S2: Ep 31: Every Kid Deserves

Jenn Beideman is the advocacy manager for the Healthi Kids initiative at Common Ground Health. Healthi Kids is a grassroots coalition advancing whole child health in Finger Lakes region of New York. In her role she leads and provides expertise to several campaigns across the region that advance policy, systems and environmental changes to support kids health and well-being.

These campaigns range on topics advancing children's play in schools and neighborhoods, to building healthy equitable communities, and supporting healthy learning environments for all children. Jenn brings to her role 15 years of experience in public policy advocacy and research, government relations and community engagement.

Prior to joining Common Ground Health, Jenn worked for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario offering policy and procedural support to Standing Committees of the House, and at World Vision Canada as a policy researcher. She has a masters in Public Administration from SUNY Brockport, a BA in Political Science from the University of Toronto, and a B.C. in Public Administration & Leadership from Ryerson University. Active in her community she currently Chairs the Strong Museum of Play's Associate Board; is President of the Board of the Child Care Council; Co-Chair's the Greater Rochester After School and Summer Alliance policy committee and is a member of the Network for Youth Success' Policy Committee. She's a member of many local initiatives including: Project CLEAN's Steering Committee, Roc the Future's Children Developmentally on Track, the Rochester City School District's High Quality Learning Experiences Task Force and the Rochester City School District's Wellness Task Force.

Jenn is a Canadian transplant to the Rochester area, and will take any opportunity to explore the mountains. In her spare time, Jenn also enjoys practicing yoga, baking, craft cocktails, and exploring the City of Rochester where she resides with her husband.

Links: 

Common Ground Health: https://www.commongroundhealth.org/

Canadian Rocky Mountains: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Rockies

Canada Provincial Government: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/provincial-government

Noam Chomsky: https://chomsky.info/

Social Emotional Learning (SEL): https://casel.org/fundamentals-of-sel/

Protective Factors: https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/preventing/promoting/protectfactors/

Infant Mental Health (IMH): https://www.nysaimh.org/about-babies/

Society for the Protection and Care of Children (SPCC): https://www.spcc-roch.org/

Community Evidence: https://ssir.org/articles/entry/community_defined_evidence_as_a_framework_for_equitable_implementation

National Network of Consultants to Grantmakers (NNCG): https://nncg.org/

Keywords: Family, Play, Advocacy, Evidence, Philanthropy, Canada, Rocky Mountains, Government, Social Emotional Learning (SEL), Protective Factors, Children, Infants, Mental Health