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Voices for America’s Children staff, in Washington, DC and in 46 states, is available to respond to media inquiries. If you have any questions, or would like to request assistance in contacting leading child advocates across the United States, contact:
Roberta Heine
202.380.1781
heine@voices.org
News Releases
Voices, HHS Secretary redouble efforts to insure children
Posted by Bill Bentley on Sep. 3 at 7:06 PMHHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius renews challenge to improve enrollment, Voices accepts
WASHINGTON – Voices for America’s Children, the nation’s largest network of multi-issue child advocacy groups, announced today that it has accepted U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius’s…
Voices to Congress: Don’t raid hunger programs!
Posted by Bill Bentley on Aug. 6 at 10:03 PMThis week Voices for America’s Children issued two statements concerning use of funding from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to fund other initiatives:
Child Advocates Pleased with More Federal Funds for Health Care and Education, But Object to Cuts to…
Child Advocates Pleased with More Federal Funds for Health Care and Education, But Object to Cuts to Child Food Programs
Posted by Bill Bentley on Aug. 6 at 8:47 PMWASHINGTON – Voices for America’s Children (Voices), the nation’s largest multi-issue child advocacy network, reluctantly supports U.S. Senate action (H.R. 1586) to provide additional federal dollars for health care and education services for children but objects to using child food…
Child advocates welcome progress on child nutrition program renewal
Posted by Bill Bentley on Aug. 6 at 2:57 PMBut concerned that some costs to be offset with funding from food stamps
WASHINGTON – Voices for America’s Children, the nation’s largest multi-issue child advocacy network, welcomed passage of child nutrition reauthorization in the U.S. Senate, which could help millions…
Voices for America’s Children Accepts “Connecting Kids to Coverage” Challenge
Posted by Bill Bentley on Aug. 2 at 8:59 PMWorks with HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to get health care for millions of uninsured children
WASHINGTON – Voices for America’s Children, the nation’s largest network of multi-issue child advocacy groups, announced today that it has accepted U.S. Health and Human…
Nutrition advocates: Now not the time to raid hunger programs
Posted by Bill Bentley on Jul. 30 at 7:42 PMCoalition of nutrition advocates urges Congress not to divert food funding for needy families
WASHINGTON – Voices for America’s Children, the nation’s largest multi-issue child advocacy network, together with AARP and the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC), today called…
Voices and My College Options Partner to Uncover the Opinions of High School Students on Current Events
Posted by Bill Bentley on Jul. 22 at 5:19 PMWASHINGTON – Voices for America’s Children and My College Options, the nation’s largest college planning program, today announced that they have partnered to bring to light the opinions of American high school students on the issues of the day, including…
VOICES FOR AMERICA’S CHILDREN PRAISES NUTRITION LEGISLATION
Posted by Bill Bentley on Jul. 15 at 9:04 PMChild group encouraged by progress on child nutrition program renewal
WASHINGTON – Legislation passed by the House Education and Labor Committee today could ensure that more children get adequate nutrition in a time of need, according to Voices for America’s…
STATE READING SCORES: ARE ALL AMERICA’S CHILDREN REALLY ABOVE AVERAGE?
Posted by Bill Bentley on Jul. 5 at 6:35 PMAnalysis by child advocates shows wildly varying state assessments distort true condition of education
WASHINGTON – State-level school reading tests vary so greatly with each other and the findings of the U.S. Department of Education national assessment that it is…
CHILD GROUP TO DEBT COMMISSION: “DON’T BALANCE THE BUDGET ON THE BACKS OF CHILDREN”
Posted by Bill Bentley on Jul. 1 at 3:57 PMNation’s largest network of multi-issue child advocacy groups testifies to importance of investment in young
WASHINGTON – Voices for America’s Children (Voices), the nation’s largest network of multi-issue child advocacy groups, testified today before the president’s National Commission on Fiscal…







