FCD's Social Justice for Young Children Conversation Series

APRIL 2024
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To Abolish Poverty, We Need a Fully Funded, 21^st-Century Child Care System
Social Justice for Young Children Conversation Series Blog


Quality child care shouldn't be a luxury—it's a necessity.

Dorian T. Warren, co-president of Community Change, discusses the critical need for change in the child care industry and rectifying related injustices in To Abolish Poverty, We Need a Fully Funded, 21 ([link removed]) st ([link removed]) -Century Childcare System ([link removed]) , a new blog post for the Foundation for Child Development's Social Justice for Young Children Conversation Series ([link removed]) .
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Did you know that accessible child care could boost women's income collectively by $130 billion over their lifetimes? Yet, the current system leaves too many families struggling to afford quality care and too many childcare providers unable to make ends meet, maintaining a cycle of poverty and inequality. Women, especially women of color, have long been undervalued and underpaid for the essential work they do to keep our economy running. It's time we value the invaluable work of women in our economy.
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FCD's Social Justice for
Young Children Conversation Series
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In September 2023, the Foundation launched this Conversation Series to explore what it means to pursue social justice for young children and their families with advocates, researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and funders joining us along this journey. Recent Conversation Series features uncover powerful synergies for supporting young children to reach their full potential and propose solutions for pressing issues such as:
1. Build Power Among Mothers of Color to Get Policies That Work for All Mothers ([link removed])
March 28, 2024
2. Upgrade the Jobs, Not the Workers, for Sustainable Child Care ([link removed])
February 29, 2024
3. Working Across Silos and in Community to Support Children of Immigrants ([link removed])
January 31, 2024

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