Don't miss our latest newsletter, which highlights new insights, resources, and perspectives designed to inform and inspire everyone working toward a more just future. mailchi.mp/mail/courage... #GrassrootsLeadership #ImmigrantJustice #ParentVoices #SPARK #nonprofitresources

We're excited to announce our keynote speakers for EKBN's virtual forum, Shaping the Future of Knowledge Brokering (Feb 24–26, 2026)! Vivian Tseng @fcd-us.bsky.social Sonn Sam @bigpiclearning.bsky.social Tanner Jackson (ETS) Learn more and register today → ekbn.org/ekbn-forum #EKBNForum

www.fcd-us.org/were-child-c... "We give parents tools — political and personal — to create the changes they want to see. So, when our members said what they needed in this moment, we could not ignore it." Read @parentvoicesca.bsky.social Mary Ignatius' op-ed's:

📣 New Blog Launch: Stories of Power, Agency, Resilience, and Kinship www.fcd-us.org/sparkblogint...

Reimagining Child Policy Through a Social Justice Lens Across sectors, we see researchers, advocates, litigators, and funders stepping up: protecting access to programs like Head Start, sounding the alarm on harmful policy shifts, and strengthening civil society.

The Trump Administration's deportation efforts are inhumane and cruel. The Guardian reports that GlobalX facilitated 1,700 deportation flights. Nearly 1,000 children were on these flights including 500 kids under the age of 10 and 22 infants. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

Philanthropy is being tested. Civil society organizations, including those advancing children’s rights, science, democracy, climate action, immigration, racial justice, are facing grave threats.

History shows progress comes only through organized, collective action. In 2025, too many institutions will have faced threats alone, missing the power of united movements. Without that coordination, inequities will deepen and lives will be lost.

CTAN is outraged by the Trump Admin's attempt to forcibly remove dozens of immigrant kids over the holiday weekend.Read our statement and our partners' statements below: childrenthriveaction.org/2025/09/chil... @clasp.org

This summit will explore: 🔹 How immigration policies are affecting children and families today 🔹 Ways to center children in advocacy, messaging, and action 🔹 Community-led responses across states to support immigrant well-being This virtual event is free and open to all. I hope you’ll join us.

Immigrants make our communities stronger, more vibrant, and joyful. 🌿🩷

Check out this insightful OpEd from Mothering Justice on the critical need to fight for Medicaid so that we protect the one in five Americans who rely on this healthcare. Protecting this lifeline means standing up for children, families, seniors, and communities who depend on it every day.

NEW Blog Post: Now is When Nonprofits Need Philanthropy the Most: Five Ways Funders Can Step Up Philanthropy must match the urgency of the moment and the bravery of nonprofit partners who are on the streets, inside detention centers, and struggling to serve communities.

The Foundation for Child Development (FCD) is seeking a mission-driven, strategic, and collaborative strong Chief Operating Officer (COO) to join its executive leadership team in New York City.

Don't miss Foundation for Child Development President, Vivian Tseng on today's SRI Education LEARN network webinar 'Envisioning an Evidence-Based Education System: A National Perspective on Scaling Evidence Use' ⚡ TODAY at 3:30 p.m. ET.⚡ Register here: learntoscale.org/envisioning-...

As summer unfolds, we’re continuing our work to build a more just & equitable future for all children. Our latest newsletter is full of new ideas, partnerships & resources to support early childhood, research-informed policy & equity in philanthropy. fcd-us.us13.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

Quebec’s universal childcare system demonstrates what is possible when early care and education are treated as a public good. Families pay less than $10 a day for year-round, full-day, high-quality care, meals, and specialized developmental support services. This is unheard of in the United States.

Upcoming Conversation Series | Save the Date | Tuesday, July 22, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. ET Join FCD President, Dr. Vivian Tseng, and Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond, Chief Knowledge Officer at the Learning Policy Institute, for SRI Education’s LEARN Network summer conversation series.

This Fourth of July, we hold onto our ideals of freedom, justice, and opportunity even as we recognize that those promises remain unrealized for too many children.

The proposed Senate budget bill will increase the number of children who are harmed by immigration enforcement, the vast majority of whom are U.S. citizens. Read more at this blog from my colleague Juan on the harms of the reconciliation bill at @clasp.org www.clasp.org/blog/senate-...

