Alliance News and Events

State Allies Gather to Explore FFPSA, Prevention, and Structural Racism in Child Welfare

August 4, 2020

This Alliance for Early Success National Issues>State Action featured dynamic presentations by Allison Blake, CEO of Child and Family Agency of Southeastern Connecticut and former commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Children and Families and Jeremy Kohomban, President and CEO of The Children’s Village and President of Harlem Dowling. Both are leading figures in child welfare practice and policy.

Dr. Joia Crear-Perry Speaks to Allies about Structural Racism and Maternal/Child Health

July 27, 2020

In a keynote presentation and then in a smaller discussion group with state early childhood advocates, nationally recognized birth-equity voice Dr. Joia Crear-Perry spoke powerfully on structural racism as a key driver of high rates of Black infant and maternal mortality.

Early Childhood Advocates Can Advance Racial Equity By Making “Good Trouble”

July 22, 2020

EDITORIAL Alliance for Early Success Senior Policy Director Karen Howard reflects on the late Rep. John Lewis and how 1965’s “Bloody Sunday” should inspire us to pursue antiracist policies in early childhood advocacy.

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State Early Childhood Advocates and National Experts Discuss Operationalizing Racial Equity

June 19, 2020

Led by Alliance staff, speakers from the Center of Budget and Policy Priorities, the Education and Civil Rights Alliance, and the National Black Child Development Institute, this call demonstrated how advocates can center equity in early childhood advocacy.

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Alliance for Early Success Announces September Leadership Transition

June 15, 2020

After leading the Alliance for Early Success through more than a decade of strategic growth, Executive Director Lisa Klein is stepping down. The organization’s board has announced that Deputy Director Helene Stebbins will step into the role on September 1, 2020.

Open Strong: Workgroup Report on Advocacy and Child Care Reopening

June 7, 2020

Open Strong was developed by state early childhood advocates and the Alliance for Early Success to assist state advocates in raising key issues and questions, to provoke conversations and solutions that are particular to operating child care programs during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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