Alliance state allies from conservative-led states gathered in Salt Lake City last month to think together about how the recent national and state elections will impact their advocacy in the short term and to do some longer-term future forecasting and narrative change work.
The New England Regional Early Childhood Advocate Convening brought together advocates and funders to facilitate cross-state learning, align advocacy and policy goals, and build relationships. Topics included coalition building, family economic security policy, healthy families policy, and case studies of early childhood advocacy by New England states.
In October of 2024, the Alliance for Early Success, the Centering Healthcare Institute, and the Michigan Council for Maternal & Child Health hosted a webinar that offered an opportunity for attendees to learn more about group prenatal care and its impact on maternal health. Maternal mortality rates continue to rise,
The Alliance Hosts 200 grantees for three days of reflection, discussion, and connecting insights to their work as individuals, leaders, and early childhood
advocates.
After multiple requests from state advocates, the Alliance team put out a request for resources related to the 2024 election cycle and state and national advocates responded to a round-up request to share voter guides, info sheets, candidate questions, etc. with the Alliance network.
Trista Harris of FutureGood spoke to the Alliance for Early Success state allies as they gathered in Washington, DC. She challenged the group to apply futurism tools to early childhood advocacy, enabling them to engage both each other and policymakers in bold solutions.
