¡Hoy es #DiadelosAbuelos! Gracias a los muchos abuelos que brindan cuidado primario a sus nietos. ¿Fuiste cuidado por un abuelo? ¡Comparte un recuerdo positivo con nosotros!💚 #GraciasAbuelos #ThanksGrandparents

📊 Results from a 2022 survey of families from the Bipartisan Policy Center showed that of the families that use relative care as their primary child care arrangement, 80% of that care is provided by grandparents. #ThanksGrandparents ——— 📊 Los resultados de una encuesta de 2022

🎉 Happy #FFNAPPRECIATIONWEEK! #DYK More than 2 million grandparents in the U.S. are stepping in to live with, or regularly care for, their grandchildren! Our #NEWBLOGPOST takes a look at how grandparent caregivers provide invaluable support to children and families.

💭 Who are FFN caregivers? They are the grandmothers, nanas, aunties, abuelitas, family, friends and neighbors who care for children. They are the pillars of their communities. In this profile FFN caregiver Lucy Hinojosa shares what being a dedicated FFN caregiver means to her.

💭 #DYK Many child care providers don’t earn enough to make ends meet. This needs to change. Share to raise awareness and support for better wages for FFN caregivers. #FFNAppreciationWeek

#FFNAppreciationWeek 🤔 How Can We Uplift the Diverse Needs of FFN Caregivers? Lorena Garcia at Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition shares how their work of advocating for the needs of FFN caregivers always begins with listening. #ICYMI watch the recording of our webinar:

📢 #FFNAPPRECIATIONWEEK WEBINAR UPDATE 🎉 We are thrilled to announce that Congressman Ro Khanna will be joining us for tomorrow's webinar, Supporting FFN Care in Uncertain Times, to share a few words in support of FFN caregivers! This webinar will be hosted in English and

🤔 ❓ How can funders support FFN care? In this #blogpost Bernadette Sangalang at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation shares four lessons that can inform funders interested in supporting FFN care or similar community-led projects. #FFNAppreciationWeek Read:

⏰ Happening Soon! Join us for our #FFNAppreciationWeek webinar at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT, Supporting FFN Care in Uncertain Times. Rep. Ro Khanna will be joining to share a few words in support of FFN caregivers! This webinar will be hosted in English and Spanish. Register to

#FFNAppreciationWeek With an estimate of 20% of child care providers and caregivers identifying as immigrants, the recent increase in immigration enforcement activities leaves many FFN caregivers vulnerable and afraid. How can we support these caregivers? Home Grown shares a

#FFNAppreciationWeek With over 11.5 million children being cared for by an FFN caregiver each year, it is no surprise that many adults have fond memories of being in an FFN child care setting. Home Grown's Alexandra R. Patterson shares about her beloved aunt Ruthie. 💚 Were you

💚 Tracy Owen still remembers how much she enjoyed being cared for by her grandmother as a child. Today, she gets to provide the same loving care for her grandchildren. #AllGrownUpFFN #FFNAppreciationWeek homegrownchildcare.org/grandparents-a…

"Growing up in El Salvador, my grandma took care of my sister and I until I was maybe 10 or 11. She was our primary caregiver all those years. My parents always saw her as the the best caregiver option for us because of shared values and her ability to provide the loving care we

"Durante buena parte de nuestra niñez en El Salvador, mi abuela cuidó de mi hermana y de mí hasta que yo tenía quizá 10 u 11 años. Ella fue nuestra cuidadora principal durante todos esos años. Mis padres siempre la vieron como la mejor opción de cuidado para nosotros por los

👀 We spy... Karen Tylek and Mary Beth rocking their #FFNAppreciationWeek swag! 🎉 Share your FFN Appreciation Week photos with us in the comments!

Members of the Home Grown team spotted wearing #FFNAppreciationWeek swag! 🥳

Queremos tomarnos un momento para reconocer las increíbles contribuciones de las proveedoras y los proveedores de cuidado infantil en el hogar, quienes brindan no solo su amor, sino también su herencia cultural—y a veces incluso su idioma—a los niños y niñas a quienes cuidan.

🖥️ REGISTER FOR OUR UPCOMING WEBINAR Join Home Grown, The Alliance for Early Success and author Elliot Haspel for the release of Raising a Nation: 10 Reasons Every American Has a Stake in Child Care for All. Be part of a conversation with the author as he presents a new framework for building a

#ICYMI From advocate to candidate:Longtime NG childcare worker enters the race to unseat Marklein After dedicating much of her time to serve children and families, Home Grown Policy Workgroup member Corrine Hendrickson is going from advocate to candidate. "We need someone who

#NewRead 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒉𝒔 𝑨𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑳𝒐𝒔 𝑨𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝑾𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒔, 𝑪𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅 𝑪𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝑨𝒓𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏 𝑪𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒔 𝐯𝐢𝐚 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝟕𝟒 "Home-based child care providers faced overwhelming dilemmas. Many grieved as they lost their home and