Advocate, Early Childhood Education Project

Job description

Advocates For Children (AFC) is a dynamic social justice organization that strives to ensure a high-quality education for New York students who face barriers to academic success, focusing on students from low-income backgrounds. AFC works on behalf of children and youth who are at greatest risk of academic failure due to poverty, race, ethnicity, disability, homelessness, immigration status/limited English proficiency, or involvement in the child welfare or juvenile/criminal legal systems. We use uniquely integrated strategies to advance systemic reform, empower families and communities, and advocate for the educational rights of individual students. AFC grounds our work in our organization’s values: For more information on AFC, see www.advocatesforchildren.org . - Family-Centered: We listen to what families want for their children and empower them with information and support. - Expertise: W e ground our advocacy in more than 50 years of experience with the NYC public schools and deep knowledge of the legal and education systems affecting the students and families we serve. - Passion: We are united by our unrelenting drive to dismantle obstacles to education and our unwavering ded...