things that inspires me most about the network members of the Partnership...
As we continue to implement our new Strategy Roadmap, we’re excited to share early progress in expanding our organizational capacity, deepening alignment with our values, and strengthening our support for...
Rooted in Hope, Ready for Change: What This Moment Demands from Us
By Marquita Little NuMan
What if this is the moment we’ve been preparing for? What if the disruptions we’re facing aren’t just challenges to navigate but invitations to lead differently? With more vision. More...
Quick Takes: 5 Things You Need to Know Here’s a quick roundup of key federal actions and network insights that could shape your advocacy work in the weeks ahead. ...
The Fight for Undocumented Rights: A Detroit Perspective
By Stephen Wallace
Image is Mano de Obra – by Dasic Fernandez, Winter 2010 This blog is a cross-post from Michigan’s Children. You can find the original post here. March 18, 2025 – It’s...
