Prioritizing Peer Learning
A team-based peer-learning community — one that operates among pilot sites — is vital to driving innovation in two-generation strategies.
The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Family Economic Success-Early Childhood Education (FES-ECE) initiative, launched in October 2013, is rooted in the belief that families do better when programs can offer simultaneous support to children and parents.
The report, designed to aid funders, is part of the Casey Foundation’s ongoing commitment to sharing knowledge about two-generation strategies. It offers lessons and recommendations rooted in the FES-ECE initiative, which aims to break the cycle of poverty among low-income families.
It's complicated and challenging to invest in two different populations at once in pursuit of holistic gains. Yet, Casey’s experience with FES-ECE suggests that it’s a worthwhile investment—one that has the potential to build a brighter future for children and their families.