Community Advocacy Network (CAN): October 2026

The Future of Thriving: Building a Shared Policy Agenda for America's Future

Every generation has a responsibility to prepare young people for the future they will inherit. Today, that responsibility is unlike anything we've faced before. Artificial intelligence is transforming work and learning, mental health challenges continue to rise, and the pace of technological and social change is accelerating.

At the same time, we know more than ever about how young people grow, learn, and thrive. The question is no longer whether we have the science. It's whether we're willing to organize our policies and systems around what we already know.

In this presentation, Philip Steigman will share the vision behind The Future of Thriving, a national initiative to build a shared policy agenda for children and young people from birth through age 25. This work seeks to translate decades of developmental research into the policies, investments, professional preparation, and…