Thank you so much for your kind words! Keep fighting the good fight 💚

Thank you to everyone who has supported me and my work. Please stay in touch! I’ll stay on here for a bit but can also be found on LinkedIn or on IG at @jencolwil.
I’d love to stay connected and support any transitions before I go!

❤️ thank you Utah for teaching me so much.

I’m taking some time off to rest and travel. And then this fall, I’ll be moving to Boston to attend Northeastern School of Law (crazy time to study law, huh?). I’m hoping to gain new legal skills to continue my advocacy work.

All I can say is, if you ever get the chance to work or advocate alongside a child care provider, TAKE IT.

They have shown me what it actually means to be in service to others. Their sacrifices and way they show up for kids has redefined for me what leadership and community care really mean.

This has been my favorite job. I’ve learned so much from child care providers, parents, organizers, and advocates—your perseverance and passion has left a mark on me.

For folks outside of this policy space, I’ve been growing more alarmed by this rhetoric and I just warn everyone to take it incredibly seriously.

I’m not opposed to a pronatalist agenda that supports parents and makes having kids more financially stable. I just have concern for approaches that rely on shame or coercion-tools that pressure families to conform to a narrow ideal or that undermine the agency/freedom of women.

I’ve never heard child care providers express more frustration over lawmakers failing to engage them on legislation that directly impacts their work.

There’s also growing concern that policymakers prioritize the appearance of support over delivering real, meaningful solutions.