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| Ranking |
Good Idea |
| Description |
Parent Voices seeks to improve access to child care for all families in California through advocacy. Currently, Parent Voices has chapters in seventeen counties throughout California. At the organizations' core are parents who work to advocate for improvements in access to and affordability of quality child care. In order to accomplish this goal, parents conduct trainings on strategic organizing, leadership development, advocacy skills, and other relevant issues. They also send out policy updates and calls to action, convene local parents to build support networks and take collective action, and build relationships with local and state elected officials as well as coalition partners.
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| Goal / Mission |
The goal of Parent Voices is to improve access to child care for all families through advocacy. |
| Results / Accomplishments |
On December 5, 2001, Parent Voices helped to save $24 million in child care subsidies that would have impacted 14,000 families. In 2003, Parent Voices successfully advocated to save 59,000 child care spaces that were supporting 31,000 low-income working families. |
| Categories |
Social Environment / Children's Social Environment
Education / Childcare & Early Childhood Education
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| Organization(s) |
Parent Voices |
| Date of Implementation |
1996 |
| Geographic Type |
Urban |
| Location |
City: San Francisco, CA |
| Primary Contact |
Mary Ignatius
111 New Montgomery St., 7th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 882-0234
mary@parentvoices.org
http://www.parentvoices.org/
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| Target Audience |
Children, Adults, Families |
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