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…
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…
We have some great news! The General Assembly included increased funding for children’s mental health services, as well as prevention and awareness programs. This past Saturday was a busy day…
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…
As the end of February looms we are hearing more of that dreaded, awful word- “sequestration”. What is sequestration? It is a provision of the federal budget, that unless new…
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…
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…
Your voice is needed on Virginia’s budget! Here’s where we are in the process as of 2/15/13: The House and Senate have each passed their version of the budget and…
The House and Senate have each passed their version of the budget and rejected the other chamber’s. They have named their top negotiators, called budget conferees, to work out the…
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…
There is some good news from the General Assembly this week on extending Medicaid to low-income Virginians, but we have much work left to do. Voices is a member of…