These stories of resistance in all its forms, grassroots, institutional, personal, cultural & of hope that emerges not from naive optimism but from the daily choice to act, build, push back, or hold the line.

The SPARKS series will showcase individuals and organizations who are courageously carrying out acts of resistance to support these children and their families.
Each story is one of agency: how individuals or communities recognized an urgent call and responded.

One in four of our country’s children live in immigrant families. They face grave threats, from heightened discrimination and family separation to efforts to deny access to healthcare, public education, due process, and birthright citizenship.

Learn more about our new framework and join us in building a just, inclusive future for all children.
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This is the future of our nation: diverse and full of potential. While our work to support them is emergent, our commitment is steadfast: every child deserves the opportunity to thrive.

Who are today’s children?
➖ 1 in 2 are children of color
➖ 1 in 4 live in immigrant families
➖ 1 in 8 live in poverty

by confronting racism, xenophobia, and inequality while working alongside communities, researchers, advocates, and fellow funders.

At the Foundation for Child Development, we believe this is not just a season of challenge but also one of possibility. As reflected in our new Strategic Framework, we are committed to advancing social justice for young children...

In moments like these, foundations must decide: will we retreat into caution, or step forward to protect our partners and the communities they serve?

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For those committed to equity, the call is clear: protect the vulnerable, reject racism, and fight for justice, no matter the political cost.

Strong democratic guardrails eventually helped secure civil rights gains, but today those guardrails are under attack. Court orders are ignored, judges are threatened, and Congress fails to check executive power. Experts warn of a dangerous slide toward authoritarianism.

A recent AJPH editorial by public health researchers —including FCD board chair, Velma McBride Murry, PhD, Steven H. Woolf, MD, MPH, Marshall H. Chin, MD, MPH, and Gilbert C. Gee, PhD warns that today’s political climate mirrors the Jim Crow Era, when racism touched nearly every institution.

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