Pronatalist.org — complete site text (generated 2026-08-08) # Pronatalist.org — The future belongs to those who show up URL: https://pronatalist.org/ Make a difference ## The future belongs to those who show up While demographic collapse is inevitable, cultural mass extinction can be avoided and harm to vulnerable groups can be minimized if we take action now. Our Work Contact Us The problem ## Humanity hangs in the balance As nations develop (when citizens earn an average of over $5,000 a year) birth rates fall below replacement rate. Fertility rates are falling much faster than dominant social narratives imply. For example, at its current fertility rate (0.78), for every hundred South Koreans there will be 5.9 great grandchildren (the average fertility rate in the developed world is currently 1.56). In addition, the regions we use to supplement collapsing birth rates in countries like the US are themselves undergoing fertility collapse (with South America, Central America, and the Caribbean collectively falling below repopulation rate in 2019). This matters for two reasons: (1) When countries have more residents who are net tax drains than net tax contributors (what we call a dependency ratio cascade) they'll no longer be able to sustain social services that support society's most vulnerable members and millions will suffer, and (2) We run the risk of a cultural mass extinction , losing low-fertility cultures, including South Koreans, Emiratis, Jains, Native Americans, and many more. Learn More About Our Work 0.78 South Korea's approximate TFR, meaning there will be 5.9 great grandchildren for every hundred South Koreans alive today 2019 The year when Central and South America collectively fell below replacement rate $5,000 Per capita GDP at which fertility begins to plummet Our work ## Four ways we address demographic collapse ## Raise Awareness We work with journalists, policymakers, influencers, and community leaders to raise awareness about demographic collapse, pronatalism, and fertility ratio cascades. Learn more ## Promote Sustainable Policy We propose and promote low-cost, non-coercive interventions likely to bolster fertility rates and/or reduce the harms caused by demographic collapse. Learn more ## Promote Sustainable Culture We advocate for measures protecting cultural autonomy and promote cultures that produce human flourishing (including high fertility) in the face of modernity. Learn more ## Connect Families We connect pronatalist individuals and families with helpful resources and each other to reinforce the pluralistic, big-tent community that comprises the pronatalist movement. Learn more Pronatalist projects ## Learn more about our specific projects and initiatives Project Public Awareness Moving the Overton window on demographic collapse Project Pronatal Policy Low-cost, non-coercive interventions that work Project Pronatal Culture Culture is the linchpin of fertility Project Pronatal Community A big-tent movement, glittering with variety Project Pronatal Education Education freedom as pronatal leverage Project Pronatal Resources Guides and support that make parenting easier Project Public Domain Images Free CC0 photos for use in media Based Camp ## Start with the podcast Simone and Malcolm publish near-daily. Here's a starting selection on demographic collapse, the data behind it, and what a lower-birth-rate future looks like. Why Fertility is Collapsing: Shocking Stats with @MoreBirths These Fertility Stats Chilled Me: This Is Worse Than I Could Have Imagined What Does A Birth Rate Collapse Future Look Like? This One Graph Changed Everything I Thought I Knew About The Birth Rate Collapse Fertility Collapse & Real Estate: Its Worse Than You Think (What Happens Next?) Ancient Roman Pronatalism: The Last Time We Failed to Solve Fertility Collapse All episodes on YouTube Newsletter on Substack Join the pronatalist movement ## Get involved Whether you are enthusiastically childless, a passionate pronatalist, or simply curious to learn more, we would love to hear from and work with you. Volunteer Donate Now --- # About — Pronatalist.org URL: https://pronatalist.org/about/ About Pronatalist.org ## Practical, meaningful change Demographic collapse is inevitable; the most we can do is help communities, governments, and individuals prepare and mitigate damage. As such, our focus is on efforts that contribute to pragmatic and concrete solutions. What we do ## Our focus - Raising awareness through content (books, podcasts, and media engagement) - Sharing low-cost interventions and ideas with policymakers and governmental agencies - Connecting and engaging leaders in pronatalist advocacy - Connecting and creating resources for parents and families We approach our work and interventions from a pluralistic perspective optimized around long-term human flourishing. We are vehemently against any efforts that limit reproductive freedom or curtail cultural autonomy (meaning we also support the choice to not have children and want to protect people's right to be single and/or childless). If Demographic Collapse is an iceberg, we're on the Titanic. There's no turning around; we just need to get as many people on lifeboats as possible. Malcolm Collins · Executive Director We're in fact witnessing the only historically, on record collapse of birth rates that's not related to disease or famine or something adverse. It's a perverse collapse. It's a collapse that's occurred precisely in a time of rising wealth and prosperity. That's really the thing that has to be untangled. Catherine Ruth Pakaluk · Author of Hannah's Children Don't worry about sounding gloomy (or, for that matter, awkward). Demographic collapse is not inevitable, and sounding the alarm now will make a big difference. Dan Hess · @MoreBirths on X.com I learned that there is nothing deterministic about the trend to smaller families. The choice to have children is still possible today, but it is conditioned by deeper values—faith and a particular way of looking at what a good life is. Catherine Ruth Pakaluk · Author of Hannah's Children How we work ## Four fronts ## Sound the Alarm We engage with journalists, influencers, CEOs, policymakers, religious leaders, community organizers, and individuals on the subject of demographic collapse, pronatalism, and fertility ratio cascades, countering narratives downplaying the severity of these issues. ## Promote Solutions We share evidence-based, low-cost, non-coercive interventions that can be executed on an individual, community, or nation-wide level to both bolster fertility rates and reduce harm caused by demographic collapse and fertility ratio cascades. ## Promote Culture In the developed world, culture is the biggest factor influencing fertility. We work to create, reinforce, and protect cultures that produce flourishing, high-fertility families in the face of modernity through offline events, online communities, resources, books, interactive games, and podcasts. ## Provide Connections We connect families, parents, and aspiring parents with resources (such as overviews