Equity for Children at The New School

What Equity for Children at The New School does

Equity for Children at The New School is a non-profit research center founded in 2006 and housed at The New School university in New York City. The center studies child poverty, inequality, children's rights, and the welfare of migrant families, with a programmatic emphasis on Latin American contexts. It operates as a small academic-style team of 1-10 employees and is led by Executive Director Alberto Minujin, with researcher Stephanie Rodríguez Ugolotti contributing to the Latin America–focused workstream. Beneficiary segments include policymakers, development professionals, the NGO sector, and migrant families directly.

The center's work is organized around four programmatic pillars: the In First Person storytelling initiative, Monitoring & Evaluation, Approaches to Equity, and Children's Rights. Research outputs include the 2025 Handbook on Child Poverty and Inequality published by Edward Elgar, which codifies the center's analytical framework into a reference work for practitioners. The center also convenes international symposiums and webinars that have drawn more than 300 attendees from 12 countries, and hosts recurring events such as World Children's Day programming. The Monitoring & Evaluation methodology appears grounded in established survey frameworks adapted for child-welfare contexts.

Revenue mechanics rely on a mix of donations, foundation grants, The New School's institutional support, and publication royalties. Partnerships are wide-ranging and include UNICEF, A Chance In Life, The StoryCenter, Vocas Latinas, the Zolberg Institute, Inside Schools, OMEP, FAWCO, the ARCOR Foundation, and the Global Coalition to End Child Poverty. The combination of academic affiliation, foundation funding, and coalition membership defines both the center's reach and its constraints as a small, mission-driven research organization.

Name

Equity for Children at The New School

Legal name

Equity for Children at The New School

Website

https://equityforchildren.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Equity for Children at The New School is a non-profit research center founded in 2006 studying child poverty, inequality, and migrant family welfare with a Latin America focus. It produces academic publications, convenes international symposiums, and partners with UNICEF and global coalitions to inform child-rights policy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Welfare Research and Advocacy

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (624110), Individual and Family Services (6241), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Child Rights & Protection (BPADAGAG), Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC), Family & School System Navigation (Parent Engagement, Youth Services) (EDAAADAH), Education Partnerships for Equity, Inclusion & Gender (EDADALAF), Education Access & Quality (International Development) (BPAGABAE)

Keywords

• Child poverty research
• Policy advocacy research
• Migrant family support
• Children's rights advocacy
• Multidimensional poverty measurement

Headquarters

HQ city

New York, NY

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The organization actively solicits donations through its website as a primary revenue stream for sustaining operations and programs.
2. Foundation and Institutional Grants: Funding from foundations and institutional partners to support specific research projects, publications, and advocacy initiatives.
3. University Institutional Support: Operational support and infrastructure provided through affiliation with The New School, including office space and administrative services.
4. Publication Royalties: Revenue from academic publications distributed through Edward Elgar Publishing and other academic channels.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Equity for Children operates four core programs (In First Person, Monitoring & Evaluation, Approaches to Equity, and Children's Rights) that produce academic research, policy analysis, and participatory storytelling on child poverty, inequality, and migrant family inclusion. The organization generates peer-reviewed publications such as the Handbook on Child Poverty and Inequality (Edward Elgar, 2025) and convenes cross-sector stakeholders through symposiums, webinars, and coalition advocacy. It targets policymakers, development professionals, NGOs, and academic researchers globally, with on-the-ground engagement with Latin American migrant families in New York City.

Product overview

Equity for Children at The New School operates as a research and advocacy organization offering programs focused on child poverty, inequality, and migrant family support. The core offerings include four programs: In First Person (a storytelling initiative), Monitoring & Evaluation, Approaches to Equity, and Children's Rights. The organization also produces publications including the Handbook on Child Poverty and Inequality. These programs work in concert to advance research, advocacy, and policy recommendations for children's rights and well-being globally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• In First Person: A storytelling project sharing experiences of Latin American migrant women in New York City through short videos centered on dignity, courage, care, and family life
• Monitoring & Evaluation
• Approaches to Equity
• Children's Rights

