The pandemic opened up a deep, gaping hole of need and injustice – and just further exposed others, like the health and economic impact of systemic racism, and the fragility of our society’s systemic supports for families with children....
These final days of 2020, and the coming early days of 2021, are not and will not be easy. But with hope and each other, we will get by, just as we did in 2020.
The Children’s Agenda adds our voice to the thousands of others expressing our deepest sympathy with Daniel Prude’s family. Hearing his daughter Tashyra speak out about how her father was killed just days before her high school prom and...
The board of directors of The Children’s Agenda formally endorsed the Rochester Black Agenda Group’s declaration that “Racism is a Public Health Crisis” in its last meeting on June 11th. We urge as many other organizations and individuals as...
There’s a Grand Canyon of difference between using phrases like “woke” for self-congratulatory advertising or for applause from the already-converted (like so many social media posts) -- versus taking action in the world to root out something as insidious...
As a white man, I understand the further situations are from my personal responsibility, the easier it is to call things what they are -- almost as if it’s a law of physics. I can spot racism and a...
Which school districts are making progress on problems like Rochester’s, and how?
The Children’s Agenda advocates for effective policies and drives evidenced-based solutions for the health, education and success of children. We are especially committed to children who are vulnerable because of poverty, racism, health inequities and trauma.
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