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Responsive Support

Investors fund national issue-area organizations through the Alliance for one simple reason—the Alliance has the knowledge of state organizations and opportunities necessary to make sure the national expertise is applied where it is wanted, needed, and will make a real difference for every child.

Long known for the customized and hands-on support it provides early childhood policy advocates, the Alliance refers to its technical assistance program as “Responsive Support.” The Alliance funds a deep bench of national organizations, seasoned consultants, and subject matter experts with the expectation that they will provide real-time support to states as they make long-term plans or address short-term crises.

Focusing more on state’s particular landscapes and specific needs, we encourage advocates to reach out and “just ask” the members of the responsive network for any of the expansive variety of supports available.

    • Centered on “hands-on” support over “off-the-shelf” support
    • Tailored to the state’s particular political landscape
    • Real-time response to crisis or opportunity
    • Can be a major project (e.g. a comprehensive early childhood data dashboard), a smaller need (e.g. legislative testimony), or a immediate response (e.g. addressing an unexpected budget cut)

Alliance responsive support is a vital resource that plays a huge role in their ability to advance state policies that improve outcomes for children birth through age 8.

How are organizations in the network using responsive support to advance state early childhood agendas? Take a look:

What We Do:

“Our Alliance responsive support providers at the Center for the Study of Child Care Employment and the Committee on Economic Development testified to the state Legislature, adding valuable credibility and advancing our policy agenda for affordable access to high-quality child care for all Vermont families.”

          Aly Richards
          Let’s Grow Kids (Vermont)

“Timing is everything! I was so thankful I attended the Alliance Medicaid huddle today. The topic was timely, and I was able to get some WICKEDLY quick responsive support after the meeting. We were able to access new survey data to inform an important policy discussion that was taking place two hours after the meeting. All of this came together, which helped us draft a critical amendment to an IECMH bill.”

        Laura LaCroix-Dalluhn
        Minnesota Prenatal to Three Coalition

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