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Additional Reading On What's New

  • By Community for Community: Creating Belonging in Philanthropy

    (Portions of this blog are adopted from Hali’s book, The Big We (Sweet July/ Zando 2025) I grew up in Kansas City in the 1970s and ‘80s.

    February 27, 2026 • Read More
  • Protecting Public Schools as a Promise to Every Child

    When I first read the bills, my stomach dropped.

    January 22, 2026 • Read More
  • What is Resistance? Do a Hopeful Thing. And Then Do It Again.

    First-graders displayed so much anxiety that their teachers were asking for help.

    December 17, 2025 • Read More
  • A Solidarity Moment Rooted in Historical Lessons

    Stories of Power, Agency, Resilience, and Kinship: Authors from academia, advocacy, organizing, and beyond share what it means to meet this moment with courage, clarity, creativity, and conviction as they work to protect and support children in immigrant families.

    November 28, 2025 • Read More
  • We’re Child Care Organizers. But We Couldn’t Ignore Immigrant Rights.

    Stories of Power, Agency, Resilience, and Kinship: Authors from academia, advocacy, organizing, and beyond share what it means to meet this moment with courage, clarity, creativity, and conviction as they work to protect and support children in immigrant families.

    October 29, 2025 • Read More
  • Stories of Power, Agency, Resilience, and Kinship (SPARK) 

    At the Foundation for Child Development, our Board and Staff have been reflecting on our ancestors—immigrants, refugees, and enslaved people — whose resilience and resistance light our path as we work to ensure that all children, in every community, have the opportunity to reach their full potential.

    September 29, 2025 • Read More