John,
Here's the good news: leaders are building an economy that actually values care.
Where childcare is a profession workers can thrive in and a public good families can afford. Where the work of caring for our kids, our elders, our communities is treated as essential, not expendable. We're seeing this shift at every level. Candidates running on pro-childcare policies, states passing universal free childcare for every family, communities developing solutions that are responsive to their needs.
Because here's the truth: if you've ever cared for a child, an aging parent, or a sick loved one, you're a caregiver. And we all have a role to play in rebuilding our economy so it prioritizes care.
This fall, we launched our Child Care Action Lab, bringing together childcare and economic justice advocates and organizers to ask a bigger question: What if we built something better? Through this initiative, we're investing $90,000 to create space for cross-movement collaboration, where childcare advocates and economic justice groups can build a shared vision, align strategy, and imagine bolder solutions together.
And as this work grows from shifting capital to community-owned centers, to supporting families and providers as they build collective influence, to amplifying stories that show care isn't separate from economic justice, it IS economic justice – people are choosing to reimagine, not just react.
This is what your support makes possible for Common Future and for the 300+ community organizations we've partnered with, backed by $12 million deployed to date.
