Child Poverty Reduction Strategies in the U.S.: Role of Private Philanthropies Ruby Takanishi Study...

Child Poverty Reduction Strategies in the U.S.:

Role of Private Philanthropies

Ruby Takanishi

Study Visit to the United Kingdom:The UK’s Child Poverty TargetOctober 9, 2011

www.fcd-us.org

• Role of American Foundations in Child Poverty Reduction

• Dual-Generation Strategies to Reduce Child Poverty

OVERVIEW

• 75,000 foundations of several types in U.S.

• Charitable giving for services and to individuals

• Support for policy-relevant research

• Support for advocacy and communications

• Experimentation with new strategies

ROLE OF AMERICAN FOUNDATIONS:

AN INDEPENDENT SECTOR?

• Combining quality primary education of children with sectoral workforce development for parents

• The current status: Siloed strategies

• Role of foundations in changing current status

DUAL-GENERATION STRATEGIES

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

www.fcd-us.org

http://fcd-us.org/our-work/prek-3rd-education/dual-generation-strategy