A Call To Action: The Campaign For Children’s Plan for Incoming City Leaders
While great strides have been made in reaching greater numbers of children and youth, these systems still do not reach all those in need. Additionally, the COVID-19 pandemic, economic decline, and persistent race-based injustice has laid bare the critical need to do more for our children, youth and families. During the pandemic trusted community-based partners offering early care and education and youth service supports have been a life line – supporting child and family wellbeing, providing critical linkages to food and income supports, and behavioral health care.
The next Mayoral administration has a unique opportunity to build on lessons learned and leverage this strong foundation to achieve a truly aligned, comprehensive, and holistic birth-to-five early care and education and a youth services system that supports the recovery and wellbeing of children and their families.
“A Call To Action: The Campaign For Children’s Plan for Incoming City Leaders to Achieve Universal Access to Early Care and Education and Youth Services”, the campaign’s latest policy platform, draws attention to the essential components critical to the future of these systems.
Read the platform below.
