Kansas City — The Family Conservancy (TFC) has been awarded a grant from Child Care Aware® of America to launch a bold new initiative designed to empower parents to become strong advocates for early childhood policy change. The project aims to remove barriers to civic engagement by equipping families with the tools, training, and support to lead solutions to our community’s child care crisis.
This new initiative builds on TFC’s recent partnership with IDEO.org to better understand how families make decisions about child care, the barriers they encounter, and the changes they want to see. Through surveys and interviews with 150 local parents, the project revealed a clear message: families don’t want to choose between affordability and quality. They’re seeking care that is safe, consistent, and values the professionals who provide it. Most importantly, with the right tools and support, parents are ready to help drive change.
“At The Family Conservancy, we believe that the people closest to the challenges are also closest to the solutions,” said Paula Neth, The Family Conservancy CEO. “By equipping families with the tools, knowledge, and confidence to advocate — not just for their own children, but for systems-level change — we’re investing in a stronger, more equitable future for all children in our community.”…