2026 year-end campaign

Making Space
for Children

A child’s world is shaped by the space we make for them: the places they play, the adults who guide them, and the community that wraps around them.

Make your year-end gift by December 31.

See what your gift makes possible
Make your gift Strengthen the first eight years.

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In 2025–2026, together we reached

6,500+families
1,300+children
476educators
150volunteers
42member schools
A child and adult working together on an outdoor fort Fall Fort Building Event

A moment that matters

Confidence has room to grow.

At our Fall Fort Building Event, six-year-old Olivia arrived unsure of herself. Two hours later, she was leading five children in building the tallest fort of the day.

“I can’t believe how much she came out of her shell today. We will be here for the next one.”

Moments like these happen because of you. Your generosity creates space for children to play, connect, and grow in confidence.

What comes next

Open even more doors.

1,600 children across 10 Let’s Play! events

500 educators supported through tailored professional learning

More birth-to-preschool programming for new parents

Your gift in action

Choose the space you’ll help create.

Every gift strengthens the people and experiences that shape a child’s first eight years.

$100Materials for hands-on play at a Let’s Play! event
$250A podcast episode with trusted, research-backed advice
$500Helps fund a community-wide play experience
$2,500Launches a professional learning cohort for educators
$6,000Brings leading voices directly to teachers
$9/monthSustains a Friends of the Alliance membership for a full year
Children exploring nature together

Together

We make space for children to flourish.

Give by December 31