of state-based and federal resources available to families in the USA), community, and support through our website, discord server, offline events, and extended network. Time is running out — countdown to Social Security Insolvency — Days — Hrs — Min — Sec Help us build solutions ## This affects everyone Whether you are gladly child-free or an avid pronatalist, you likely care about functioning infrastructure, working police forces, and the continuation of essential social services providing security, food, medical care, and housing to the most vulnerable people in society. If we do not adequately address demographic collapse and the dependency ratio cascades it triggers, hundreds of millions of people will suffer. Get involved ## We would be glad to hear from you Whether you want to join the pronatalist movement, discuss pronatal policy with us, learn more about the hazards of fertility ratio cascades, or get resources for a media piece on demographic collapse, we will be glad to hear from you. Contact Our Work --- # Our Work — Pronatalist.org URL: https://pronatalist.org/work/ Our work ## Projects & initiatives From public awareness to policy, culture, community, education, and resources — explore the fronts on which we work to address demographic collapse. Project Public Awareness Moving the Overton window on demographic collapse Project Pronatal Policy Low-cost, non-coercive interventions that work Project Pronatal Culture Culture is the linchpin of fertility Project Pronatal Community A big-tent movement, glittering with variety Project Pronatal Education Education freedom as pronatal leverage Project Pronatal Resources Guides and support that make parenting easier Project Public Domain Images Free CC0 photos for use in media Join the movement ## Own the future Pronatalism is different from other causes in that the actions of just a few people and families can make a huge, long-term difference—not everyone has to be involved in order to address demographic collapse. Pronatalism is a big tent movement and we would love for you to be involved. Volunteer Donate Now --- # Contact Us — Pronatalist.org URL: https://pronatalist.org/contact/ Contact us ## Get in touch! Want to get in touch? Email us — we read every email. There is no "team" or automated system. partners@pronatalist.org ## YouTube On the Based Camp podcast, we discuss a variety of topics, though the podcast centers around culture, which we view as the lynchpin that drives whether a group will have a total fertility at, above, or below replacement. Based Camp ## X Follow along and join the conversation on X. @SimoneHCollins ## Ask an AI You can also save time by asking any mainstream LLM about our work. We make it easy for AI to crawl, meaning if you need to make a quick check on our stance about something, you'll get an >80% correct answer. 20% of American families with kids under 18 have three or more kids Over half of all countries have below-replacement TFRs $230B USA's social security 2026 cash shortfall (in 2032, the trust fund is expected to be exhausted) --- # The Cultural Mass Extinction — Pronatalist.org URL: https://pronatalist.org/culturemassextinction/ The stakes ## The Cultural Mass Extinction We are about to experience the largest cultural mass extinction since the colonial period. Over the next century, a huge portion of the world's unique cultures will be snuffed out as a result of low birth rates. Enough countries have wrestled with this challenge that we know much of what doesn't work: - Direct subsidies for childcare and additional children have, at best, mixed results - Tax credits do not work - Government mandates do not work (see: China's three child policy) While the burden of childcare must be addressed, addressing it alone does not fix the birth rate problem. The data makes it clear: only cultures with a strong external motivation to have kids are well above repopulation rate at the moment; all others will enter the dustbin of history. It's the hardest cultures with least individual freedom that are most endangered—essentially, every world culture that does not have strong religious convictions and low egalitarianism is being "weeded out." Even groups with historically high birth rates that bucked this trend, such as the Church of Latter Day Saints—Mormons—have almost fallen below repopulation rate as of this year. ## Gene-splicing cultural resilience Part of our foundation's goal involves "gene splicing" as many cultures as possible with practices that empower them with the will to make it through this mass extinction. A single family having eight kids that successfully passes that practice to their own children can save their entire ethnic group; one family having eight kids for ten generations leads to over a billion descendants. A less diverse future is a poorer one. We are taking this moment in history to save as many unique cultures as we can. We can't radically reverse the decline in birth rates. But what we can do is encourage a diverse array of families to adopt new practices that help them make it through, via our various initiatives, as well as published material and research. ## We are building a network We are actively building a diverse network of families to make it through the next generation. If you are committed to a high birth rate and building a healthy culture for your family, we want to talk! If you are one of those families committed to both a high birth rate and instilling the values required to ensure a high birth rate in the next generation, we want to connect. Our aim is to build a network of families who can work together to weather this storm and see the other side. We are also delighted to speak with those looking to better understand this cause and the threat of demographic collapse. Journalists, policymakers, and people who strongly disagree with us are welcome! For a deeper treatment of the risks, read our Primer on the Risks of a Hard Landing on Demographic Collapse (PDF), or see the FAQ . Connect ## Committed to making it through? If your family is committed to a high birth rate and building a healthy culture, we want to talk. Contact Us --- # Services and Projects — Pronatalist.org URL: https://pronatalist.org/services-and-projects/ Services and partners ## Services & projects Beyond publishing resources and research, we're also expanding the services we offer, both directly and through our partnered organizations. ## Parent Resources We partner with and hire a variety of experts to help us create useful resources for parents, such as tax guides and information on state and federal resources available to parents, children, and families. Our guides are published in Google Docs with comments enabled; we encourage readers to suggest any additional ideas or resources that might be missing (we carefully vet suggestions before they're integrated). Browse resources ## Policy Advocacy States are increasingly scrambling to navigate the unprecedented social, economic, and environmental challenges brought on by declining birth rates; we work closely with governments