On September 12, 2008, we invited Los Angeles' philanthropic and business leaders to come together with a field of experts in early childhood for meaningful learning and connections that can result in the greatest returns.

Click here to download the Baby Futures' Learn. Do, Give Toolkit. Open it in Adobe Acrobat Reader for clickable links.

Policy initiatives at the local, state, and federal level are essential to enable families and practitioners to fulfill the needs and demands of caring for young children. Policy advocacy is a high-impact area in which you, too, can get directly involved or informed.

Action Alliance for Children
Click here for action on child welfare, child care, and child abuse.

California Legislative Blue Ribbon Commission on Autism
Click here for a statewide legislative advocacy agenda for children with austism.

Child Welfare League of America
Click here for action on foster care and adoption rights in California.

Children's Health Initiative of Greater Los Angeles
Click here to join a Policy Change Workgroup on health coverage for all uninsured children in Los Angeles.

Children NOW Online Action Center
Click here for children’s access to health insurance and television programming.

Children’s Advocacy Institute
Click here for advocacy in Sacramento on foster care, child care, and children’s safety.

Children’s Defense Fund
Click here for a national policy agenda on child poverty, health insurance, child welfare, and early education.

Every Child Matters
Click here for outreach to federal and state officials on pre-school, health coverage, after-school care, and safety.

First 5 LA
Click here to monitor LA policy and promote young children’s early learning, health coverage, oral health, safety, and parental needs, and subscribe to First5LA's Monday Morning Report.

Foundation for Childhood Development
Click here for the Child Well-Being Index and initiatives for early education of young children in immigrant families.

Los Angeles Community Health Councils
Click here for the Policy & Research links.

National Foster Care Month
Click here for a toolkit to get involved and a menu of "how to change a lifetime."

PreSchool California
Click here to take action for access to quality pre-school for all children in California.

The Child Development Policy Institute
Click here for advocacy on behalf of children and families in California’s state budget process.

ZERO TO THREE
Click here to join the Policy network and help the needs of infants and toddlers be sufficiently addressed by public policy. Sign up for ZERO TO THREE's policy e-newsletter, the Baby Monitor.