Home Grown

#NuevoBlog Los valores de Home Grown sustentan un cambio positivo en los próximos a?os La nueva declaración de valores de Home Grown subraya el compromiso de la organización de reinventar las políticas y los sistemas de cuidado infantil mediante la colaboración con los proveedores de cuidado infantil a domicilio y las comunidades a las que sirven. Leer: https://lnkd.in/esvqQBy9

#NewBlog Home Grown Values Sustain Positive Change in the Years Ahead Home Grown’s new values statement underscores the organization’s commitment to reimagining child care policies and systems through collaboration with home-based providers and the communities they serve. “In times of incredible uncertainty it is reassuring to have values that can guide you.” - Natalie Renew, Executive Director at Home Grown Read more: https://lnkd.in/esTcdx_x

Teresa is a licensed family child care provider who exclusively provides care on nights and weekends. The child care she provides during nontraditional hours is essential to supporting working families in her community. Home-based child care providers like Teresa are an essential piece of the puzzle. ?? #SaveChildCare

#NewOnTheBlog - Supporting HBCC With Tax Policy The financial impact tax policy can make on the lives of HBCC providers is significant. Because of this, there is an opportunity for organizations to make federal policy asks or for local governments to replicate some existing, successful programs. "Tax credits are most effective when they are substantial, refundable, reach I-TIN filers, have no minimum income threshold, and have no work requirements to obtain them." Read more: https://lnkd.in/e_JDCigm

National Black Child Development Institute VP of Policy & Research, Alycia Hardy, MPA, emphasizes the need to move beyond one-size-fits-all child care policies that overlook the strengths of Black communities. Historically, Black families have created their own solutions, from home-based child care to community-driven networks of care. Yet, racism continues to undervalue and underpay early childhood educators, particularly Black women. It’s time for policies that recognize, trust, and invest in Black communities, ensuring that all children receive the culturally affirming care and education they deserve. Read more in this powerful feature with Home Grown entitled Uplifting Community Cultural Wealth in Black Communities: https://lnkd.in/dVvpFNCC #NBCDI #EarlyChildhoodEducation #PolicyMatters #CommunityCulturalWealth #BlackExcellence

It’s National CACFP Week! The Child and Adult Care Food Program serves over 4.5 million children and adults healthy meals and snacks daily. Participation in CACFP helps providers and caregivers serve healthy and nutritious foods and reassures parents that the providers’ top priority is the well-being and development of the children in their care. Learn more about CACFP here: https://www.cacfp.org/

Our latest analysis shows that 5 years after the onset of the pandemic, the child care sector continues to face a long-standing jobs crisis. In the last 6 months, national employment has hovered around 1.1 million. https://lnkd.in/gSyfRPyX The numbers suggest that ARPA funding, along with continued support from states and localities after its expiration, helped to stabilize the field and sustain job creation. With the proposed federal funding freeze on safety net programs such as Medicaid and SNAP that?43 percent of child care families rely on, and?uncertainty surrounding Head Start?and other publicly funded child care programs, the impact on child care jobs remains uncertain.

?? Women Working in Home-based Child Care Are Experiencing the Worst of Pay Inequity "Home-based providers often work an average of 10 to 12 hours each day caring for children... In addition to this, many of these women have children of their own and have other personal responsibilities that come with the unequal division of labor during the hidden second shift at home." Read?? https://lnkd.in/e94299Wx

??Deadline approaching! ???Mark your calendars and spread the word! Do you know Philadelphia grassroots groups or movement leaders working to improve early childhood systems? Get the word out today about this organizing grant opportunity from PHP grantee partner, Bread & Roses Community Fund! The Parents & Caregivers Organizing Fund will support communities organizing to advance economic justice and strengthen coordinated ecosystems of support for families with children?from birth to age five. Proposals will be reviewed by a Community Grantmaking Committee composed primarily of parents and caregivers. Apply by March 21! Visit https://lnkd.in/eHsZ98qc to learn more today! #partnerspotlight #healthequity #nonprofitimpact #grantsuccess #communityhealth #philadelphia

#ICYMI - Uplifting Community Cultural Wealth in Black Communities Historically, in order to survive, communities that are accustomed to being left out of policy decisions and resource allocations often create solutions of their own. "We need to move away from one-size-fits-all policies and ideas, and move toward trusting, particularly Black, communities with identifying what their needs are around their unique experiences, in the context of who they are." - Alycia Hardy, National Black Child Development Institute Read more: https://lnkd.in/dVvpFNCC