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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

Jefferson County Community Ministries, Inc.

Jefferson County Community Ministries, Inc. (JCCM) is a cooperative ministry of local churches that assists people in need. Assistance is provided on a limited scale for short-term emergencies in an effort to enable people to work out permanent solutions to meet their own needs.

CHARLES TOWN, West Virginia

Foundation for Infrastructure Resilience (FIR)

Description (the "short, human" one — ~90 words): When the grid goes down for weeks instead of hours, water, fuel, communications, hospitals, and food don't wait for it to come back. FIR exists so that America is ready before that happens. We're a 501(c)(3) run by 140+ volunteer professionals from defense, emergency management, engineering, utilities, and public policy. We educate the public and officials, help states and communities build practical, self-funding resilience plans, support Defense mission assurance, and advocate for national recognition of the threat. Your gift funds free training and planning tools that communities can use today.

Moncure, North Carolina

CouldYou?

CouldYou? (CY) is a US nonprofit that develops and scales transformational solutions to impact poverty. We do this by identifying both the partners and the proven solutions, by connecting them with the resources and those in the community that can affect real change, and delivering these solutions together. For over ten years, CY has been working with partners committed to listening, innovating, and delivering on their best to see transformation in Mozambique and around the world. Over the next ten years, we’re expanding our impact to change the world. Could you join us?

Oceanside, California

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ANIMAL RESCUE OF THE ROCKIES

Working towards the day when every pet has a loving home. Animal Rescue of the Rockies pulls homeless dogs and cats from overcrowded shelters and places them in loving foster homes until their forever homes are found. We promote spaying and neutering to reduce pet overpopulation and encourage quality relationships between pets and their people through behavior resources and training.

Aurora, Colorado

Arc of Greater New Orleans

Arc of Greater New Orleans (ArcGNO) works to secure for all people with intellectual disabilities opportunities to develop, function, and live to their fullest potential.

METAIRIE, Louisiana

Community Council of Idaho

To strengthen families in our communities by offering opportunities in education, housing, health and employment.

GOTBLISS, Inc dba Tri-County Diversity

Making a difference in communities through dedicated service and impact.

Colusa, California

Fix Democracy First

Making a difference in communities through dedicated service and impact.

Shoreline, Washington

Stark County Hunger Task Force

The Stark County Hunger Task Force fights hunger in our community by providing financial, logistic, strategic, and food support to our network of local emergency food pantries.

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OPERATION HOPE FOR CHILDREN OF HAITI INC

Making a difference in communities through dedicated service and impact.

Freeport, New York

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Nashville Ballet

Making a difference in communities through dedicated service and impact.

NASHVILLE, Tennessee