Curious to know when our foundation first began focusing on early learning? In 2015, under Barbara Bainum’s strategic leadership, we shifted our efforts from focusing on students from grades K-12 to early learning (ages 0-8). At the time, she conducted a needs assessment, which emphasized the importance of early childhood (ages 0-5) interventions in making a lasting impact on children and their families. But Barbara didn’t just trust the research — she also had candid conversations with our partners to hear from them what their needs were. Today, Early Childhood is our foundation’s primary focus. We’ve been able to dive further into the work, broaden our impact, and address — holistically — the critical early years of development.
Bainum Family Foundation
Non-profit Organizations
Bethesda, MD 4,767 followers
We envision a society where all children thrive.
About us
We work alongside communities experiencing racial and economic disparities to create lasting systems change for the well-being of children and families.
- Website
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http://bainumfdn.org
External link for Bainum Family Foundation
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Bethesda, MD
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1968
- Specialties
- Early Learning, Wrap-Around Support, Knowledge Building, Early Childhood, School Mental Health, Food Security, Seventh-day Adventist Education, Education, Children, Infants, Toddlers, Washington, D.C., Poverty, and Philanthropy
Locations
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Primary
7735 Old Georgetown Rd
Bethesda, MD 20814, US
Employees at Bainum Family Foundation
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Mae Cheung
VP, Operations and General Counsel at Bainum Family Foundation | 2021 Career Pathways Fellow
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Marybeth DeGrave
Special Projects Manager, Finance & IT
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Anna White
Senior Manager of Communications at Bainum Family Foundation
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Clara Northington
Vice President of Human Resources
Updates
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After 16 years, we wish farewell, with appreciation and gratitude, to our Chair of the Board — Barbara Bainum. From starting the Bainum Foundation Farm to shifting our efforts to focus on Early Childhood, she has guided our organization through an era of great transformation and innovation, while always asking: What more can we do? Her unwavering commitment to ensuring children and families have the resources and supports they need to thrive will live on for generations to come. Thank you for your years of service and exemplary leadership, Barbara!
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Join us in welcoming the newest addition to the foundation's staff, Aimee Crowningshield, CPA (she/her) — we're thrilled to have you on board!
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With our WeVision EarlyEd initiative, we are intentionally shifting away from simply naming the child care crisis and hoping it gets solved. Instead, we are utilizing the expertise of proximity experts (i.e., families and early childhood education professionals) to define their ideal child care system and push to make that ideal real… right now. This work is future-facing and transcends the limitations of the current child care system. In this dynamic future, young children and families will have equitable access to a range of quality child care options that receive adequate resources and support, including early childhood education programs in home-based settings otherwise known as family child care. It was great to be recognized by our partner the Florida Family Child Care Home Association (FFCCHA) as an “Innovative Mind Sponsor.” Our partners like FFCCHA have been performing the challenging, but necessary, balancing act of simultaneously navigating the current system while also reimagining it.
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Our CEO, David Daniels, VP of Early Childhood, Marica Cox Mitchell, and Director of Early Childhood Strategy Implementation, Demetria Joyce, attended the National Child Care Innovation Summit, hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and the U.S. Department of Commerce, which brought together stakeholders in the private and public sectors to discuss the vital role child care has in our nation’s economic infrastructure. It is exciting to see the child care sector continue to receive its long-overdue visibility and recognition. We are building on this unprecedented momentum through our WeVision EarlyEd initiative where we are leveraging the insights of proximity experts (i.e., families and early childhood professionals) to reimagine child care and make their ideal real.
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Our VP of Early Childhood, Marica Cox Mitchell had the pleasure of presenting today at the 2024 #Learners2EarnersSummit. A core shift highlighted in our WeVision EarlyEd initiative is rethinking when learning begins. It was great to elevate the importance of investing in the early years as part of a robust education agenda with our partners Florida Chamber of Commerce, FACCT - Florida Alliance of Children's Councils and Trusts, and The Children's Movement of Florida.
Florida's future starts early, and the foundation of many skills needed for 21st century jobs is established between the ages of 0-8. Thank you Michele Watson of the FACCT - Florida Alliance of Children's Councils and Trusts, Marica Cox Mitchell of the Bainum Family Foundation, and Madeleine Thakur of The Children's Movement of Florida for shining light on this important topic. #Learners2EarnersSummit
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Glad our VP of Early Childhood, Marica Cox Mitchell, was able to join a great panel consisting of our partners, experts in the field, and other funders to discuss the importance of investing in local networks and initiatives led by early childhood educators and administrators in home-based settings (i.e., family child care). Supporting the family child care sector and its leadership, in the way they want to be supported, benefits young children and families. The National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC), Florida Family Child Care Association (FFCCHA), Benu Chhabra from Bay Area Professional Family Child Care Network, Erikson Institute, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Heising-Simons Foundation
We are excited to invite you to an enlightening webinar hosted by Erica Phillips, Executive Director of The National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC) featuring a dynamic panel of experts and leaders in the field of early childhood education. Webinar: Investing in Local Networks and Initiatives led by Family Child Care Educators! Date: June 20, 2024 Time: 3:00 - 4:00pm EST Register here: https://lnkd.in/gW7Te2sD #familychildcare #NAFCC
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Ever notice how public funding for child care is only available during extreme circumstances and for certain families? It’s time to change that mindset. Our latest blog dives into that issue, highlighting the need for public funding for child care that supports all families, not just a select few. We need to let go of outdated mindsets that put conditions on who should be able to access what type of child care and under what circumstances. Instead we need to shift towards viewing child care as not just a reactive intervention, but a proactive investment in each child and community. Check out our blog to learn four ways to shift our advocacy messages to get closer to what families want in a reimagined child care system. https://lnkd.in/evgipnrQ
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Bainum Family Foundation reposted this
The Nutrition Navigator is an interactive online mapping tool designed to help D.C.- and Philadelphia-area communities uncover new layers of programs and resources within their local food system. Powered by organizational partners, the Nutrition Navigator (created by the Bainum Family Foundation) allows local nonprofits, public agencies and other services providers to input and update their own programs as a way to promote the important work they are doing. Huge thank you to our current partners who have helped us to create a community of organizations working toward similar goals: Vetri Community Partnership, Free Library of Philadelphia, MANNA (Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance), The Enterprise Center, Norris Square Neighborhood Project, Cloud 9 Community Farms, & Greener Partners. How can your organization get involved? Visit hackthefoodsystem.org.
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On this #Juneteenth, we honor the road toward justice for all. At the Bainum Family Foundation, we stand committed to becoming an antiracist organization while continuing to invest in lasting systems change. As a nation, it is important to take time to reflect on where we've been, where we are today, and how we can achieve an equitable society where all children and families thrive.
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