
Children, Youth, & Families

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CHILDREN, YOUTH, & FAMILIES

When all children and families have access to opportunity, society benefits.

The Children, Youth, & Families program funds work in Greater Philadelphia to promote a better early care and education system, more effective and equitable education policies, networks of developmental opportunities for older youth, and improvements to the systems supporting families. Our grantmaking focuses largely on critical transitions in the lives of children as they progress from birth, through early childhood, and into young adulthood.

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