April 16, 2021
 

An End of Legislative Session Thank You

Thank you to all community members, coalition partners, legislators, donors, and funders who made all the advancements toward equity happen during this unique, challenging time. We could not have done it without you. Thank you!

 
 

VIRTUAL ADVOCACY AND LEADERSHIP SUMMIT

SAVE THE DATE: MAY 14, 2021

Advocates for Children and Youth is being intentional and approaching youth advocacy in a new, innovative way.

And we've got something cooking. 

Soon it will be time to pull up a chair and be a part of Closing the Gap: Bold Moves to Advance Equity, our Advocacy and Leadership Summit.  This event features Chef Jeff Henderson, a New York Times best-selling author, an award-winning chef, and founder of the Chef Jeff Project and show on the Food Network.

TICKETS ON SALE SOON!

 

Recording Now Available!

Our webinar, Creating Safe Spaces: Children and the Settings They Inhabit, is now on YouTube. Listen to Nonso Umunna, our Research Director, and Melissa Rock, our Birth to Three Strategic Initiative Director,  Delegate Geraldine Valentino-Smith and Krystal Williams, Director of the Government Relations Division, Maryland Office of the Public Defender dive deep into the status of Maryland's children and the steps needed to secure a better future for Maryland's young people. Click here to view the webinar.

 

Over the past year, Advocates for Children and Youth's Board of Directors and Staff have been working on refining our approach to advocacy. We shared our mission statement, launched our campaign, Equity for All Kids during the 2020 legislative session, and continue to be responsive and preemptive to the new challenges that the pandemic has either magnified or exposed. 

To give you further insight into our progress toward racial equity and inclusion both internally and externally, we are sharing our Strategic FrameworkTheory of Changeand Values.  With these tools in hand, we will work toward building a strong Maryland by advancing policies and programs to ensure children and families of every race, ethnicity, and place of birth achieve their full potential.

 
Advocates for Children and Youth
One N. Charles Street | Suite 2400 | Baltimore, Maryland 21201

Advocates for Children and Youth is funded by: Abell Foundation | The Annie E. Casey Foundation | Arnold Ventures | Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Foundation | Clayton Baker | The Fund for Change | Fund for Families with Young Children | Greater Washington Community Foundation | Lockhart Vaughan Foundation | Meyer Foundation | OSI-Baltimore | Partnership for America's Children

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