Focus

We influence progress by working with local leaders from government, business, nonprofit and faith-based organizations, philanthropic and community sectors.

The actions of local leaders from across the five sectors must be the catalyst for improving the safety, opportunities and hope of children and their families. By partnering together, we create the conditions for lasting change.

Opportunity

We make progress when we work together to:

  • Support families’ ability to have their voices and input at the center of any efforts to improve their circumstances.
  • Build community capacity to better support families in the collective efforts to meet the needs of children and themselves.
  • Ensure public and private investments are effective and aligned to improve the well-being outcomes that children and families need.
  • Align philanthropic and corporate giving with meeting the demonstrated needs of children, families and communities to achieve sustainable results.
We believe

Every one of us has a role to play in building Communities of Hope.

If a community is healthy — if it is safe, supportive and full of opportunities — then it will have the elements that children need to thrive. We must look beyond what the child welfare system can do alone and consider how we can work together across systems and across sectors to improve the broader conditions that affect the health, safety and opportunities of children and their families.

The destiny of all of us is, to a large extent, in the keeping of each of us.

— Jim Casey
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Resources

Learn more about promoting a shared responsibility for ensuring the well-being of every child and family across the nation.