$198K in expenses

Outreach and Communication: KWM engages individuals and organizations in communities across Missouri through virtual events, email communication, presentations, meetings, and roundtables to educate and obtain community feedback on issues impacting the well-being of children. KWM helps keep citizens abreast of news and developments concerning federal, state, and local policy, providing regular updates through weekly conference calls and emails during the state's legislative session (early January through mid-May) and as needed during the remainder of the year. The conference calls and emails are open to the general public and accessible by signing up for updates through the organization's website. The organization hosted 17 weekly update calls and delivered 18 weekly written updates on policy issues impacting children and families during 2024. KWM also hosted 7 monthly meetings and follow-up emails on topical issues relating to children and families from June through December. KWM seeks to educate policymakers and the general public on issues important to the well-being of children through traditional, online, and social media outlets. In 2024, Kids Win Missouri continued its public relations campaign to share pertinent updates and educate parents, providers, policymakers and community leaders on the importance of early childhood services. The organization posted 29 blog posts on its website, had active social media pages and accounts, and worked with media organizations on 39 articles published in 2024.

$273K in expenses

Policy Development: KWM works with organizations across Missouri to identify policies or changes to existing policies that will improve the well-being of Missouri children. Issue-specific workgroups convene to help develop policy on topics, which include early childhood, health and mental health, economic security and revenue, youth education and development and safety, security, family and community. The workgroups focused on 13 policy issues in 2024. The organization also develops research and analyses on various topics and researches current and proposed policies impacting children and families. In 2024, the organization's research and analyses included child care, pre-K, home visiting, maternal health, youth homelessness, and access to health care for children and families.

$558K in expenses

Early Childhood Fellowships: Kids Win Missouri continued its early childhood fellowship for parents and child care and early education providers in 2024. The fellowship provides training and experiential learning in policy, advocacy, and leadership. Fifteen parents and twelve providers participated in the fellowship ending in June of 2024. A combined 27 parent and provider fellows began the fellowship as Cohort 3 in June 2024.

$1.1M in expenses

Empowering Communities to Address Child Care and Early Education Challenges: Kids Win Missouri continued work to support communities in researching and addressing their child care and early education challenges. In 2024, twelve communities engaged in this initiative. Additionally, Kids Win Missouri supported an additional five communities to prepare them to take part in the initiative in 2025. Kids Win Missouri supports the communities with technical assistance, stipends to parents and providers on the leadership team, facilitation, and research resources.