Connecting Candidates to Kids
Posted by rheine on Aug 8, 2012 at 2:06 PMElection Day is less than three months away and we still aren’t hearing much from candidates at all levels about their plans to improve the lives of America’s children. Voices for America’s Children is working to change this through its…
Children’s hospitals at risk in budget slashing discussions
Posted by Joanna Shoffner Scott on May 2, 2011 at 5:33 PMAlthough the country is gripped in budget hysteria lately, it’s important to remember that these numbers some are talking about cutting represent real people. Texas, which has been home to many of the most radical plans to slash child services…
Reject cuts to our children’s future!
Posted by Jacquelyn Lendsey on Feb 24, 2011 at 3:52 PMThe budget debate happening now in Washington will decide the health, education and safety of millions of America’s children. While President Obama has put forward a budget that addresses the debt while still investing in children, many in Congress are…
Voices praises investments in children in President Obama’s budget
Posted by Joanna Shoffner Scott on Feb 14, 2011 at 6:03 PMPresident Obama today proposed a budget that would make important new investments in children. Of course, the president’s budget proposal is basically a long memo in the form of a budget and Congress is unlikely to take it up, but…
Obama proposes extra aid to struggling states
Posted by rheine on Feb 9, 2011 at 2:32 PMWe’ve often talked about how failing state budgets could hurt quality of life for America’s children. Most states face big shortfalls and so are forced to contemplate cutting programs that help feed, educate and care for our kids.
When President…
