In June 2023, Elliot Haspel and task force member Angie Garling discussed the need to incorporate climate resilience and sustainability in early care and education settings, the potential for co-locating housing and child care facilities, and how the task force can potentially influence community development policies and raise awareness among climate activists about the specific vulnerabilities of young children.
The Early Years Climate Action Task Force is exploring the impact of climate change on our youngest children and their families. In June 2023, Elliot Haspel and task force member Angie Garling discussed the need to incorporate climate resilience and sustainability in early care and education settings, the potential for co-locating housing and child care facilities, and how the task force can potentially influence community development policies and raise awareness among climate activists about the specific vulnerabilities of young children.
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Elliot Haspel, a child & family policy expert and commentator, is the Director, Climate and Young Children for Capita. He specializes in early childhood & education issues and the intersection between early childhood development and climate change. He most recently served as the Senior Program Officer for Early Childhood Education at the Robins Foundation.
Angie Garling is the Vice President, Early Care & Education, for the Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF). Angie joined the Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF) in 2019. At LIIF, she oversees the organization’s national ECE footprint, which currently includes robust programs in California, New York City, Washington, DC and most recently Atlanta. Through national and state policy advocacy and forging public-private partnerships, she has continued to grow this sector at LIIF, which to date has invested more than $251 million to create and preserve 308,000 ECE slots nationwide. With her team she spearheaded a COVID response effort for the ECE sector that marshalled over $40 million for ECE women of color-owned small businesses. She also serves as the Co-Chair of the National Children’s Facilities Network.