Watch the webinar — How to Build Sustainable Funding for Kids: The Case for Children’s Funding Coordinators

On February 29, 2024, the Children’s Opportunity Alliance’s Strategic Public Financing Coordinator, Britt Anuszkiewicz, joined Children’s Funding Project for a conversation about the role of a children’s funding coordinator in championing meaningful and sustainable funding for children and youth.

During the webinar, you hear from Britt, along with three other current children’s funding coordinators in Austin, TX; Cleveland, OH; and Louisville, KY, about their professional development, ongoing work, and vision for kids in their communities. In 2024, hundreds of millions of dollars in federal pandemic relief funding will expire. This will leave cities, counties, and states scrambling to fill budget gaps to continue providing vital services to children and youth. To secure stable and sustained funding, state and local leaders and advocates must understand: (1) their existing investments in children and youth, (2) the true cost of funding their goals for kids, and (3) options for filling any gaps between existing funding and needed funding. This webinar discusses how a children’s funding coordinator can help communities knit these three components together through fiscal mapping, cost modeling, and sourcing additional funding.

The webinar includes a question and answer session about these new approaches to sustainable financing for kids and how we can help recruit, train, and support these professionals in our communities. Watch the recording to learn more!