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"The new Brilliant Futures program will give two cohorts of Bradbury Heights students — from the classes of 2037 and 2038 — $1,000 each year from kindergarten through their senior year of high school if they remain in the Prince George’s school system. After the students graduate or earn an equivalent diploma, they can use their earnings to continue their education, buy a home or start a business, or roll the money over into a retirement fund. The savings account program is supported financially by the Greater Washington Community Foundation." A few thoughts: 💰 How do we start to differentiate between programs that are providing $10,000+ in capital vs. child savings accounts that are only providing a one-time deposit of $100? When Will Hall and I were dreaming up a Philadelphia CSA program we were trying to push the conversation away from just providing hope through small deposits, but how do we provide a meaningful amount of money to young people. 💸 This effort is completely funded by Private Philanthropy. So here to set a little reminder that there are over 1 Trillion in assets sitting in Private Philanthropy. 💲 This program still falls into the neo-paternalistic view that something needs to be earned or deserved, when in the past capital and land were given to white people without such barriers. 🏠 Would love to see us move away from restricting the funds to be used for education, homeownership etc. given 13 years from now the state of our economy might be very different? AND the conditions need to be right for these assets to become wealth-building opportunities.

Check out Urban Institute's recent summary of all the "Early Life Wealth Building Across the US" - the amounts at the age of graduation (18 for most) for the various Baby Bond and CSA programs across the country range from $145 to $21,000. How can we get more clear and nuanced in the difference between these varying product designs? How can we clean up our language to not call them ALL "wealth-building" accounts? When I think we would all agree that $145 is not wealth. For many that's a dinner out for two on a Friday night. Check out page 3 of this report: https://lnkd.in/etHDbsNs

The idea of #TruthandReconciliationDay has never sat right with me: a federal holiday that happens while Indigenous communities continue to face immeasurable harm, both in the present day and generationally from the years of trauma they have faced. Reading this article reminds us all that we have so far to go on the path to true reconciliation. 🟠

In 1973, Phyllis Webstad of Stswecem’c Xgat’tem First Nation, was a six-year-old child forced into a residential school.  On her first day, school administrators removed her orange shirt, never to be returned.  We are grateful to Phyllis for sharing her story of loss and survival.  In 2013, this day was designated as Orange Shirt Day.  If you are Indigenous, we welcome your reflections on what this day means to you, and/or what you would like to see happen on this day.   In 2021, this day was also designated as the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, however in the 28 years since the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, 9 years since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and 5 years after the MMIWG Report, Canadian governments have made little progress and continue to carry out many of the harms outlined in these reports.  This is a serious situation for all settlers to demand accountability and progress from all levels of government.  Review the reports and calls to action, find at least one that speaks to you, and follow up regularly with your representatives.  Talk to your friends, family, and community, and plan how you will work to ensure that #everychildmatters is a fact enshrined in our public systems, not merely a slogan and a reason for a day off work.  “[I]t’s so important for people to reach for reconciliation. … To figure out how their actions can lead to other actions and how they can encourage other people to get involved.  That’s the way we’re going to get there.”  - Jody Wilson-Raybould

NAR thought leaders discuss Fair Housing today, and take a closer look at how you can take action and help make unfair housing history.

Powerful messaging here. Like the adage “not what you say it’s how you say it” the same applies for what you don’t say but for your behaviour

Today, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we honour the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities. Public commemoration of the tragic and painful history and ongoing impacts of residential schools is a vital component of the reconciliation process. To learn more about the importance of this day and how to commemorate, visit https://lnkd.in/gHrRzxkc #NationalDayForTruthAndReconciliation #EveryChildMatters #NDTR

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Today is National Children’s Day UK which is all about the importance of a healthy childhood, and how we need to protect the rights and freedoms of children and young people. The campaign focusses on the rights and freedoms of children, which is one of themes that our programme facilitators promote when working with CYP’s through the different Calan programmes. Read more about these here https://bit.ly/3pySPj0

September 30th marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This day honours the children who never returned home, Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities. Join the staff of Complex Claims Restoration in a moment of silence to pay respect in commemoration of the tragic and painful history and ongoing impacts of residential schools, because we know that when we acknowledge truth, listen to one another, and work together only then can we move forward on the vital path to reconciliation. #truthandreconciliation, #complexclaims