to offer information, policy suggestions, and a support network. We prioritize removing barriers over greater government intervention; for example, removing unnecessary licensing requirements for daycare providers that artificially increase the price of childcare. We always welcome policy advisors and state officials to reach out! Pronatal policy ## Fertility Planning Fertility is time-sensitive, with female fertility declining quicker. Between the ages of 15 and 49, about 1 in 5 women struggle with infertility. This is why it's so critical to educate young people, and especially young women, about their options early on. Pronatalist.org takes our resources to college campuses and professional organizations, where we speak to highly ambitious women about where family might fit into their long term plans, and how fertility care can help them prepare for their future work-life balance. ## Egg and Sperm Donation, Surrogacy We want to support parents from all backgrounds. Recognizing the diversity of paths to becoming a parent, we work with egg and sperm banks, donors, and recipients to facilitate alternative ways to having children. We also work with surrogacy organizations, and advocate for the removal of unnecessary government regulations that pose barriers to both parents and the surrogates. This is especially valuable for our LGBT allies, and we work closely with healthcare and cultural leaders in the community to address their unique needs. ## Reproductive Technology We leverage modern technology to improve the quantity and quality of reproductive healthcare. Working with investors and organizations, we direct capital towards reproductive health companies at the margins of progress: companies that innovate in and expand access to IVF, polygenic risk screening, artificial wombs, and more. Stay tuned for our incoming partnership with the Egg Freezing Ambassador Program! ## Childcare and Education Partnered with Pronatalist.org, the Collins Institute is a school for gifted youth—with gifted defined through a will to learn, and not IQ. The Institute is building up an education platform and mentorship networks that make homeschooling for students with diverse needs both cost-effective and more effective. We are working on ways to make childcare more accessible. Check back soon for more updates! Collins Institute Expert collaboration ## Who we work with ## Demography and Social Sciences From population studies to economics, we promote and publish research to comprehensively understand the causes of declining birth rates. ## Science and Technology We bring scientists, engineers, and other researchers together to push the boundaries of progress in the reproductive space. ## Finance Money matters. That's why we work with nonprofits and venture capitalists to fund value-aligned projects in the world of babies and birth rates. ## Culture Our ongoing media engagement with cultural commentators, journalists, and thought leaders helps shape public discourse. ## Healthcare We connect physicians, donors, surrogates, and other care providers together and with the public. ## Families This is our most important collaboration. Parents are our favorite experts, and our networks ultimately exist to support families of all cultures and sexualities. Work with us ## Expanding what we offer Policy advisors, researchers, investors, care providers, and above all parents — we would love to collaborate. Contact Us --- # Parent Resources — Pronatalist.org URL: https://pronatalist.org/parent-resources/ Parent resources ## Resources for parents With inspiration from parents and supporters, we tap into a variety of experts to help us create useful guides (that we invite you to help us improve)! Each guide is presented as a comments-enabled Google Doc, empowering anyone to suggest additions and edits. ## USA Tax Guide for Parents Our pronatalist network encouraged us to create a tax guide for parents, designed to help families with children to maximize their tax savings. We hired three tax consultants to help us put together this guide, which we encourage you to not only leverage, but also improve with your comments and suggestions (we'll research any suggestions with our tax consultants before formally adding them). Open the tax guide ## Nationwide Resources for Parents in the USA Though there is much room for improvement when it comes to pronatalist policy and family resources in the United States, helpful federal and nationwide resources do exist. Should you like to see a similar guide for parents in your nation, contact us! Open the nationwide guide ## "Where Should I Move?" For parents or prospective parents thinking about optimal places in the US to raise a large family, check out our "Where Should I Move?" document. Open the document State-specific resources ## State-by-state grades for parents in the USA Some states offer resources to parents, ranging from free transport to assistance with children with disabilities, universal pre-K, and education savings accounts (ESAs). We grade each state based on the resources they provide to parents regardless of income level. State grades last reviewed 2024-09-01; programs change — suggest corrections in the linked Google Docs. A — ESAs for all students and programs above and beyond those for children with disabilities, regardless of income B — ESAs for all students beyond disability/delay programs, regardless of income C — Some programs for all parents beyond disability/delay programs D — At least one program for children with delays or disabilities, regardless of income F — Nothing for families with children, regardless of income C Alabama Alabama offers support programs to parents regardless of income, such as the First Teacher Home Visiting program, and also offers universal pre-K, however it lacks ESAs empowering education freedom. F Alaska The only program available to parents regardless of income our team found in Alaska is the Alaska Early Intervention Infant Learning Program, which provides disability screening—but not support—for infants. A Arizona Arizona is one of the most supportive states in the USA when it comes to parent support, offering Empowerment Scholarship Accounts empowering true school choice as well as a myriad of other programs to parents regardless of income, including First Things First and programs for students with disabilities. D Arkansas While Arkansas offers an ESA program, the Arkansas Children's Educational Freedom Account Program, it is not universally available to all school-aged kids in the state and the only other program available to children regardless of family income is a vaccine support program (Vaccines for Children). F California California appears to offer no programs to parents regardless of income (aside from limited school choice related to magnet programs and charter schools, which only helps students in some districts). We did our best to beef up our California state guide with scholarship information to make up for this. B+ Colorado Though Colorado lacks an ESA program, it offers programs to parents regardless