childcare

So what will solve the problem? Public funding.

“[We are working] towards creating an entire region of adults who understand what children need and how to provide it for them.”

What communities are capable of doing in a time of democratic crisis and economic rebuilding.

More than half of all Minnesotans have had one or more ACEs, according to the most recent Minnesota Department of Health study.

Greater Twin Cities United Way announces grants for operating funds to equity nonprofits, youth workforce training, and trauma-informed early childhood caregiver training.

Lead for Minnesota is a program that recruits, trains, and places recent college graduates around the state into two-year paid fellowships in or near their home community. There are currently 24 fellows in the 2020 class placed around Minnesota. Here are two of them.

When we say we cannot afford quality child care for all, culturally supportive birth options, and fair housing, we are being disingenuous. What we are saying is that we prefer to spend the money in other ways.

A child who is loved, educated, mentored, and healed is more likely to face adversities with resilience and contribute to

Why is early education vital?

“Families were communal in the past. I hope that this is something we take away [from the pandemic] — how can we lend support to one another?”

This includes excerpts of articles published in Minnesota Women’s Press, which appears in “35 Years of Minnesota Women.“

“The vitality of our region, and the strength of our rural economy, depends on everyone being able to contribute, and it starts before birth. We need to ensure all our kids — our Indigenous children, our seventh-generation immigrant children, and our first-generation immigrant children — get the best possible start to life.’’ — Southwest Initiative Foundation President Diana Anderson