In May, PFF President Laura McCargar’s opinion piece in the CT Mirror titled, “Young People’s Voices Are Key to Recovery” was published. In it she argues for the centering of young people as complex, multifaceted stakeholders in the process of rebuilding in midst of COVID19. To read the full article, click below!

As foundations committed to youth voice and leadership, the Perrin Family Foundation, Leever Foundation, Ritter Family Foundation and Nellie Mae Education Fund have shared a deep concern about the stounding absence of young people’s voices in the discussion, discourse, and decision-making happening about them during the COVID-19 Pandemic. So we asked them to be Seen and Heard.

As students, parents, teachers, and officials grapple with the impending start of the next school year, we must keep young people’s voices and experiences at the center.  As Mercedes MacAlpine, PFF writes in her recent article, “the effects of years of racist housing and educational policies are colliding, and exacerbating, the impact of COVID19 and creating a man-made pandemic in the midst of a viral one. Both the philanthropic and public sector must realize that any solution which falls short of addressing these barriers will fail our young people, and perpetuate harm and systemic neglect.  Click below to read the full article.

In May, PFF President Laura McCargar’s opinion piece in the CT Mirror titled, “Young People’s Voices Are Key to Recovery” was published. In it she argues for the centering of young people as complex, multifaceted stakeholders in the process of rebuilding in midst of COVID19. To read the full article, click below!

In April of 2020, as part of our institutional response to COVID19, The Perrin Family Foundation launched a youth communication project intended to capture how young people were experiencing the global crisis.Over the next few weeks we will be sharing their truths with you and connecting their stories to one another and to both to larger themes and issues. We are so grateful to all of the young people who participated in this opportunity!