of income above and beyond programs assisting children with disabilities, such as universal preschool and Parents Encouraging Parents (PEP). Colorado also offers more flexibility to families with public school choice than many other states. B+ Connecticut Connecticut offers more parental leave support to parents than most other states (via the Connecticut Family and Medical Paid Leave program) and also offers limited school choice in addition to other programs available to parents regardless of income level (though no ESAs). B- Delaware While Delaware offers several programs to parents (in addition to non-income-gated disability assistance programs) regardless of income level, they're mostly relevant to low-income families (e.g. food and vaccine assistance). A Florida Florida offers two Education Savings Account programs: one for students with disabilities and one for all students (though low-income students are prioritized, these accounts have been offered to over 3 million students). Florida also offers universal pre-K to four-year-old children in addition to some other helpful programs. B Georgia Georgia offers limited school choice (though not ESAs, meaning your options will vary depending on what your local options are) as well as universal pre-K to four-year-old children and other not-limited-by-income programs beyond those supporting children with disabilities. B- Hawaii While Hawaii does offer vaccines to children whose insurance doesn't cover it, as well as limited free transportation (with the Hele-on Bus Service), to children regardless of family income level (plus services for children with disabilities), the state does not offer ESAs. D Idaho The only supportive program our team could find beyond free vaccines for children whose insurance doesn't cover them that is available to parents regardless of income is a screening program for potential disabilities. C Illinois Illinois provides only programs to children with disabilities (Early Intervention and Illinois' Support Waiver for Children and Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities) to families regardless of income; everything else our team could find is limited to low-income families only. C Indiana Although Indiana offers an ESA program (Indiana's Education Scholarship Account Program), it is only available to children with disabilities (as is Indiana's First Steps program, which provides early intervention services). All other services our team found are limited to low-income families only. A Iowa Iowa offers the Education Savings Account Program, which is available to all students, enabling maximum education freedom. In addition to early intervention programs, some of Iowa's programs that in other states are income gated, such as the Emergency Food Assistance and Summer Food Service Programs, are available to all regardless of income. D Kansas The only program Kansas offers to parents regardless of income (beyond the Vaccines for Children Program (VFC), which provides vaccine access to children whose insurance doesn't cover it), is an early intervention program for young children with disabilities. F Kentucky Kentucky's only program available to parents regardless of income (that our team could find) is Help Me Grow Kentucky, a call center offering developmental screening and connections to local services and learning activities that support healthy growth for children from birth to age 5. D Louisiana Louisiana offers an early intervention program to families with children who may have (and are subsequently diagnosed with) disabilities called Early Steps, though beyond Early Steps, the only program available to all families independent of income is a vaccine program. C Maine Beyond an early intervention program for children with disabilities (Child Development Services), the state offers Help Me Grow (HMG) Maine, an information line linking families and professionals to information about child development, pregnancy, and community resources for children all over Maine up to the age of eight years old. C Maryland Maryland offers programs to parents with children of disability regardless of income, including Maryland Infants and Toddlers Program and Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS), however beyond that, the only non-income-gated resources available to parents in the state that our team could find are a vaccine assistance program and a car seat assistance program (and there's an argument to be made that even when car seat assistance is provided, states with cumbersome car seat regulation are causing more lives to not exist than saving lives). D+ Massachusetts The programs Massachusetts provides above and beyond early intervention (which is nevertheless appreciated) are limited in their utility (vaccine availability, caregiver advice and information), earning this state a lackluster grade. C Michigan Beyond early intervention programs for children with disabilities, Michigan offers Home Visiting Programs, connecting parents with trained professionals in their homes who can provide counsel on matters ranging from pregnancy to child development. D+ Minnesota All middle school students in Minnesota (at participating schools) are eligible for free lunches, however this is the only program available to all children in the state (that our team could find) above and beyond programs for children with disabilities. D Mississippi Mississippi does not (to our team's knowledge) offer programs to all families regardless of income aside from those related to children and people with disabilities (aside from a vaccine assistance program), however one of the benefits available to children with disabilities includes an education savings account program (the Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Program). C- Missouri In addition to early intervention programs for children with disabilities, Missouri offers Missouri's Parent Education Program, a voluntary program educating and connecting parents-to-be with their local schools and community, though that's it (aside from a vaccine program). F Montana Though Montana has an ESA program, it is only available at present to students with special needs who meet the federal definition of a "child with disabilities" under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The state appears to offer no other programs to parents regardless of income (early intervention or otherwise). C+ Nebraska While the Opportunity Scholarships Act isn't an ESA, it still empowers Nebraskan families with more school choice than many other states. The Nebraska Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (N-MIECHV) program offers home visits to families with children under 5 that feature counseling, activities, referrals, and more. Furthermore, Nebraska's food banks are available to anyone who may want to use them and some districts offer free transport to kids. D Nevada Nevada only offers vaccine assistance above and beyond non-income-gated early intervention programs for children with disabilities (Nevada Act Early and Project Assist), earning this