Investing in Early Childhood Development for Georgia’s Kids
The Liz Blake Giving Fund seeks to further a world where parents are empowered and children are on a path to success through early investments in brain development and high-quality childcare.
From empowering parents as language partners to their new babies to equipping the early childhood workforce with trauma-informed training, investing in early childhood development directly supports a child and family’s well being. The Liz Blake Giving Fund believes that two-generation (2Gen) approaches are the most impactful ways to empower women and the healthy development of their children from prenatal through elementary school.
Emerging pre and post-natal brain science tells us that the most important period of brain growth is ages 0 to 5 and may begin as early as 2-6 weeks of age. We champion efforts to integrate cutting-edge brain science into child development and parenting supports . As such, our investments in early childhood development focus on:
The promotion of language nutrition—early language exposure critical to brain development.
Models of affordable early learning childcare that leverage brain science.
Trauma-informed training for educators and early childhood education (ECE) providers.
We believe that many two-generation (2Gen) investments with a goal of family well-being and stability start with an indirect investment in a child’s care continuum—from prenatal care to preschool.
Why 2Gen Investments Matter
Funded Projects
Spanning our core investment focus areas of early childhood development, maternal and child mental health and wellbeing, and financial empowerment, take a peek at some of our current and past funded projects.
We value collaboration and personal relationships, getting to know each partner and nonprofit. Working collaboratively, we trust leadership to identify opportunities to invest that can make transformational differences and scale throughout the city of Atlanta and beyond.
