What You Can Do to Help End Child Poverty (with David Ambroz)

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Creating Community Through Child Care (with Jamal Berry)

What happens when a child care center supports not only its children, but its staff, its families, and its community, too? Gloria finds out from Jamal Berry, the newly-appointed President and CEO of Educare DC, an early learning program that provides free, high-quality child care ...  Show more

What Will the Fight for Child Care Look Like in 2023? (with Lauren Kennedy & Sarah Muncey)

“The state of child care in America right now is hopeful.” While affordable, accessible, high-quality child care remains out of reach for millions of families across the country, Lauren Kennedy and Sarah Muncey, founders and co-presidents of Neighborhood Villages, see sparks of p ...  Show more

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