state a low grade. C New Hampshire While New Hampshire offers ESAs (called Education Freedom Accounts), they are presently only available to low-income families. Beyond early intervention for children with disabilities, the only resource made available in New Hampshire to parents regardless of income is a vaccine program. C- New Jersey New Jersey's Family Help Line (a health advice line) and Federally Qualified Health Centers assist all patients regardless of status or income. The state also offers a medical expenses relief fund to families facing catastrophic health expenses when they take up more than 10% of a family's annual income. The state also offers free preschool to all four-year-old kids, however the state's early intervention programs are not available to all regardless of income. F New Mexico Our team was not able to find any programs in New Mexico that provided services to parents regardless of income level. This ranks New Mexico at the bottom of all states in the US when it comes to pronatalism and family support. C New York In addition to rather beefed-up services for families with children who have disabilities, New York offers some additional notable amenities, such as free Student MetroCards enabling students to travel for school and education-related activities on the NYC Metro for free. D+ North Carolina In addition to early intervention programs assisting families with children who have special needs, North Carolina is one of the few states that offers Education Savings Accounts for students, however only students who meet the federal definition of a "child with disabilities" under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) qualify. F North Dakota Our team was unable to find any programs offered by the state of North Dakota to parents and families with children regardless of income level (all programs are for low-income families only). This makes North Dakota one of the most desolate states in the USA for parents. D Ohio As of the close of 2023, Ohio's resources to parents and families regardless of income level are somewhat spare (only the Help Me Grow program is available to all—it's an early intervention program for children who may have disabilities). C Oklahoma In addition to SoonerStart, the state's early intervention program for families with children with special needs, Oklahoma offers universal pre-K for all four-year-old children in the state. D Oregon Though Oregon's programs for families regardless of income are pretty spare, the state does offer two early intervention programs regardless of income level: Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education and Children's Intensive In-Home Services. C Pennsylvania Beyond early intervention services, the state of Pennsylvania offers some additional programs to families regardless of income, such as the Nurse-Family Partnership, which involves supportive home visits to families with pregnant parents and/or kids under two years old. F+ Rhode Island Rhode Island families (regardless of income) are welcome to leverage the state's Office of Family Visiting program, which involves virtual and in-person visits to parents and caregivers who could use some support and advice, however that's it when it comes to programs in the state available to all (our team found no free early intervention programs). F South Carolina South Carolina offers no programs to families regardless of income—not even early intervention programs for families with children who may have disabilities (at least that our team could find). The state does offer an ESA program enabling school choice (the South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Program), however it is only available to low-income families. F South Dakota Our team was unfortunately unable to find any programs in South Dakota available to parents regardless of income (should you be aware of something we missed, please contact us or suggest an edit directly in the linked Google Doc). F Tennessee The only program Tennessee offers to all families regardless of income is the Child Care Resource and Referral Centers (free child care location and counseling services located in communities across the state). The state does offer ESAs empowering education freedom, but only to children with disabilities. C Texas Beyond early intervention programs, including a program for autistic children (the Children's Autism Project), Texas offers a few additional programs to parents regardless of income level, including the Texas Home Visiting Program (THV), which provides counseling/informational/educational visits to families. F Utah Parents in Utah have access to Help Me Grow Utah, an information and referral hotline helping families who are pregnant or caring for children under eight. While the state has a scholarship-based school choice program (Utah Fits All Scholarship Program) it is not universally available and low-income families are prioritized. The state does not appear to have early intervention programs available to all. C+ Vermont In addition to early intervention programs, Vermont offers free, universal pre-K to three, four, and five-year-old kids to parents regardless of income level, as well as Parent Child Centers and Strong Families Vermont Home Visiting, which support families through home visits, playgroups, and parent education. D- Virginia Though Virginia does not have an early intervention program for children with disabilities, its CCC+ Waiver program provides funds for families who prefer to care for a child with disabilities from the comfort of home instead of in a facility and the state also provides a few free public transport programs for children. F Washington Beyond a vaccine program for uninsured children (or children whose insurance does not cover vaccines), Washington appears to offer no services (so far as our team could find) to families regardless of their level of income. C West Virginia In addition to early intervention programs for children with disabilities, all families in West Virginia have access to a variety of additional programs, such as the West Virginia Infant/Toddler Specialists Network and universal pre-K for all children aged four. D Wisconsin In addition to early intervention programs (Birth to 3 Program and The Katie Beckett Program, which provides health care coverage for children younger than age 19 with long-term disabilities or complex medical needs who live with their family), Wisconsin offers a vaccine program for uninsured and underinsured students, however our team was unable to find programs available to all families above and beyond these. F Wyoming The Wyoming Child Support Program—the only program in the state available to all families regardless of income—only provides referrals and advice, making this state light on the parent services front. Missing something? ## Help us improve these guides Every guide is a comments-enabled Google Doc — suggest additions and edits directly, or email us. We carefully vet suggestions before they're integrated. Contact Us --- # Press Kit — Pronatalist.org URL: