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Two years ago, the Foundation for Child Development’s Board and staff embarked on a journey to explore what it means to advance social justice for young children.

FCD seeks a strategic, detail-oriented, and collaborative Chief Operating Officer (COO) to serve as a senior thought partner to the President and lead internal operations, including finance, HR, IT, grants management, and administration.

Across the United States, the zip code into which a child is born still predicts much about their future — health, income, and even life expectancy.

¡BIENVENIDES A LA REVOLUCIÓN! Dr. Cynthia García Coll and the Liberation of Developmental Science, the second paper in the Foundation for Child Development’s Scholars of Color Series, explores how Dr. Cynthia García Coll redefined child development by centering culture, racism, and community strengths to advance equity and liberation in developmental science.

The Foundation for Child Development stands firmly with the children and families who have been marginalized by centuries of colonialism and racism, virulent xenophobia, and persistent economic inequality.

The initial paper, The Timeless Contributions of Dr. Asa Grant Hilliard III: Scholar, Educator, Psychologist, Historian, in the Foundation for Child Development’s Scholars of Color Series honors the groundbreaking contributions of Dr. Asa Hilliard, a pivotal figure in education and advocacy for Black children.

The Foundation for Child Development’s Scholars of Color Series is dedicated to amplifying the invaluable contributions of scholars of color whose work extends beyond academia.

Foundation for Child Development releases new policy paper on halving child poverty and more with insights from parents and community leaders, advocates, and organizers illuminating the path forward NEW YORK, NY — Cutting Child Poverty in Half and More: Pandemic-Era Lessons From Child and Family Advocates and Organizers, published by the Foundation for Child Development, is a comprehensive look at the unprecedented, yet temporary, federal policy reforms enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic.