Making sure the adults in young children’s lives have access to resources and networks is an important part of ensuring all children grow up healthy, confident, and ready to learn. This includes building a robust field of child care professionals, full of leadership development opportunities. That’s why we partnered with Arabella Advisors to explore the … Continued
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In today’s new normal, when COVID-19 has entire communities sheltering in place, many parents are home with their kids, childcare centers are closed, and grandparent caregivers are quarantined. With so many essential workers heading off to their jobs, family, friend, and neighbor (FFN) caregivers themselves are often becoming essential workers too, as more parents are … Continued
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The brutal and senseless murder of George Floyd by a police officer enraged and horrified me – yet it was also all too familiar for a country who mourns the deaths of Breonna Taylor, Philando Castile, Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Amadou Diallo, and so many other Black Americans killed by police. I know that, for … Continued
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The need to physically separate ourselves from others has been a major theme in this time of COVID-19. Now, the ongoing acts of violence and social injustice in the United States and around the world are adding to our feelings of isolation and concern about the future. On World Oceans Day 2020, now is the … Continued
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The horrifying killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and so many other Black Americans reflect a long history of systemic and overt racism in our country. Their deaths underscore a running stream of inequities in our justice, education, and health care systems, which have been highlighted most recently by the starkly disproportionate health … Continued
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Back in 2013, I traveled to the East Coast to interview two dozen or so Packard Fellows for a video commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Packard Fellowships in Science and Engineering. As manager of the Fellows program since 2004, I was excited to visit with so many Fellows in their native university habitats. It was then … Continued
As part of the Packard Foundation’s commitment to act quickly to support our partners, the communities in which we live and work, and those hit hardest by COVID-19, we are working with our mission investment partners to help organizations addressing the pandemic seize time-sensitive opportunities and funding. The Foundation’s COVID-19 response includes a new $3 million mission investment to the Rural Community Assistance Corporation to help procure federal COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funding for small businesses and nonprofit organizations that otherwise would not have … Continued
At the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, we believe that ideas grounded in science and research can create long-lasting change, and that critical discoveries mount over time. Our founders deeply valued science, and objective, independent research underpins our decision-making across the Foundation. Now faced with the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists and researchers across the country are … Continued
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation remembers the extraordinary life of Donald Kennedy, former Trustee of the Foundation who passed away on April 21, 2020, at the age of 88. He served on the Foundation’s Board of Trustees from 2005 through 2013. Kennedy was a neurobiologist, educator, and public servant, who championed scientific integrity and … Continued
David and Lucile Packard believed deeply in supporting the communities where they lived and worked. After 55 years, the Foundation continues to fund organizations across five counties in the Bay Area and beyond—San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Benito, and Monterey. Grantee partners are working to ensure that all families have the resources and … Continued
