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Fair Start Movement

The Problem: Family planning in the world today is based upon a parent-centered and isolationist model that hurts children, families, communities, and our environment. That model prevents the realization of freedom and is the fundamental source of our social and ecological crises. That model is the product of governments and businesses that profit from population growth, want to avoid collective obligations that require investing in rather than exploiting future generations, and who helped eliminate the responsibilities inherent in having kids as a means of accelerating growth. The Solution: Having Kids acts as a “part replacer,” replacing the morally incoherent parent-centered model, which has been debunked by theorists, with the truly human rights-based and child-centered Fair Start model. That move will also create space for the development of even better models. Future children should be the focus of family planning laws and policies because they have the most at stake. That change is the key to freedom – the freedom to a say in the rules under which one lives, to equal opportunities in life, and the freedom from others that is nature. That is what a decolonized future looks like. This is not merely theoretical, but the basis for concrete action we can take today at multiple levels of social change – legal, institutional, cultural, discursive, etc. The Fair Start model is the best construction of the moral and legal right to have children. Here are examples of how Having Kids is replacing the old and isolationist model with the Fair Start model. Having Kids is more a praxis of truly human rights-based family planning than an entity. We invite you to join the transition to better family planning by taking actions to ensure kids a fair start in life, and speaking out about what you’ve done. The human brain is predisposed to focus on the immediate over the important. Working for social change without family planning reform is the worst case of this tendency, but together we can change direction. Having Kids is not just another voice in the crowd. Instead, we make sure all voices matter by changing the nature of the crowd.

Tucson, Arizona

BIG SHOULDERS FUND

Big Shoulders Fund is an independent charitable organization that serves inner-city Catholic schools which provide a quality, values-based education for Chicago’s children, thereby contributing to stronger communities.

CHICAGO, Illinois

North American Passive House Network Inc

Making a difference in communities through dedicated service and impact.

New York, New York

NORTH DAKOTA SAFETY COUNCIL

The North Dakota Safety Council (NDSC) provides community and workplace safety training and advocacy throughout North Dakota. As a private, non-profit organization, the NDSC is supported through grants, donations, memberships and training revenue. Our dedicated safety advocates work hard every day to keep families whole and make North Dakota the safest state in the nation. The NDSC focuses on four key areas: Workplace Safety, Community Safety, Driver Safety, and First Aid/Emergency Response. In the workplaces, on our roads, and in our homes and communities, the NDSC strives to educate and install a safety mindset in all aspects of life.

BISMARCK, North Dakota

TILLAMOOK ESTUARIES PARTNERSHIP

The Tillamook Estuaries Partnership (TEP), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, is one of 28 National Estuary Projects working throughout the United States and in Puerto Rico to protect and restore the health of estuaries while supporting economic and recreational activities.

Garibaldi, Oregon

WIPE EVERY TEAR INC

Wipe Every Tear exists to bring freedom, hope, and a future to women trafficked in the sex trade.

Boise, Idaho

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Sunshine Kids International

Making a difference in communities through dedicated service and impact.

Lupus Foundation of America, DC/MD/VA, Inc.

We are dedicated to finding the causes of and cure for lupus and providing support and services to all people affected by lupus.

Washington, District Of Columbia

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Union Of Orthodox Jewish

Making a difference in communities through dedicated service and impact.

New York, New York

Kalmat Foundation Inc.

We seek to improve living conditions of children in South Asia by providing their basic needs to continue their education. We want them to grow up in a healthy environment and have a fair chance to achieve their full potential.

Tulsa, Oklahoma

YOUTH SPEAKS INC

Youth Speaks exists to shift the perceptions of youth by combating illiteracy, isolation, alienation, and silence, creating a global movement of brave new voices bringing the noise from the margins to the core.

San Francisco, California

Apartment and Housing Rentals Foundation

Making a difference in communities through dedicated service and impact.

Decatur, Illinois