https://pronatalist.org/press/ For journalists ## Press kit Everything you need to cover pronatalism, demographic collapse, and this organization — boilerplate, verified-source stats, free CC0 photography, and a direct line to Simone and Malcolm Collins. We welcome friendly and antagonistic coverage alike. Request an interview Boilerplate ## About Pronatalist.org Short: Pronatalist.org is a big-tent, optimistic movement addressing demographic collapse, run by Simone and Malcolm Collins under the Pragmatist Foundation. Long: Pronatalist.org works to address demographic collapse — the fall of birth rates below replacement level across the developed world — by raising awareness, promoting low-cost non-coercive policy, protecting cultural autonomy, and connecting pronatalist families. The organization is vehemently against any efforts that limit reproductive freedom or curtail cultural autonomy, including the choice to be single or childless. It is run by Simone and Malcolm Collins — authors of the Pragmatist's Guide book series and hosts of the near-daily Based Camp podcast — under the Pragmatist Foundation. Key numbers ## Stats you can print Figures are current as of publication of the underlying pages — please verify time-sensitive numbers before print; we are happy to point you at primary sources. 0.78 South Korea's total fertility rate — for every hundred South Koreans there will be 5.9 great grandchildren Source: Statistics Korea (2022 figure cited across coverage) 1.56 Average total fertility rate in the developed world 2019 The year South America, Central America, and the Caribbean collectively fell below replacement rate ~2033 Projected depletion of the US Social Security OASI trust fund Source: SSA Trustees Report 3.0 Israel's fertility rate — the one post-prosperity country with a sustainable fertility rate Source: Israel Central Bureau of Statistics 300+ Earned media pieces about our work; 178 articles in 2025 alone Photography ## Free CC0 photos — no attribution required Taken by Simone Collins for Pronatalist.org and the Pragmatist Foundation, dedicated to the public domain under CC0. Use them anywhere. Browse the gallery Full-resolution Drive folder Backgrounder ## Two-minute video introduction A broadcast-usable introduction to the organization and the case it makes. Reading ## Deeper material - A Primer on the Risks of a Hard Landing on Demographic Collapse (PDF) - The Cultural Mass Extinction — the stakes, in depth - Common questions and objections, answered - Based Camp on Substack · on YouTube Contact ## We read every email There is no comms team and no automated system — email goes straight to us. Journalists, policymakers, and people who strongly disagree with us are welcome. partners@pronatalist.org Request an interview --- # FAQ — Pronatalist.org URL: https://pronatalist.org/faq/ Questions & objections ## Frequently asked questions Straight answers to the questions we hear most — from the curious and the critical alike. Is demographic collapse real? Isn’t overpopulation the bigger problem? As nations develop (once citizens earn an average of over $5,000 a year), birth rates fall below replacement rate — the developed-world average TFR is currently about 1.56, and over half of all countries are now below replacement. The concern is not this century’s total headcount; it is age structure. When a country has more residents who are net tax drains than net tax contributors — what we call a dependency ratio cascade — it can no longer sustain the social services that support society’s most vulnerable members, and millions suffer. Why not just fix it with immigration? The regions countries like the US use to supplement collapsing birth rates are themselves undergoing fertility collapse — South America, Central America, and the Caribbean collectively fell below repopulation rate in 2019. Immigration redistributes people; it does not change the worldwide age structure that drives dependency ratio cascades. Do you want to force or pressure people into having children? No. We are vehemently against any efforts that limit reproductive freedom or curtail cultural autonomy — which means we also support the choice to not have children and want to protect people’s right to be single and/or childless. Government mandates demonstrably do not work (see China’s three-child policy). Our policy focus is taking pressure off families who already want children. Is this movement for one particular culture, religion, or ethnicity? The opposite. Pronatalism is an inclusive, big-tent movement glittering with cultural and religious variety — from hard-line Catholics and Orthodox Jews to reprotech-embracing, tech-forward accelerationists — with members from a broad variety of religions, ideologies, economic backgrounds, political affiliations, and regions. Our goal is to save as many unique cultures as possible from the coming cultural mass extinction: a less diverse future is a poorer one. We work with families of all cultures and sexualities, and work closely with our LGBT allies on their unique needs. Why not just pay people to have kids? It has been tried. Hungary spends 5–6% of its GDP attempting to increase birth rates — roughly the share the US spends on defense — with lackluster results. Direct subsidies show mixed results at best and tax credits do not work, while big spending accelerates the very dependency ratio cascades we need to avoid. Culture is the largest factor influencing fertility, so lightweight interventions that grant freedom to high-fertility groups (school choice) and remove artificial burdens (the middle-class marriage tax penalty, excessive daycare regulation) should take the spotlight. I don’t want kids. Why should I care? Whether you are gladly child-free or an avid pronatalist, you likely care about functioning infrastructure, working police forces, and the continuation of essential social services providing security, food, medical care, and housing to the most vulnerable people in society. If demographic collapse and the dependency ratio cascades it triggers are not addressed, hundreds of millions of people will suffer — that outcome does not check whether you personally had children. What does Pronatalist.org actually do? Four things: we raise awareness (media engagement, books, the Based Camp podcast), promote sustainable policy (low-cost, non-coercive interventions shared with policymakers), promote sustainable culture (protecting cultural autonomy and cultures that produce human flourishing), and connect families (expert-written guides like our USA tax guide and state-by-state resource grades, the Index family network, events, and an active Discord). How do I talk to you — including if I disagree? Email us — we read every email; there is no team or automated system. Journalists, policymakers, and people who strongly disagree with us are welcome. You can also find us on X (@SimoneHCollins), the Based Camp podcast on YouTube, and our community Discord. Still curious? ## Ask us directly We read every email — or save time by asking any mainstream LLM about