CONNECT23
October 25-27, 2023 | Charlotte, NC
Hundreds of advocates and early childhood policy experts gathered in Charlotte for CONNECT23. The year’s theme—Stronger Advocacy Together—is what CONNECT is all about. We share strategies, successes, and setbacks with our peers from across the country. We catch up with each other and strengthen the relationships that we lean on throughout the year. And we continue to build our skills for working collaboratively in our own states, so we can continue growing the strength and diversity of voices for young children and their families.
There was a lot of great content shared at CONNECT23, and we’ve captured much of it on the session pages below. Click the session link for the downloads and resources for that session.
Session Resources and Downloads
Day One
Day Two
Child Care Advocacy in a Post-Pandemic Nation
Building and Sustaining Effective Coalitions
State Levers for Increasing Access to Family Economic Security Benefits
Centering Lived Experience for Better Outcomes for Children – the Case for Kinship Care
Language Access: A Foundational Element to Promote Equity for Dual Language Learners
Rural Child Care: Growing Supports in a Desert
The U.S. Early Years Climate Action Plan: Opportunities for State Advocacy
Misinformed or Disinformed? Navigating a Corrupted Media Ecosystem
