New National Initiative “Nourishing Care” Launches to Bridge Food and Child Care Justice 

A young child sits at a green table, drinking from a bottle, with a plate of food in front of them.

Today, Home Grown, in coalition with National Black Child Development Institute (NBCDI), National Indian Child Care Association (NICCA) and Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition (CSPC), announced the launch of Nourishing Care: Food Justice in Home-Based Child Care, a new national initiative designed to ensure that Black, Indigenous, Latine, rural, and immigrant children, families, and care providers are well-fed, healthy, and thriving.

After a YouTuber posted a video claiming that Minnesota child care centers receiving public funding were not providing services to children, the federal government froze child care funding for five majority-Democratic states.
Although we celebrate Provider Appreciation Day one day a year, the home-based child care providers who care for our children earn our gratitude and support every single day, every single moment of the year.
Hayley Village, a home-based child care provider in San Mateo County, California, shares her experience with unaffordable housing and what it means to have to relocate her family and her business.