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Connected for Kids Launch Webinar
Nov 13, 2025
Every child deserves to flourish via connection, belonging, strong relationships, and learning by doing. Connected for Kids is a new national effort to bring together cross-sector leaders in education, youth development, mental health, and pediatrics to co-create a roadmap for flourishing in the elementary years. These “missing middle” years advance early childhood investments and help kids stay on track into adolescence. Connected for Kids will draw on existing research, evaluation, and practitioners’ experience to work top-down and shape policy, programs, and funding around a shared vision for flourishing rooted in developmental science. This shared vision will provide local communities—schools, afterschool programs, health systems, faith communities, and families—a shared playbook for flourishing.
Featured speakers: • Pamela Cantor, MD, The Human Potential L.A.B. • Jane Quinn, PhD, Institute for Educational Leadership • Jennifer Blatz, StriveTogether • Kristin Anderson Moore, PhD, Child Trends • Celene Domitrovich, PhD, Georgetown University • Zakia Redd, MPP, Child Trends • Philip Steigman, Connected for Kids
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