Generating change that provides families the resources they need to raise children who will thrive.

Partnering to provide transformative, culturally responsive, capacity-building services to advance economic inclusion for family wellbeing.

Our community-based stance on technical assistance and capacity-building prioritizes cultural humility and elevates how Family Serving Organizations (FSOs) are already contributing to expand supports for child and family health and wellbeing.

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Community & Capacity
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Growth & Impact

An Overview:
What we do & who we do it for?

Purpose

The purpose of our technical assistance and capacity-building services is to support FSOs with identifying, interrogating, and interrupting factors of economic inequity for families and children.

Our Goal

The goal of our technical assistance and capacity-building services is to grow and strengthen FSO’s capacity to shape rapid-response and multi-issue advocacy to center family and children’s wellbeing.

Informed by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s strategic framework and in partnership with nine grant-funded FSO partner organizations, our team values the voices of families and children. This approach for technical assistance and capacity-building is rooted in collaborative and inclusive community-based practices.

PROJECT TIMELINE

Cycles of Support

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CYCLE ONE

April-June
2024

CYCLE TWO

July-September
2024

CYCLE THREE

September
2024

CYCLE FOUR

October-December 2024

Meet Our Team

Supporting Your Success

Coach - Violette Abawi
Lisa Aponte-Soto, PhD, MHA
Maya Zasil Diaz, MA

Program Manager and

Policy Analyst

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Saúl I. Maldonado, PhD

Have Questions?

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Find definitions and explanations for capacity-building terms, deliverables, project goals, and services, on our Resources Page.

Grantees of the Project

Family Serving Organization (FSO)

Location

 

Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors

San Francisco, California

 

ACCESS 

Dearborn, Michigan

 

CASH Campaign of Maryland

Baltimore, Maryland

 

Generation Hope 

Washington, District of Columbia

 

Heartland Human Care Services 

Chicago, Illinois

 

Legal Aid at Work 

San Francisco, California

LIFT 

Washington, District of Columbia

 

Prepare + Prosper

St. Paul, Minnesota

 

SaverLife

San Francisco, California

 

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Our Mission: Provide transformative culturally responsive research, evaluation, and training services to advance economic inclusion, health, and education equity. 

Vision: Create innovative strategies that foster equitable practices for all communities.

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