Interview with Karen Pittman, Lifelong Youth Development Advocate 

Our CEO Elizabeth Gaines sat down with Karen Pittman, who served in President Clinton’s administration, started the Forum for Youth Investment, and currently is a partner at KP Catalysts (not to mention one of the inspirations for Children’s Funding Project). 

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Upcoming Webinar: How to Prioritize Kids in Your State Legislative Session

State and local governments raise trillions of dollars in taxes every year. But too little of that goes to funding robust support systems for children. As you gear up for next year’s legislative session, we’ll explore five different types of bills that state advocates are using to direct more sustained funding to early childhood.

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Meet Our Amazing Team

Our team is always growing and learning. They are busy creating resources and coaching local leaders to build the budget prowess of advocates for kids. In addition to being experts on funding policy, they bring a wealth of prior experience working on behalf of kids. It’s those experiences that drive them every day to improve funding so children and youth can thrive. Meet some of them below:

• Laura Lopez, Fiscal Mapping Project Manager
• Amelia Vaughn, Co-Director of Research Capacity
• Kenny Francis, Director of Coaching and Capacity Building
• Avy Osalvo, Policy Intern
• Kristen Loschert, Communications Director