Home Grown se encuentra entre las 56 organizaciones nacionales que instan al Congreso a extender los aumentos en el reembolso de comidas de la Ley Keep Kids Fed (KKFA) por un año más para ayudar a las guarderías y escuelas a alimentar a los niños durante el verano y el próximo año escolar. Instamos al Congreso a actuar ya.
La inversión en alimentos, nutrición, cuidado infantil y Head Start disminuye; 56 organizaciones nacionales instan al Congreso a actuar ahora
Venette Pierre has a background in marketing, public relations and community development. She is passionate about advocating for access to quality supports for underserved communities and storytelling through digital communications.
Women’s contributions and experiences are not well represented in the record books, but it is just as rich and worth celebrating. Ours is a tale of community, resilience, and connection to one another, and it is inextricably linked with care work.
During Women’s History Month, we celebrate the contributions that women have made to every corner of our society and honor their achievements. Among these leaders are the more than 5 million women who form the backbone of home-based child care (HBCC).
For generations, Black home-based child care providers have built systems of care rooted in community, trust, and resilience, often stepping in where formal systems fell short. Of the over 5 million home-based child care providers, including Family Child Care providers and paid and unpaid Family Friend and Neighbor caregivers, roughly a quarter in each subgroup identify as Black Non-Hispanic