MarinKids: Leadership Committee June 3, 2013

Opportunity Around Every Corner

MarinKids Vision and Mission

Vision:

A Marin where all children are safe, fed, housed, healthy, nurtured, and educated to their full potential.

Mission:

We are dedicated to building a community - through partnerships, policy advocacy, education, research, expanding and leveraging resources and mobilizing leadership - that has at its heart a belief that caring for all children is our collective responsibility and acts to realize that belief.

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MarinKids Priority Goals1. Put children at the top of the policy agenda in Marin.2. The educational achievement gap is eliminated with

all children ready for school, reaching academic benchmarks and graduating ready for higher learning.

3. Every child has access to comprehensive, quality healthcare

4. Childhood obesity is eliminated.

MarinKids Strategies for Action Develop and promote a policy agenda for children in Marin and

measures for community accountability Convene and/or support partnerships that leverage resources to

drive improvements on agreed upon outcomes Research, gather and communicate data and best practices to

drive decision-making and spur investments in efforts that address equity of opportunity for all children

Educate the community and voters on issues that impact outcomes for children and youth in Marin

Advocate for policy change and investments in specific key strategies and approaches that support academic achievement, child health, wellness, and safety and reduce the impacts of poverty and racial disparities

Accomplishments Marin County Children’s Data and Action Guide highlights ethnic,

racial and economic disparities and advocates policies, strategies and investments in reducing inequities

Policy and press briefings and issue advocacy- gained support of BOS to add education as a key goal of the county, and gained endorsement of Independent Journal

Voter Guides and Candidate Forums focused on children’s issues Working multiple partnerships: including (1)revenue initiative

coalition to fund preschool, healthcare, academic enrichment and physical activity; (2) Healthy Eating Active Living Initiative to promote children’s wellness; (3) Marin Promise to activate collective action networks for education

Use social media, website to educate the public and move policy action (www.marinkids.org)