Dispatches from the field: Building systems of support for children and families
“Our report talks about reciprocity, which means that for Early Relational Health to grow, we must understand not only the benefit of these relationships to children but also to caregivers [...]
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Dispatches from the field: Pioneering midwife Jennie Joseph
“Unfortunately, midwifery hasn’t been integrated into the way of birth life in the United States. But in places where it’s normal and integrated, understood, and respected, midwifery as an autonomous [...]
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Dispatches from the field: Family-centered policies help children thrive
“All our work builds on the science of the developing child. That science is very clear that the experiences during the prenatal period of the developing fetus, as well as [...]
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Dispatches from the field: Building bonds across generations
“Carol has talked about changing norms and I think that's central to our aspirations — to extend the grandparent relationship beyond families, into communities. This means connecting people who might [...]
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Dispatches from the field: Spotlighting the importance of fatherhood
“My hope from this work is that it helps fathers to see themselves out there in the bigger world and see that it’s not an anomaly — that investing your [...]
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Dispatches from the field: In conversation with Dr. Barbara Prempeh
“How will you deal with grief and loss, given the high number of students you'll have in classrooms that lost a parent, a grandparent, an aunt, or a community member [...]
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Burke Foundation Executive Director Atiya Weiss Chosen for 2021 Aspen Institute Ascend Fellowship
Atiya Weiss joins class of 19 changemakers committed to reinventing systems so all children and families thrive. Burke Foundation Executive Director Atiya Weiss is among 19 leaders chosen for a [...]
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Dispatches From the Field: Re-imagining Our Child Welfare System
“There are times when I've talked to parents who say to me, ‘I have a car, but I don't have money to put gas in my car. If you would [...]
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Aspen Institute Announces 2021 Ascend Fellows
Burke Foundation Executive Director Atiya Weiss Selected as a 2021 Aspen Institute Ascend Fellow Fellows use the full power of community to change learning, care, and economic systems to produce [...]
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