After-School Programs Offer an Antidote to Social Media Harms
In our latest blog, Children’s Funding Project CEO and Founder Elizabeth Gaines examines how positive youth development opportunities outside the school day can provide an important alternative to social media and the harms it can produce. Currently, these programs are sorely underfunded, but potential settlements from litigation against Big Tech companies should be set aside to help change that.
With Election Day behind us, leaders of new voter-approved children’s funds must begin the process of establishing and activating their local funds. Our new toolkit provides the tips and advice they need for successful implementation.
Join us on January 16 at 3 P.M. Eastern Time to learn about the voter-approved children’s fund campaigns that went to the ballot in 2024. Hear from advocates behind the measures, as well as Children’s Funding Project and Funding the Next Generation staff, and participate in a Q&A session.
NPR interviewed our Co-founder and Vice President of Strategy and Advocacy Olivia Allen for an article about November election results for voter-approved children’s funds. The article highlights measures that support child care and other early childhood initiatives.
Winning at Strategic Public Financing in Austin, TX
Learn about the nation’s first children’s funding coordinatorthrough a journey of fiscal mapping, cost modeling, and creating a new voter-approved children’s fund that passed in the 2024 election.
