Meera Mani
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At the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, we believe all children deserve a nurturing network of adults who have the knowledge and resources to provide the best experiences at home, in care settings, and in school, so that they can grow up healthy and ready to learn, and enter kindergarten prepared to succeed. In pursuit … Continued
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Tips and tricks to help inform anyone thinking about their next convening, including how we brought informal caregivers together to expand their networks, generate new insights, and ideas for tangible next steps.
The Children’s Health Leadership Network was launched in 2016 to answer a critical question: where will the next generation of champions for America’s children come from? A partnership between the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, and The Atlantic Philanthropies, the Network’s first class brought together 16 advocates working in states … Continued
Jeff Sunshine
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For the past seven years, the Packard Foundation helped build and has continued to invest in Educare California at Silicon Valley (Educare SV). In doing so, we have sought to serve young children and their families in East San Jose, and to offer a beacon of high-quality early learning for the region. Experts across the … Continued
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At the Packard Foundation, our goal is for children to be ready to succeed in school by age five with good health, self-confidence, social skills, and a love of learning. When we stop to think about what this takes, we recognize that there is a crucial common factor in each child’s success: the adults that … Continued
Jenna Wachtel, program director for early learning at New Teacher Center, has a vision for classrooms of young children across California: “Teachers are well supported. They come to work happy, curious, excited, and engaged. They are eager to look carefully at kids’ strengths, needs, and interests to plan for intentional instruction.” Because of it, “kids … Continued
A year ago, Gaby was struggling to find a safe, affordable, and accessible care provider that would prepare her son David for kindergarten. Today, David is thriving, and Gaby is feeling ever more confident in her ability to give her son the best start. David is a student at the new Educare California at Silicon … Continued
In California, the passage of Health for All Kids has made it possible for children across the state to access coverage regardless of immigration status. Immigrants from Japan, Masako and her husband Dan came to the United States seeking a better life for them and their young son, Aaron. Aaron is a shy, bright young … Continued
Through passage of programs like Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), advocates are making it possible for families to achieve financial security without sacrificing essential health coverage. Twelve-year-old Torian doesn’t like to sit still. His severe asthma keeps him from playing sports, so he is usually found zooming around on his hoverboard. His … Continued
Since 1997, when Congress created the bipartisan Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), America has made remarkable gains for children. As states established new CHIP programs to complement Medicaid, the uninsured rate among children began to drop, and it’s since fallen to record lows. In 2016, 95 percent of children in the U.S. are insured, due … Continued
