Thrive: Why Childcare is a Basic Need for Young Parents

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of childcare for young parents and its impact on their success and the community.

Every young person deserves access to high-quality education and career opportunities. But for young parents, none of that is possible without first solving for the basic need of childcare. In the sixth episode of the Annie E. Casey Foundation's series on what young people need to thrive, host Gloria Riviera talks with Bella Agee, a 21-year-old student, worker, and mom, and Quanic Fullard, Senior Associate of Family and Youth Financial Stability at the Annie E. Casey Foundation, about why access to childcare sets young parents up for success – and benefits the collective good. This episode was made possible with support from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, an organization that develops solutions to build a brighter future for children, youth, families and communities. Learn more at aecf.org.

People in this episode

Host: Gloria Riviera

Guests: Bella Agee, Quanic Fullard

Topics covered

• childcare
• young parents
• education
• career opportunities
• youth development

Keywords

• childcare
• young parents
• education
• career
• Annie E. Casey Foundation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Annie E. Casey Foundation, Lemonada Media

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