How child advocacy organizations tackle the biggest challenges in youth organizing
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Fawn Pattison
Image courtesy of Michigan’s Children. Organizing with youth can be a powerful way to achieve lasting policy change that directly benefits children in your community. But it also brings a...
When Kids Forward announced in 2020 that their organization would transform into an antiracist policy center, focused on the people most impacted by racist policies in Wisconsin, they knew their model of...
Each month the Partnership for America’s Children hosts “Peer Exchange” sessions, where seasoned leaders from our network get together with Partnership members from across the country. Members share wisdom and...
THE PARTNERSHIP FOR AMERICA’S CHILDREN NAMES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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Good Insight
The Partnership for America’s Children is thrilled to welcome Marquita Little Numan as the organization’s Executive Director. Following an extensive national search led by Good Insight, Numan begins her new...
Virginia Youth Advocates at the 2023 Youth Mental Health Summit sponsored by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Photo courtesy of Voices for Virginia’s Children. Youth can bring energy, fresh perspectives,...
Go to the Experts: Deep Partnerships for Youth Advocacy
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Fawn Pattison
Youth-led candidate forum in Bay City, MI. Photo courtesy of Michigan’s Children Speaking up for kids means speaking up with kids. As more advocacy organizations seek to bring youth voices...
PAC Members in 2022 – courtesy of NC Child Cross-posted with permission from NC Child’s blog. “I wanted to help my family and those families in my county. I...
2022: A year of hard-fought policy wins for kids & families
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Michelle Hughes
Photo courtesy of Conner Baker via Unsplash I am very excited to share the Partnership’s 2022 annual report with you – focused on the hard-fought policy wins our members around...
Know Your Roles: The Secrets of Highly Effective Coalitions
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Fawn Pattison
Photo courtesy of Colleen Proppe via Flickr Each month the Partnership for America’s Children hosts “Peer Exchange” sessions, where seasoned leaders from our network get together with Partnership members from across...