June is Gun Violence Awareness Month, and this reporting from The Guardian should move us all to act. Since 2020, guns have been the leading cause of death for U.S. children.

Today, on Juneteenth, we honor the legacy of freedom and resilience. We remember that the promise of liberation did not arrive all at once but through generations of struggle, organizing, and truth-telling led by Black communities.

Congratulations to FCD board member, @Dr. Velma McBride Murry of Vanderbilt University, recipient of the Distinguished Contributions to Interdisciplinary Understanding of Child Development award by the Society for Research in Child Development.

According to analyses by Dr. Dolores Acevedo-Garcia and colleagues, this change would lift an estimated half a million children above the poverty line www.diversitydatakids.org/research-lib... 7/

We discuss how the wage gap moms experience impacts our families and our economy w/ @momsrising.org. momsrising.org/bt19MAY25/?source=bsky

Have you heard of “inskolning”? In Sweden, every child’s first days at preschool are a slow, family‑centred transition—and parents get paid time off to be there. Check out the Guardian’s recent piece about how inskolning gives kids, parents and teachers the space to build trust and ease anxiety.

Imagine losing nearly half of your team while trying to help millions of children and families. That's what's happening at the federal agency behind Head Start, child care subsidies, adoption support, domestic violence prevention, and energy assistance. Cuts have consequences.🔗 bit.ly/4kmmhEW

The U.S. House of Representatives' reconciliation bill guts health care, restricts access to food, sacrifices our higher education system, and punishes immigrant families, all to provide more tax breaks for wealthy people and corporations. See our statement: www.clasp.org/press-room/p...

In the name of wanting to take a harsh policy stance against immigrants, in many different ways the reality is that they’re going to be punishing citizens and other immigrants that have been eligible in the past.” Shelby Gonzales, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

¡BIENVENIDES A LA REVOLUCIÓN! Dr. Cynthia García Coll’s groundbreaking work has revolutionized developmental science by boldly challenging Eurocentric, deficit-based models that have long marginalized children of color and children of immigrants.

The budget reconciliation slashes vital health, education, & nutrition programs for families & communities. This harms all of us. TAKE ACTION NOW: Tell Congress to reject spending billions on mass detention & deportation, & invest in communities instead: immigrantjustice.org/InvestInCommunities

Tomorrow, SCOTUS will hear arguments in a case regarding the nationwide injunction on the unconstitutional effort to end birthright citizenship. @fwd.us President Todd Schulte explains what’s at stake, what the Constitution says, and why protecting birthright citizenship matters for all Americans:

Happy to share our new paper by Dr. Deborah Johnson @lindachalgunseth.bsky.social and I on the revolutionary work of Dr. Cynthia García Coll! We ❤️ you Cynthia! Thanks to @fcd-us.bsky.social for supporting this work! Read it here: www.fcd-us.org/wp-content/u...

SCOTUS is hearing arguments on President Trump's executive order aiming to end #birthrightcitizenship for children of noncitizens—a move courts have deemed unconstitutional. CLASP outlines the profound risks to children and families nationwide. www.clasp.org/blog/scotus-... #SCOTUS

The Guardian's ongoing series, Unequal Beginnings, dives into this crisis with urgent clarity. Their reporting lays bare a troubling truth: in America, the zip code where a child is born can still determine their future.

New Mexico made childcare free. It lifted 120,000 people above the poverty line. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Terrific piece by @crampell.bsky.social on the Trump administration’s war on children. Really appreciated the chance to talk with her about it. And grateful to everyone whose advocacy, data analysis, and research provided the facts behind her powerful argument. @clasp.org @fcd-us.bsky.social

Please join us in congratulating Vivian Tseng, Foundation for Child Development, President and CEO, on being named to the Board of Directors at the SEAL (Sobrato Early Academic Language) initiative.

The Foundation for Child Development reaffirms its commitment to supporting marginalized children and families affected by centuries of colonialism, racism, and economic inequality. 🧵

As immigrant communities navigate unprecedented challenges, the role of philanthropy has never been more crucial. We must take action NOW. Delayed support means lives at risk. 💰 Fund frontline orgs
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