Obama administration denies efforts to cut health services for kids
Posted by Casey_Labrack on Apr 17, 2012 at 1:47 PMOur Wisconsin member organization reports great news for child health: The Obama administration will deny attempts by state governments to shrink child health services. In a visit to the state last week, Department of Health and Human Services head Kathleen…
New opportunities for home visitation in South Carolina
Posted by Bill Bentley on Apr 16, 2012 at 4:45 PMWe talked a couple weeks ago about the importance of home visitation programs, especially for new families. Home visitation programs provide in-home information and support by professionals to new families during pregnancies and the early years of their children’s…
Will kids be part of the election year discussion?
Posted by Bill Bentley on Apr 13, 2012 at 4:42 PMAnn O’Leary at the Center for The Next Generation took to the Huffington Post recently to call for a national discussion on children and families in need. As the 2012 presidential primaries draw to a close, O’Leary worries that the…
Governor Scott Walker proposes cuts to tax credits for poor
Posted by Casey_Labrack on Apr 12, 2012 at 12:23 PMGovernor Scott Walker, the Wisconsin executive famous for his standoff with unions last year, recently proposed a state budget that would cut aid for the poor. Walker’s plan would reduce by $16 million a year a tax credit largely aimed…
Teens explain food stamps in this PSA
Posted by Bill Bentley on Apr 11, 2012 at 12:22 PMNearly half a million people in New York City are eligible for food stamps but unenrolled. So for Hunger Awareness Day the teens of YouthAction Members, supported by Voices New York organization Citizens’ Committee for Children, made this PSA!
More than 10,000 teaching jobs lost to budget cuts in Texas
Posted by Terrylynn Tyrell on Apr 10, 2012 at 9:39 AMTexas lawmakers cut funding for public education by around $5.4 billion to balance its budget, and students are feeling the effects. A New York Times article on the education cuts is calling it “the year of doing without” for Texas…
How the media and the 2012 candidates have ignored kids
Posted by rheine on Apr 9, 2012 at 12:26 PMLast week we released an updated version of our report on how the 2012 presidential debates have ignored children’s issues. That report finds that less than 2 percent of discussion focused on child well-being — just 17 out of more…
Voices report: Kids’ issues made up less than 2 percent of 2012 debates
Posted by Bill Bentley on Apr 5, 2012 at 11:34 AMWith unemployment still high and more than one in five American children living in poverty, families need help now. Yet families have been largely left out of the national discourse, our new report shows. Voices has analyzed the transcripts of all the…
More support for children and new families in health reform law
Posted by Terrylynn Tyrell on Apr 4, 2012 at 12:49 PMWith the second birthday of health reform last month, we talked a lot about how kids have been the biggest beneficiaries. But there’s one benefit we didn’t really touch upon: home visitation. Voluntary home visitation programs have been around for…
Tracking poverty and economic mobility in Utah
Posted by Bill Bentley on Apr 3, 2012 at 2:47 PMHow likely is a child born into poverty likely to stay poor? The answer to this question is key to many questions about the economy, government assistance and the American dream. That’s why we’re glad to hear from our Utah…
