Donation is the largest in Organization’s History; Allows the Nonprofit to Support and Engage More Families
Parents as Teachers, an internationally recognized leader in the early child development home visiting field, has received $7 million in unrestricted funds from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott.
A priority of Scott’s giving is to fund organizations that directly support communities. Parents as Teachers President and CEO Constance Gully said the gift is the largest single gift in the nonprofit’s history and an affirmation of the organization’s decades-long commitment to improving the lives of children and families across the country.
“We are ecstatic and deeply grateful to Ms. Scott for this generous gift. This contribution will allow us to increase our efforts to promote the optimal early development, learning and health of children by supporting and engaging their parents and caregivers,” said Gully.
“This recognition from Ms. Scott would not be possible without the amazing and dedicated work of our staff, board of directors, and certified professionals who partner with families in a thousand affiliated family serving organizations across the country. Having been enrolled in Parents as Teachers as a parent myself, I know firsthand how our work helps children and families advance on their paths toward success,” she added.
Headquartered in St. Louis, MO, Parents as Teachers builds strong communities, thriving families, and children that are healthy, safe, learning and ready for school by matching parents and caregivers with trained professionals who make regular personal home visits during a child’s earliest years in life, from pregnancy through kindergarten.
Parents as Teachers’ internationally recognized evidence-based home visiting model is backed by 39 years of research-proven outcomes for children and families and is the most replicated by several types of affiliate organizations including health departments, nonprofit organizations, hospitals, and school districts. Parents as Teachers currently serves nearly 200,000 families in all 50 U.S. states, 115 Tribal organizations, five other countries, and one U.S. territory.
In recognition of more recent data and evidence, Parents as Teachers recently expanded its model goals to reflect its positive impact on overall family health and well-being, as well as improving economic and educational outcomes for parents and caregivers. The MacKenzie Scott gift will allow the organization to invest in critical infrastructure that will support the sustainable growth and enhancement of services.
Earlier this year, The New York Times newspaper recognized Parents as Teachers for its work in training parent educators as doulas, in response to the growing crisis of mortality impacting Black mothers and birthing people.
To contact someone from the organization about the potential impact of this gift, reach out to peters@collaborativecommunications.com.
About Parents as Teachers
Parents as Teachers builds strong communities, thriving families, and children that are healthy, safe, learning and ready for school by matching parents and caregivers with trained professionals who make regular personal home visits during a child’s earliest years in life, from pregnancy through kindergarten. The internationally recognized evidence-based home visiting model is backed by 39 years of research-proven outcomes for children and families. Parents as Teachers currently serves nearly 200,000 families in all 50 U.S. states, 115 Tribal organizations, five other countries, and one U.S. territory. Parents as Teachers National Center, Inc., is a non-profit organization headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.