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We work to provide children and families with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary for children to thrive and transition successfully to adulthood.
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To help achieve our goal, we concentrate on making grants and pursuing related activities that:
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Enable all children to enter kindergarten ready to learn |
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Help young people to become successful adults |
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Assist parents to provide adequate economic support for their families |
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Affirm, strengthen, and celebrate the role of parents |
We seek results through carefully chosen strategies. Grants to help meet the needs of parents and children remain at the heart of our work, but we also use other tools to reach our goals. We may bring together networks to strengthen or address gaps in a particular field, or use strategic communications and comprehensive approaches to encourage public policy and systems changes. We believe that work on all these levels—on-the-ground services, strengthening a field, and policy change—together will make the biggest difference for children, their families, and our region.
Please visit the How To Apply area for information about applying for funding—and please continue to check in from time to time for the latest, most detailed information. We also encourage you to call the Foundation at 612-333-4220 to discuss your ideas with a program officer and to learn more about the strategies we're pursuing.
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