Improving Supportive Housing for Families in Los Angeles September 24, 2015 | Joelle Greene Being homeless is stressful for anyone. But that stress is magnified for parents who struggle to provide a safe environment for their children. One of our longstanding clients, First 5…
Helping First 5 Show System-Level Impact October 14, 2015 | Raúl Martínez In the last few years we have seen a lot of our clients in the early childhood field change their approach to making program and funding decisions. Many organizations are…
How can a system map inform your work? October 20, 2015 | Anna Cruz Many funders of early childhood who want to have an impact on really large numbers of children are realizing that funding individual programs isn’t enough. Instead, they have to target…
A Laboratory for Engaging Families in Early Childhood… December 2, 2015 | Sonia Taddy-Sandino Parents and families are essential to cultivating a child’s curiosity and creating early learning opportunities that lead to healthy development and success in life. But many families often lack information,…
Ten Big Ideas from Evaluation 2015 December 9, 2015 | Joelle Greene Last month, several members of the Harder+Company team attended and presented at Evaluation 2015, the annual conference of the American Evaluation Association in Chicago. We had a great time connecting…
Improving Housing & Supports for San Francisco’s Transitional… January 25, 2016 | Aimée Fribourg In the face of an economic boom and the highest housing costs in the country, San Francisco’s homeless population has grown dramatically over the past several years. Data from 2015…