The Bright Beginnings Breakthrough (B3) Fund Inaugural Cohort
TUESDAY, June 2 The Bright Beginnings Breakthrough (B3) Fund, an initiative of the Commonwealth Children's Fund, launched its inaugural application round in fall 2025 to support bold ideas reimagining early childhood services for Massachusetts families with children ages 0–5. Over 100 organizations from across the Commonwealth answered the call and submitted their ideas. Finalists refined their concepts through a three-month Accelerator over the winter, and we are now proud to announce the projects selected for multi-year funding to implement ideas that could shape the field's future. How to join these calls? Visit www.strategiesforchildren.org/930call/, click the orange registration button, and complete the form. You will receive an email with the Zoom link. We use the same Zoom link for all 9:30 calls.

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