Blog Category: Elections

Recap- 10th Senate District Candidate Forum

On Tuesday, August 18th, Voices for Virginia’s Children sponsored the 10th Senate District Candidate Forum hosted by WCVE. The event was a great success, with approximately 140 people attending to hear…

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Early Childhood Election Tool-Kit

When you go to the ballot box, do you vote based on how candidates support kids or your family? Then you need to know where each candidate stands on kids’…

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REGISTER- 10th Senate District Candidate Forum on Aug. 18th

REGISTER HERE There are a few hotly contested races for seats in the Virginia legislature this year. One high profile contest in a competitive district is the 10th Senate District…

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Election Advocacy Training- NoVA & RVA!

This is the time of year that candidates start making the rounds– neighborhood meetings, special events, town halls, Candidate Forums (cough, cough) you name it! These informal settings provide a…

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Briefings on Early Childhood in Virginia

Early childhood education has been a hot topic this year. Both gubernatorial candidates have included policies in their campaign platform’s to expand access to preschool opportunities. Young children enrolled in…

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Va. Gubernatorial Candidates Respond to Questions on Mental Health

On August 5th, 2013, Voices–along with NAMI Virginia and our sponsoring partners–held a gubernatorial candidate forum on mental health at Collegiate School in Richmond. Candidates were provided six questions covering…

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Cuccinelli and McAuliffe on the record regarding mental health

Voices, along with NAMI-Virginia and our sponsoring partners, had a fantastic gubernatorial candidate forum on mental health in Richmond on August 5th at Collegiate School. A crowd of 450 people…

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Gubernatorial Candidate Forum on Mental Health

Voices for Virginia’s Children and the Campaign for Children’s Mental Health are pleased to be partnering with NAMI Virginia and many other organizations to sponsor a forum on mental health…

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Step Up For Kids 9/21/12

I’M VOTING FOR KIDS BECAUSE…. – “I’m a mom and grandma and I want the best opportunities for my grandkids” – “An investment in our future is worth more than…

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Hanging on to Every Word

Voices’ Senior Policy Analyst for early care and education Emily Griffey holds candidates accountable for how they talk about children’s policies, and makes suggestions about how you can, too. Surely…

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