Tackling Challenging Problems – ACE For Us

Tackling Challenging Problems

Advancing Communities for Equity supports organizations and early childhood networks to:

Identify root causes for challenging problems through stakeholder engagement and policy scans
Research best practices and exemplars that can inform a solution set
Engage the community in charting a path forward
Develop strategies that will be effective and lead to desired outcomes.
Support the development of grant programs and RFP processes

We immerse ourselves in understanding the issues and design solutions that will advance outcomes.

We have worked closely with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Jefferson Ready Start Network, Agenda for Children, Lafayette Ready Start.

Particular challenges that we have helped to address:

Increasing Latino families’ access to early childhood learning opportunities
Understanding how systems engage parent and working towards increased decision-making and power
Develop retention strategies for the early childhood workforce
Identifying policy that would improve child care for families working nontraditional hour
Managing and administrating resources for grant programs
Helping to identify new partners through RFP processes