Many children spend a substantial amount of their early childhood being cared for by extended family, friends, or neighbors (FFN). This type of informal care is both an affordable and a flexible care option and a way to provide children with a warm, nurturing environment with a trusted caregiver. The Packard Foundation formally launched its … Continued
In 2015, data showed overfishing, climate change, and other threats were increasing pressure on the ocean. The Packard Foundation determined our resources could best be leveraged to protect and restore ocean life and identified two areas where we could have significant impact: protecting marine biodiversity and improving the sustainability of seafood – from wild marine … Continued
We fund organizations working to secure universal health insurance coverage for children and families to ensure they have access to quality care and grow up healthy, confident, and ready to learn. As part of this work, we keep close track of trends through the help of the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families (CCF). … Continued
As part of our efforts to secure universal health care coverage for children and families, we work with partners like the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families (CCF) and UnidosUS to help us keep close track of trends in coverage across the country. This report examines coverage rates for Latino children and unearths widening … Continued
The recent global pandemic has exacerbated deep health disparities across the country, and access to quality health insurance is no exception. At the national level, we fund organizations working to better understand the impact of certain policies and trends on health insurance coverage for children and families. In this report, the Urban Institute explores the … Continued
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While children are the beating heart of our communities, our nation’s youngest are not being kept safe from disease and affliction. Years of progress in reducing the number of uninsured children are being reversed. As we watch the devastating impact of COVID-19 take its toll on our communities and public health system, we are also … Continued
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I have feared this moment for years: as of today’s confirmation, a majority of Justices on the U.S. Supreme Court are now hostile to abortion access. While I am disheartened that it has come to this point, I am also optimistic, inspired, and determined. My work with the David and Lucile Packard Foundation’s resilient grantee … Continued
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As the pandemic finds people in Europe and North America cooking at home more, they are buying record amounts of seafood from grocery stores. This surge in seafood sales highlights the important role grocery stores can play in using their buying power to encourage countries that export seafood to address environmental challenges and human rights … Continued
The Packard and Walton Family Foundations commissioned a joint evaluation of our complementary Global Seafood Markets strategies to understand the progress the global sustainable seafood movement has made over the past two decades, including the past five years of our coordinated grantmaking, to inform our future strategies. Completing this evaluation together allowed the Foundations to … Continued
Under the Pediatrics Supporting Parents initiative, this report details ways to support partnerships between pediatric primary care providers and parents to promote the social and emotional development of young children. The Center for the Study of Social Policy identifies three categories of actions for pediatric primary care providers to transform care: 1. Nurture parents’ competence … Continued
