During the 2013 General Assembly session, Voices led the charge (with critical support from our partners over at the Virginia Poverty Law Center) on several child welfare bills aimed at…
What's In It For Kids?
This past Saturday was a busy day in Richmond with both the House and Senate tying up all of the loose ends of the 2013 Session…
Voices/KIDS COUNT’s new report “Status Report: Child Well-Being in Virginia January 2013” profiles five domains of child well-being: poverty/economic security, early childhood, health, education and child welfare/safety.
Each domain contains reliable…
Voices/KIDS COUNT has a new report "Virginia Children in Poverty: 2006-2010". Growing up in poverty puts children at risk of a host of negative outcomes. Children from poor and low-income…
Here you'll find some highlights of how our budget-related legislative agenda issues fared in both the House and Senate budgets so far this session...
Children’s Mental Health
Expanding Crisis Services and Child…
During the 2013 General Assembly session, Voices is leading an effort to provide critical re-entry services to former foster youth who enter the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ), but turn…
Voices will be hosting a “Get Acquainted” reception and complimentary wine tasting at Prince Michel Vineyards near Culpeper, VA, on Thursday, May 16th from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., and we would love for you to join us. We’re thrilled … Continue reading
The 2013 Virginia General Assembly Session is just a few weeks away, beginning on January 9th. As we do each year, Voices staff will be working diligently to bring the needs of Virginia’s children and families to policymakers and promote … Continue reading
In the field of early childhood, we plan. And we learn that our plans don’t always fully take shape, but we keep planning to move the issue forward. One important plan that we can use to guide our policy work … Continue reading
Although the General Assembly’s agenda was not bursting at the seams with early care and education issues this year, it still took a significant amount of attention. This year more legislators than ever before understood the value of early childhood, … Continue reading
During the 2013 General Assembly session, Voices led the charge (with critical support from our partners over at the Virginia Poverty Law Center) on several child welfare bills aimed at improving stability and opportunity for children entering, at-risk of entering … Continue reading
