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Providing a bright beginning for every child to realize their full potential.

We envision a world where every child has the opportunity to thrive.

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Because kids don’t come with instructions.

Lantern lights the way with expert parenting tips through text.

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Partner with Lantern to engage families in your community.

Connect families to valuable local resources and events.

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Caring for a child can be heartwarming and challenging. Lantern shares trusted information from pregnancy through preteen. We support, inform, encourage and connect families, brightening the caregiving journey.

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You’re doing important work in your community. Join our extensive partner network to share critical resources and events with families near you. Let’s work together to improve child and family outcomes.

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At Lantern, we believe that every child and family deserves the opportunity to thrive, and we work tirelessly to make this vision a reality. By sharing expert-curated tips, activities and vital, trusted information, we empower families to support their children’s healthy development. Our content is accessible to all, embracing diversity and inclusivity, and is available in English, Spanish and Arabic at a 6th-grade reading level.

Your support helps us continue this essential work, ensuring that families everywhere receive the guidance and encouragement they need to foster healthy children who are ready to learn and succeed for a lifetime. Join us in making a lasting impact on our families. Together, we can help every child reach their full potential.

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Bright Moments

“It has helped me become a better mother to my children.”

“My biggest takeaways are the educational tips that I get for my kids so that they can be successful daily.”

“Lantern works with the Texas TV stations to make sure that we get the data we need to better understand this tool, how it’s being used and how it can help families.”

“Lantern is different - it isn't an overwhelming amount of information - it is short messages right when you need them most. We have signed up over 1,000 families and very few of them stop the service.”