Minnesota Early Childhood Funders Network Presents Fourth Annual 'Nancy' Award to Jane Kretzmann and Arthur J. Rolnick; Award Honors Legacy of Nancy Latimer by Recognizing Extraordinary Leadership in Improving WellBeing of Young Children.

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MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Early Childhood Funders Network, a network of the Minnesota Council on Foundations, announced its Fourth Annual "Nancy" Awards to recognize extraordinary leadership in improving the well-being of young children were given to Jane Kretzmann and Arthur J. Rolnick. The awards were presented at the Nancy Latimer Convening for Children and Youth on June 24. Throughout their long careers both award recipients have worked across boundaries of research, policy and practice, and both have strengthened systems and policies to support the healthy development of children.

Jane Kretzmann

Jane Kretzmann, a senior program officer at Minnesota Community Foundation, has primary responsibility for the development of the Project for Babies, a multi-year initiative to promote the healthy and positive development of infants and toddlers, prenatal to age …