Blog Archive: January 2015

Take Action on Children’s Mental Health Budget Amendments!

Please TAKE ACTION HERE! Email your legislators to let them know this funding is important to you. In the 2015 General Assembly session, the Campaign for Children’s Mental Health (led…

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Take Action for more funding!

In the 2015 General Assembly session, the Campaign for Children’s Mental Health is once again at the forefront, advocating for a stronger mental health system for children. Our priority this…

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Members’ Budget Amendments Related to Early Care & Education

Members’ Budget Amendments Related to Early Care and Education These amendments are introduced to adjust the Governor’s proposed budget. The House Appropriations and Senate Finance committees must decide whether or…

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2015 Legislative Session: Foster Care, Adoption, Child Welfare

During this year’s legislative session, Voices is continuing our advocacy campaign to ensure that youth who “age out” of Virginia’s foster care system have adequate transition supports and services as…

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2015 Session- Early Care and Education Bills

The legislature will consider many significant bills regarding our early care and education system. During this year’s “short session” many of these bills will move at a dizzying pace. We…

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FAMIS: A Success Story That’s in Jeopardy

***UPDATE*** 1/6/15    Sign on letter for organizations supporting extension of funding for FAMIS FAMIS, the public health insurance program for low-income families, along with Medicaid, has helped reduce the number…

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