Reducing Inequality
A fair start means a level playing field.
A Fair Start To Break the Cycle of Poverty
When communities invest in family planning, parents are better able to pursue higher education and achieve career stability, setting kids up for better lifelong outcomes.
MILLION KIDS IN THE U.S. DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TO EAT
%
of U.S. kids live in or near poverty
RANKING OF THE U.S. IN INEQUALITY AMONG DEVELOPED NATIONS
How does inequality affect kids?
“The Most Unequal Society in the developed world.”
U.N. Special Rapporteur Philip Alston called the United States the most unequal society in the developed world in 2018, finding it to have the highest rate of income inequality. He added that U.S. policies benefit the rich and exacerbate the plight of the poor, explains VOA. Several reports continue to point to the U.S. as having the highest level of income inequality among developed nations.
What We’re Doing
The Fair Start Movement is developing coalitions of community partners across the U.S. to help parents wait, plan, and be ready before having kids. Cooperative efforts towards Fair Start family planning change the game when it comes to increasing economic mobility and disrupting the gap in equality.
University of Denver
Fair Start Movement partners with faculty and students from the University of Denver’s Graduate School of Social Work to study the impact of the Fair Start model in communities.
#LARC4CO
Colorado is reducing unplanned pregnancy. Fair Start Movement is part of the coalition, and we are actively looking for ways to replicate Colorado’s success in other states.
Voices for Biodiversity
Voices for Biodiversity is an online, multimedia platform that shares the stories of people from around the globe about their experiences with biodiversity and other species. Our primary focus is on sharing the voices of those who usually would not be heard: indigenous and local peoples, women, youth, and others. This approach has resulted in the creation of a growing, interactive global community of people from all walks of life, who not only share their stories with the world, but also become resources for each other to take action to protect biodiversity and other species.
OneProtest
One Protest and Fair Start Movement partner on direct action projects to speak the clear truth, that better family planning is the best way to protect kids, animals, and our future, to the powerful and unjust institutions that dominate and exploit our world.
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Legislative Efforts
We’re also working with legislators and child welfare agencies to incorporate Fair Start family planning into community-level, state, and federal programs.
And we are taking the message globally. Fair Start Movement is asking U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to issue a new statement on family planning. Fair Start family planning is the most effective way to improve human rights.
Imagine our world in 25 years if all kids had equal access to nutrition, healthcare, quality education, and a community concerned for their well being. It’s time to insist a fair start for all kids.
But we need your help.
Do you represent an organization that may be interested in joining our coalition to create a fair start for kids? Get in touch.
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