our work; we make our positions easy for AI to ingest accurately. Contact us Donate --- # Public Awareness — Pronatalist.org URL: https://pronatalist.org/portfolio-items/public-awareness/ Project · Public awareness ## Moving the Overton window When we first began our work, most mainstream media outlets denied demographic collapse was a problem—it was far more common to read statements asserting that overpopulation was the world's primary challenge. Our advocacy work has successfully moved the Overton window around demographic collapse. While there remains wide variation on what people believe should be done to address demographic collapse, it is broadly acknowledged across the political spectrum that demographic collapse is a real and important problem. We have managed to garner prolific media coverage through our signature media baiting approach, courting controversy and drawing criticism in a way that drives attention and clicks but ultimately gets people to seriously engage with the realities of falling fertility rates, demographic collapse, and fertility ratio cascades. 300+ Earned media pieces 178 Articles in 2025 alone Demographic collapse is too catastrophic to ignore—as with climate change, it disproportionately affects society's most vulnerable members. Simone Collins · Managing Director Time is running out — days until likely Social Security Insolvency — Days — Hrs — Min — Sec Talk with us about it ## Public dialog about solutions is key Whether you are progressive or conservative, pronatalist or antinatalist, a fan of kids or enthusiastically child-free, you probably care about working roads, functioning police forces, stable currency, a growing economy, and working social services providing support to the elderly and most vulnerable members of society. Demographic collapse puts all these societal benefits at risk. Public dialog about solutions is key—and the more different groups working to solve these problems, the better. We welcome the opportunity to engage with anyone looking to discuss pronatalism, family policy, demographic collapse, reproductive technology, the pronatalist movement, and fertility ratio cascades, be they friendly or antagonistic. Contribute to the dialog ## Working on a story? We make it easy for journalists — interviews, data, and a full library of free CC0 photos. Contact us about an interview Public domain photos --- # Pronatal Policy — Pronatalist.org URL: https://pronatalist.org/portfolio-items/policy/ Project · Pronatal policy ## Effective policy Policy that effectively addresses demographic collapse must do two things: (1) stabilize or increase birth rates while (2) stabilizing or reducing government spending to make up for lower proportions of contributing taxpayers. Simply throwing money at falling birth rates is not only largely ineffective (consider Hungary's lackluster results despite spending 5–6% of its GDP attempting to increase birth rates, a percentage roughly equivalent to US defense spending) but also accelerates progress toward dependency ratio cascades—the point at which countries lose their ability to effectively finance crucial social programs. With culture being the largest factor influencing fertility, simple, lightweight policy interventions granting greater freedom to high-fertility groups (e.g. through school choice) and taking pressure off families (e.g., through removing the tax penalty that hits middle-class couples who marry and reducing daycare regulation) should take the spotlight. 53% Percent of Americans who agree fewer people choosing to have children in the future would negatively impact the United States $300K USD per child many believe would be needed to financially incentivize people to have kids, demonstrating money is not the answer We simply need to take a foot off the neck of families who want children. Malcolm Collins · Executive Director We must intervene before dependency ratio cascades kick in — headed toward Social Security Insolvency — Days — Hrs — Min — Sec Take action ## Keep essential programs going Whether or not you consider yourself a pronatalist, you likely care about functioning infrastructure, police forces, social security, and other essential social safety nets for the most vulnerable people in society. In order to keep these programs going, we must address the looming threat of demographic-collapse-driven dependency ratio cascades. We welcome collaboration, discourse, and ideas. Don't hesitate to reach out! We work with business leaders, influencers, journalists, and policymakers to develop, refine, promote, and implement policies that support families and reduce the inevitable damage of demographic collapse. Get involved ## Policy advisors and state officials welcome We work closely with governments to offer information, policy suggestions, and a support network. Contact Donate --- # Pronatal Culture — Pronatalist.org URL: https://pronatalist.org/portfolio-items/culture/ Project · Pronatal culture ## Culture is the linchpin in solutions to fertility decline In developed, gender egalitarian, globalized countries, children are neither necessary for survival nor a product of limited birth control access or education — meaning the one reason why people have children, and especially children at or above replacement rate, comes down to culture. Unfortunately, we live in an age in which many inherited cultures are losing resilience and members in the face of modernity. Taking their place is an organically evolved memetic set we refer to as the urban monoculture—a homogenous modern culture that neither motivates reproduction nor is particularly good at producing human flourishing (consider the rising youth mental health crisis as exhibit one). It is therefore crucial to (1) protect resilient high-fertility cultures that also produce human flourishing, (2) reinforce inherited cultures that are uniquely vulnerable to the urban monoculture, and (3) develop means of creating new, high-fertility cultures that are good for society. 3.0 Israel's fertility rate (being the one post-prosperity country with a sustainable fertility rate) 35% US adults who no longer identify with the religion in which they were raised Culture is the software that makes our biological hardware work in complex societies. We can't just delete it and expect to be OK. Malcolm Collins · Executive Director Get involved in culture crafting ## Join the discourse We invite you to join the discourse we're cultivating around culture or work on crafting a resilient post-prosperity/modernity culture yourself (or invest in making your inherited culture more resilient). We regularly host conversations related to culture crafting on our podcast Based Camp and wrote a practical guide to crafting culture that provides a helpful jumping off point. Start here ## Podcast and practical guide Conversations on culture crafting every week, and a book to get you building. Based Camp Podcast Book on Culture --- # Pronatal Community — Pronatalist.org URL: https://pronatalist.org/portfolio-items/community/ Project · Pronatal community ## Pronatal community There are more "pronatalists" out there than you might think. Pronatalism is an inclusive movement glittering with cultural and religious variety, ranging from hard-line Catholics and Orthodox Jews to reprotech-embracing, tech-forward accelerationists, united by a few core beliefs: - The future is bright - We are excited to invest in the next generation - We respect each other's right to cultural autonomy We invest in events gathering pronatalists, create spaces for dialog among pronatalists, connect pronatalist leaders, contribute to community dialog, and work to empower community members. 