Live Conversation on Building Collective Action for Caregiving: Bridging Narrative and Policy

On Monday, October 28, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation will host a live, interactive conversation about how to address the narrative and policy dimensions of our nation’s child care system and lift up ways to shift public discourse and policy priorities toward a more comprehensive and equitable support system for families.

The conversation will be hosted by Jennifer Ng’andu, managing director – Program at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and she will be joined by: Andrew Volmert, senior vice president of research at the Frameworks Institute; David Alexander, president at Leading for Kids; Erica Phillips, executive director at the National Association for Family Child Care; and Julia Sosa, parent leader representative from United Parent Leaders Action Network.

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