Foundations for Families

Our Story

Foundations for Families is a woman-owned consulting company that provides services to local, state, regional, and national organizations supporting children, families, and communities. Our consulting team brings experience and expertise to every project. 

We specialize in community needs assessment, wage comparability studies, and grant writing, as well as continuous program improvement, risk mitigation and federal review preparation

Through our Talking Points and Head Start News blogs, we bring you insights on the latest research, regulations, and news impacting organizations that support well-being of communities.

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    Mission

    Foundations for Families supports families and strengthens communities by promoting excellence in systems of early education and coordinated efforts toward full employment and family self-sufficiency.

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    Vision

    Through our work, we help to ensure that children have access to high quality early learning experiences; adults have access to stable, fairly compensated employment; employers have a productive workforce; and the most pressing needs of communities are identified and addressed.

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    Values

    We believe that when children are safe, nurtured, and learning – and their parents are able to earn a living wage and advance professionally – the local economy is stronger.

    We value data-driven decision-making and strategic and responsive planning, including fiscal and human resources management, designed to support sustainability and promote success.

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Statement on Artificial Intelligence

Our Commitment

The consulting services of Foundations for Families are built on the strategic thinking and expertise of our team members. We value high-quality consulting, research, reports, and technical support that is prepared with integrity and attention to detail. Our team does not use Artificial Intelligence (AI) or generative AI to replace or attempt to replicate the human thinking that is done within our organization. Our writing, analysis, and strategizing are our own and customized to meet the needs of each client. We will continue to explore ways to leverage AI for efficiency purposes – like collecting publicly available data – in an effort to lower costs for our clients.

Our Ask

We request that clients and users of our materials please not put our work into AI or share it with any source for large language learning models (e.g., ChatGPT). This helps to protect the thought and resources that go into our work. We also respect the privacy of your data and will not put any program or services data that is shared with us into AI systems.

While we acknowledge that AI is increasingly at the forefront of workforce discussions, we deeply value relationship-driven work and the impact that comes from human collaboration.