Texans Care for Children Celebrates 30 Years
Posted by Jacquelyn Lendsey on Mar 8, 2013 at 9:45 AMYesterday, Texans Care For Children celebrated 30 years of “Putting Kids First. Voices Board of Trustees Chair Rosie Valadez McStay delivered the keynote address at a luncheon attended by local elected officials, trustees, partner organizations and donors.
Statement of President Obama’s State of the Union Address
Posted by Jacquelyn Lendsey on Feb 13, 2013 at 4:50 PMToday, Voices for America’s Children President & CEO Jacquelyn Lendsey released the following statement on President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address. Lendsey stated:
“Voices applauds the President for his vision of prosperity for America’s families and the…
Voices CEO Attends Advocates for Children of NJ Kids Count Event
Posted by Jacquelyn Lendsey on Feb 8, 2013 at 11:34 PMVoices President and CEO Jacquelyn Lendsey attended the Advocate for Children of New Jersey event, Kids Count 2012-2013 that highlighted findings from their annual report on the wellbeing of children in the state, ages birth to three.
Images of children’s brains: normal versus neglected
Posted by rheine on Nov 1, 2012 at 10:09 AMLast week we talked about how hardship in the early years can show up in the actual brain development of children. Today, we have the pictures. New brain images of children with normal and neglected childhoods shockingly demonstrate how…
A debate that mentioned real family issues
Posted by Joe Theissen on Oct 18, 2012 at 10:09 AMAdvocates for children and families were impressed that the presidential debate held this week actually brought up issues of child care and family economic security. The often tense exchange didn’t just generate the instant-meme “binders full of women,” but also…
Singing kids protest to save child care (video)
Posted by rheine on Jun 7, 2012 at 12:09 PMWatch children gather on the steps of City Hall in New York City to sing songs in support of child care:
The kids joined Citizen’s Committee for Children, one of our member organization in New York, to tell policymakers…
Bill that would have weakened child care defeated in Wyoming
Posted by Jacquelyn Lendsey on Mar 2, 2012 at 2:04 PMWe blogged yesterday about a bill in Wyoming that would weaken protections families have in finding child care providers. The bill would have doubled the number of children a provider could watch over without needing to seek a license from…
Weaker child care regulations could mean weaker child care in Wyoming
Posted by Terrylynn Tyrell on Mar 1, 2012 at 3:10 PMThe Wyoming legislature could be on the way to loosening a regulation that protects children in child care. The legislation would double the number of children a child care provider could care for before having to get a license from…
Congress is looking for smart investments. Tell them: Start with kids!
Posted by rheine on Nov 1, 2011 at 5:12 PMCongress has been consumed with talk of cost-cutting and smart spending. We say pre-kindergarten is a great place to start; it’s much easier to nurture a child than rehabilitate a young adult. And that’s the topic of our new infographic!
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Voices members hold town hall meetings in 13 states
Posted by rheine on Oct 18, 2011 at 4:12 PMAs Congress considers renewing No Child Left Behind, Voices member organizations are holding town hall meetings in 13 states. The Senate will start marking up a reauthorization of No Child Left Behind this week, so we want policymakers to know…