Products and services

• In First Person A storytelling project that shares the experiences of Latin American migrant women and families in New York City through short videos centered on dignity, courage, care, and family life. The project uses a composite storytelling methodology to present narratives while strictly protecting individual confidentiality. It is jointly produced with A Chance In Life, The StoryCenter, and Voces Latinas.
• Handbook on Child Poverty and Inequality A comprehensive academic handbook edited by Alberto Minujin and Enrique Delamonica, published by Edward Elgar Publishing, providing a multidimensional framework for understanding child poverty that adopts a child rights framework and challenges conventional one-dimensional approaches. Features contributions from 51 scholars worldwide and is available in print and digital formats through academic bookstores.
• Monitoring & Evaluation Program
• Approaches to Equity Program A program examining and addressing various approaches to achieving equity in child welfare and urban inequality contexts. The program produces research and policy analysis for practitioners and policymakers working on urban inequalities affecting children.
• Children's Rights Program A program focused on advocating for and advancing children's rights within policy and research frameworks. It engages in policy advocacy, coalition building, and dissemination of child rights frameworks for use by governments, NGOs, and international bodies.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,300 families helped with school enrollment through partner organizations
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• A Chance In LifecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2020Joint project partner for the In First Person storytelling program, producing video testimonials of Latin American families during the pandemic and beyond. A Chance In Life provides community access and operational support for documenting migrant family experiences.
• The StoryCentercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2020Collaborative partner in the In First Person video production, contributing storytelling expertise and technical production capabilities for creating compelling narrative content featuring migrant families.
• Voces LatinascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner providing direct engagement with Latinx immigrant communities in New York City for the In First Person project, helping to amplify voices of women and children.
• Zolberg Institute on Migration and MobilitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership for the 'Deconstructing Inequality: Migrant Families and Children in New York City' project, providing academic research support and convening platform for migration policy discussions.
• Inside Schools at Center for New York City AffairscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partnership conducting fieldwork on migrant children's access to NYC public schools, including interviews, site visits, and workshops with Latin American families in shelters. Inside Schools provides educational expertise and community access.
• UNICEFcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing collaboration including co-publishing on MICS data analysis, contributions to Innocenti Report Card 18 on child poverty, and joint advocacy for children's rights monitoring frameworks.
• OMEP (World Organization for Early Childhood Education)secondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerEvent collaboration for World Children's Day programming and UN Commission for Social Development sessions, providing platforms to present research on early childhood development and social protection.
• FAWCOsecondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for World Children's Day events focusing on inclusive social protection for children in humanitarian settings.
• NGO Committee on MigrationsecondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerCollaborative partner for migration-related events and advocacy initiatives, particularly those addressing migrant children's rights and family inclusion.
• Early Childhood Peace ConsortiumsecondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for events and initiatives addressing early childhood development in humanitarian and migration contexts.
• ARCOR FoundationsecondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerJoint webinar sponsorship for the 'Children and Poverty in the Face of Covid-19' webinar attended by over 300 people from 12 countries, with ARCOR Foundation providing moderation and regional expertise.
• Global Coalition to End Child PovertycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding coalition member alongside Plan International, SPRI, OECD, Bristol University, World Vision, Save the Children, and UNICEF to raise awareness and generate evidence about impacts of crises on children living in poverty.
• ATD Fourth World MovementsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on the 'Whose Knowledge Is It? Emancipation, Crossing of Knowledges, and the Fight Against Poverty' book, contributing to understanding of poverty through the lens of those with lived experience.
• Edward Elgar PublishingcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAcademic publisher distributing the Handbook on Child Poverty and Inequality, making the research accessible to academics, practitioners, and policymakers through academic bookstore and digital platforms.
• The New SchoolcoreOthersHost institution providing operational infrastructure, academic credibility, administrative support, and venue access. Equity for Children operates as a research center within The New School's institutional framework.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Save the Children: Large global NGO focused on children's rights, child poverty, and welfare. Broad incumbent operating across the same child rights and poverty space as Equity for Children, but at vastly greater scale; also a co-member of the Global Coalition to End Child Poverty.
• World Vision International: Large humanitarian organization focused on child welfare, poverty, and advocacy. Broad incumbent in the same child poverty and rights advocacy space; fellow member of the Global Coalition to End Child Poverty.
• Center for Global Development: Think tank producing research on international development and global poverty. Comparable as a research-and-publication-driven organization producing rigorous evidence on child poverty and inequality (the Handbook review was published on CGD's site).
• Plan International: International NGO advancing children's rights and equality for girls. Broad incumbent operating in overlapping child rights, education access, and inequality spaces; coalition partner with Equity for Children in the Global Coalition to End Child Poverty.
• BRAC USA: International development organization addressing poverty through programs targeting women and children. Broad incumbent in overlapping child poverty alleviation and family empowerment spaces, particularly with comparable international development footprint.
• ChildFund International: International child-focused NGO working on child rights, poverty, and education access. Broad incumbent operating in overlapping child welfare, rights, and education access spaces as Equity for Children.

Direct peers

• ATD Fourth World Movement: International anti-poverty organization focused on knowledge from people with lived experience of poverty. Direct peer — Equity for Children collaborated with ATD on the 'Whose Knowledge Is It?' book and shares a methodological emphasis on participatory, lived-experience-informed poverty research.
• Bernard van Leer Foundation: Foundation focused on early childhood development for young children in marginalized contexts. Comparable to Equity for Children's early childhood and social protection focus; operates in similar international development and child rights policy spaces.
• OMEP (World Organization for Early Childhood Education): International NGO focused on early childhood education and children's rights. Direct peer — Equity for Children partners with OMEP on World Children's Day programming and UN Commission for Social Development events, sharing an early-childhood equity and rights orientation.
• UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre: UNICEF's research arm specializing in child well-being measurement and policy. Direct peer — Equity for Children has a long-standing collaboration with UNICEF and contributed to Innocenti Report Card 18, working on overlapping child poverty measurement and rights frameworks.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCSJGCbOrVjt81lkFAd3K8wQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/Equity4Children
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/equity-for-children
• Instagraminstagram.com/equity4children

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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