Advancing the well-being of children around the nation together
Image courtesy of Hawai’i Children’s Action Network. At the Partnership for America’s Children, we measure our impact by the tangible difference our members make in the lives of children across the United States, from state houses to local school board meetings. I am so proud to bring you all our 2023 Annual Impact Report. The […]
Partnership for America’s Children Nurtures a New Generation of Advocates and Leaders
Cross-posted with permission from Early Learning Nation. Marquita Little Numan took the helm of Partnership for America’s Children last August, just a few weeks before the Executive Directors Retreat of this national network of child advocacy organizations. In leading the planning process for its nationwide strategy to support advocates working to advance a whole-child agenda, she was […]
Community supports to prevent child welfare involvement: Focus on Family Resource Centers
Photo by National Cancer Institute on Unsplash Child welfare advocates have long pushed for deeper investments in strategies that can prevent maltreatment from occurring rather than simply respond after children and families become involved in the system. As these efforts gain ground, SPARC members have been focusing on identifying promising prevention initiatives and the best […]
SPARC 2023 Convening: Working and Learning Together for Transformational Change in Child Welfare
In December, SPARC members had the opportunity to convene in Baltimore at the Annie E. Casey Foundation offices. (State Policy Advocacy and Reform Center, or SPARC, is a network of state child welfare advocates housed at the Partnership for America’s Children and supported by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, and […]
Five ways to build the child advocacy movement
Image courtesy of Jennifer Missouri Photography. “Everything we do in the child advocacy movement is in service to the families and the children,” says Marquita Little Numan. “So everything that I do here is in service to how we strengthen that child advocacy movement.” A long-time advocate for children and families, Marquita Little Numan approaches […]
How child advocacy organizations tackle the biggest challenges in youth organizing
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 significant set of considerations, both practical and ethical. In this final blog in the youth organizing series, experienced advocates from around the nation share some […]
