Voices’ Blog

Child Poverty is a Policy Choice

Posted:  -  By: Emily Moore

On September 12, the U.S. Census Bureau released the findings of three reports estimating income, poverty, and health insurance coverage in the United States. According to the Supplemental Poverty Measure…

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Urgent Action Needed to Prevent Virginia’s Child Care Cliff: Your Voice Matters

Posted:  -  By: Allison Gilbreath

Life has thrown Virginia families more than their fair share of challenges in recent years. From the upheaval of the COVID-19 pandemic to the strain of school closures and economic…

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Health, Healing, and Hope for Children: Voices’ trip to the Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters

Posted:  -  By: Emily Moore

Pictured above, from left to right: Jack Warburton, VP of Mental Health Service Line at CHKD; Stephanie Osler, Director of Mental Health Service Line at CHKD; Allison Gilbreath, Sr. Director…

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Young People are Leading. Are We Ready to Follow?

Posted:  -  By: Emily Moore

This blog was written by Voices Summer Fellow, Cat Atkinson, MSW, in collaboration with Virginia’s Youth in Action (VAYA) alum, Kayla Bravo. Civic Engagement, or Political Engagement, is defined as…

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Voices’ Statement on the Final Version of Virginia’s Model Policies on the Treatment of Transgender Students in Public Schools

Posted:  -  By: Emily Moore

Voices for Virginia’s Children’s Statement on the Department of Education’s Final Version of the “Model Policies Ensuring Privacy, Dignity, and Respect for All Students and Parents in Virginia’s Public Schools”…

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