3.8M Million U.S. families included three or more children at home in 2023 38% Of women in the US ages 40–44 have given birth to three or more children Around 66 million Americans have kids under 18. If you are a parent—or thinking of becoming one—you are in very good company. Simone Collins · Managing Director Pronatalists are bankrolling the future — days until likely insolvency of Social Security — Days — Hrs — Min — Sec Contribute to the solution ## Bring your own flavor to the table We depend on future generations to push forward innovation, fuel growing economies, and keep governments working through their tax revenue, which—beyond enabling basic government function, funding working infrastructure, and maintaining social order—bankrolls the social services that assist the most vulnerable people in society, such as social security, medicare, medicaid, and food assistance. Every distinct culture adding unique ideas, innovations, and solutions strengthens not only today's pronatalist movement but also humanity's future. We welcome your participation and value our differences as much as our similarities. Join us ## Find your people Events, an active Discord, and a network of families from a broad variety of religions, ideologies, and backgrounds. Get involved Discord --- # Pronatal Education — Pronatalist.org URL: https://pronatalist.org/portfolio-items/education/ Project · Pronatal education ## The central importance of education With culture being the top factor motivating people to have kids in even modestly gender egalitarian developed countries, the single most effective thing policymakers can do to protect fertility rates is to protect religious and cultural freedom, enabling high-fertility cultures to function without interference. Despite this, many states systematically erase high-fertility cultural groups by obligating, either explicitly or implicitly (through cumbersome costs and regulations), their children into state-run public schools, which facilitate cultural deconversion. Education freedom and school choice is therefore one of the most important points of leverage with regard to pronatalist policy. Measures that make it easier for families to take ownership of their children's education, be it through homeschool or private school, stand to make a huge impact. 12 States that offer education savings accounts (ESAs) to all—or nearly all—K-12 students, regardless of income or prior school enrollment 3.7M K-12 homeschooled students in the US as of 2025 In addition to promoting educational freedom and school choice, we created Parrhesia.io, a Civ-style skill tree with both academic and practical knowledge laced with AI-based Socratic tutors. Malcolm Collins · Executive Director Is time in traditional school time well spent? Time until a child born Jan 1 2026 Graduates from high school — Days — Hrs — Min — Sec Explore one option ## A fundamentally different world Children born today are being born into a fundamentally different world—a world in which the rise of AI will profoundly change education, the workforce, and the economy, as well as a world in which antinatalist sentiment is pervasive in mainstream educational institutions. If we are to cultivate a generation of people who will thrive in this world and be interested in carrying society through this revolutionary time, we need to fundamentally rethink how their formative years are spent. Through the Collins Institute, we created Parrhesia.io, an ideologically agnostic educational platform designed to augment culturally sovereign approaches to education, like homeschool, private school, or hybrid approaches to schooling. Explore our educational projects ## Rethink the formative years An ideologically agnostic platform for culturally sovereign education. Parrhesia Collins Institute --- # Pronatal Resources — Pronatalist.org URL: https://pronatalist.org/portfolio-items/resources/ Project · Pronatal resources ## Parenting should be easier In an age in which raising children is no longer a financial and logistical imperative, it's only natural that people are less motivated to have children. Many who nevertheless want children feel they are unable to become parents because parenting has been made not only "unnecessary for survival and economic flourishing" but also artificially expensive and difficult by a variety of factors, ranging from delusional societal standards to high costs. To try to ease the burden on parents (and would-be parents), we work to offer community support and also put together information and other resources that might be helpful. To learn more about the full scope of resources we offer, please contact us . 55% Of US adults have taken the plunge and become parents 12% Of US adults have had three or more kids Parenting is within reach for many who currently think it isn't. We try to bridge that gap. Malcolm Collins · Executive Director The Index ## A loose community of pronatalist families In addition to collaborating with and supporting pronatalist conference organizers (e.g., the organizers of Natal Conference ) and fostering pronatalist communities online, we created the Index, a loose network of families with young children who support cultural sovereignty and are interested in eventual summer camps, family trips, exchange programs, and dating networks. We boast members from a broad variety of religions, ideologies, economic backgrounds, political affiliations, and regions. Contact us about adding your family. ## Our written guides Among other things, we hired domain experts to help us create guides (which we dynamically update with time and feedback) for parents designed to connect them with information and resources that may help to ease the burden. Two of our most popular resources relate to tax tips and state-based resources. Written guides ## Practical help for parents Expert-written, comments-enabled, and dynamically updated with reader feedback. Tax Tips State Resource Guides --- # Public Domain Images for Use in Media — Pronatalist.org URL: https://pronatalist.org/portfolio-items/public-domain-images/ Project · For journalists ## Public domain images for use in media Please feel free to use these images (taken by Simone Collins for Pronatalist.org and the Pragmatist Foundation) anywhere, no attribution needed. The Pragmatist Foundation grants a CC0 license to these photos. All photos are dedicated to the public domain under CC0 1.0 . 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