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Alliance Webinar on Making Government Work for Families Accessing Services

May 18, 2023

Information about availability, eligibility, and applying for publicly funded state services is often time-consuming to find, and antiquated systems are difficult to navigate. A new federal executive order, however, might just change that with a simple notion: requiring state governments to treat families like customers. Join us as our partners at the New Practice Lab will share their recently released research on complexity in early education programs across the 50 states and will share updates on federal efforts to simplify access to early childhood programs.

We’ll also hear from South Carolina, a state meeting this challenge head-on with their recently unveiled First Five SC portal, which aims to transform the way families access publicly funded early childhood programs and services in the state.

Alliance Webinar on Indigenous Sovereignty and the Indian Child Welfare Act

April 19, 2023

WEBINAR Native American and Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) advocates provide a closer look at the importance of this legislation and how states can act to preserve its protections.

Alliance Webinar on Disparities in Maternal Health

February 28, 2023

It is clear that good infant health starts before birth and that equitable access to pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum care are critical for long-term health for babies and their parents. Yet the maternal health crisis in this country has persisted, and it’s a crisis that disproportionally impacts communities of color. This is powerful discussion on the disparities in maternal health care and—most important—what policy advocates can do to eliminate them.

Reset and Renew: Webinar on Learning from Campaign Setbacks

February 16, 2023

On February 16, advocate leaders from aligned movements came together to share their reflections and insights for recovering and persisting in the wake of political and legislative setbacks. The conversation was refreshingly encouraging and centered on themes of the dynamic nature of political change, the critical catalyst of power building and diversifying our coalitions, and committing to our due diligence in anticipating the opposition.

Webinar: Human Centered Design as an Equity Strategy in Early Childhood Policy and Development

September 16, 2022

In this National Issues > State Action webinar, national experts and state advocacy professionals explore human-centered design in policy development and implementation, including in early childhood.

The Benefits of Cash During Baby’s First Years: A Look at New National Research and New State Policy

February 16, 2022

WEBINAR The Alliance for Early Success and its allies hear about the latest research– and state policies — on cash payments for families with children.

Opportunity by the Numbers: Powerful New Data Tools and Data-Driven Strategies for Advocacy

September 27, 2021

Policy and data leaders from the diversitydatakids.org project show us how to use the down-to-the-neighborhood data in their new Child Opportunity Index 2.0 — and dive into strategies for making this kind of data part of effective advocacy and mobilization for equity.