Nearly 400,000 Virginians risk losing Medicaid, starting Monday — The Washington Post: April 30, 2023
How the Pandemic Heightened NoVA’s Teen Mental Health Crisis. — Northern Virginia Magazine: February 8, 2023
VA Senate Unanimously Passes McClellan-Hashmi Bill to Increase Support Staff in Virginia’s K-12 Schools — Blue Virginia: February 6, 2023
Foster youth in Virginia colleges have nowhere to go during breaks. A bill wants to fix that. — Virginia Mercury: January 19, 2023
Virginia schools would provide free meals for all students under bill sponsored by 3 Hampton Roads lawmakers — The Virginian-Pilot: January 17, 2023
30 Days of Hope 2022: Raising awareness for adoption, fostering in Virginia — NewsPub: December 26, 2022
Virginia Group Calling for Child Tax Credit Revival — WYDaily: December 18, 2022
Child care help coming to Virginia — AXIOS: September 28, 2022
State grant will support foster youth at Virginia’s community colleges — Richmond Times-Dispatch: August 5, 2022
Meet-a-Ram: Kwasi Deitutu — VCU News: July 8, 2022
Sentara Healthcare awards nearly $5 million to support 71 community partners in Virginia and North Carolina — Sentara: July 6, 2022
Politicians, other groups jump into action in an attempt to assist with baby formula shortage — Richmond Times-Dispatch: May 21, 2022
Virginia Gov. Youngkin Launches Task Force to Address Lack of Safe Placements for Foster Care Children — The Republican Standard: April 2, 2022
Column: Kids’ mental health needs attention, funding — The Daily Progress: March 30, 2022
He grew up in the foster system. Through it all, he’s preserving and finding his footing. — The Progress Index: February 28, 2022
Virginia public school advocates call for more funding amid myriad of challenges — The Roanoke Times: February 14, 2022
Here to Help: Virginians Seek Expansion to Youth Mental Health Services — VA Dogwood: February 9, 2022
House panel backs $1.2 billion tax rebate; kills separate relief for low-income families — Richmond Times-Dispatch: January 31, 2022
The Last Monthly Child Tax Credit?: The Impact the Expanded CTC Had on Virginians — VA Dogwood: December 15, 2021
A Vital Gift — Richmond Magazine: December 12, 2021
Chlo’e Edwards of Voices For Virginia’s Children on Racial Truth and Reconciliation — PW Perspective: August 29, 2021
In Richmond and Henrico, the most vaccinated neighborhoods are also the wealthiest — Richmond Times-Dispatch: August 28, 2021
Virginia’s trauma-informed network receives $1 million in funding. Local chapter waits for details. — The Progress-Index: August 17, 2021
How Virginia Ranks For Overall Child Well-Being — Patch: August 15, 2021
‘It can be a real game changer’: How Virginia families are using the new child tax credit for food, child care and more — Richmond Times-Dispatch: August 13, 2021
Personality: Dr. Cyrillene ‘C.C.’ Clark, Spotlight on board chair of Voices for Virginia’s Children — Richmond Free Press: August 12, 2021
American Rescue Plan Act Child Tax Credit — Prince William Living: August 10, 2021
As child tax credit payments roll out, Wexton says more than 135K area children to benefit — Loudoun Times-Mirror: July 22, 2021
Barriers exist for LGBTQ people as both foster parents and foster children — Richmond Times-Dispatch: July 19, 2021
A new state office aims to address longstanding gaps in Virginia’s foster care system — Virginia Mercury: June 30, 2021
Child Tax Credits start July 15. Here’s how to sign up for monthly payments. — Richmond Times-Dispatch: June 21, 2021
She’s been out of prison for 11 years. In Virginia, she still has a lifetime employment ban from many professions. — Virginia Mercury: June 21, 2021
Major staffing shortages beset Virginia’s child care providers — Virginia Mercury: June 14, 2021
The mental health crisis among kids is worsening. Virginia is widening access to services to help. — Richmond Times-Dispatch: May 28, 2021
After tough year for families, ‘more help is on the way’ from Richmond and Washington-– Richmond Times-Dispatch: April 28, 2021
New Report Ranks Virginia Near the Bottom for State of Babies — PWPerspective: April 26, 2021
More families will young children may have access to $1,000 per month for child care under new law— Richmond Times-Dispatch: April 2, 2021
Voices for Virginia’s Children Advocate for Racial Truth — PWPerspective: February 27, 2021
State Senate committee advances resolution declaring racism as a health crisis in Virginia — The Progress-Index: February 19, 2021
Richmond, Henrico among first in Va. to release equity data for recent cases, vaccinations — Richmond Times-Dispatch: February 10, 2021
Caught in the Middle: The Plight of Crossover Youth — Social Work Today: January 27, 2021
‘I Just Want to See Better Happen’ — Richmond Magazine: January 24, 2021
New study outlines how families of color in Virginia are affected by the pandemic — Richmond Times-Dispatch: December 14, 2020
New Report: “Black families experience higher rates of economic, food and housing insecurity during COVID-19 crisis” — Blue Virginia: December 14, 2020
Child welfare calls have plummeted during the pandemic. Advocates worry the numbers don’t tell the full story. — Virginia Mercury: September 22, 2020
Childcare a key concern as schools, business start reopening-– Daily Progress: August 5, 2020
How Hampton Roads day cares have weathered the COVID-19 storm— Virginian-Pilot; July 26, 2020
Nearly 40% of Virginia’s child care centers closed during the pandemic– a problem for parents going back to work— VA Mercury, The Daily Progress, July 17, 2020
Virginia will get $70 million from feds to help child care centers care stay open for essential workers— Virginian-Pilot: April 15, 2020
Some day cares are reopening– and new ones are starting– for the children of essential workers— Virginian-Pilot: April 9, 2020
Avula to appear on Facebook Live session April 8— Henrico Citizen: April 6, 2020
Counting every Virginian in the census will be even harder during coronavirus — Virginian-Pilot: March 25, 2020
What are parents and Richmond-area day care providers to do during coronavirus outbreak? — Richmond Times-Dispatch: March 17, 2020
With limited guidance, some Virginia daycares remain open during coronavirus outbreak — Virginian-Pilot: March 17, 2020
Virginia legislature approves mental health training for teachers — VA Gazette; Daily Press: March 3, 2020
Virginia will spend a record amount on early education — Virginian-Pilot; Daily Press: March 2, 2020
What does learning look like in high-quality preschools? — Charlottesville Tomorrow: Feb. 04, 2020
Foster Care Caucus plans to build on momentum in its second legislative session — Richmond Times Dispatch: Jan. 15, 2020
Lobbying groups descending on Richmond for General Assembly — Daily Press: Jan. 07, 2020
Young people should be more than an afterthought in crisis mental health conversations — Virginia Mercury: August 19, 2022
Raise Your Voices for Kids and Families — Richmond Family Magazine: January 5, 2022
Strite: Glenn Youngkin must lead in strengthening safety nets for children — The Roanoke Times: December 26, 2021
Who Benefits from the Child Tax Credit? Impact for Virginia’s Children and Families — Richmond Family Magazine: August 31, 2021
Reinforcing the Safety Net: Virginia’s Children and families and the Pandemic — Richmond Family Magazine: January 5, 2021
Emily Griffey column: Stop failing our children— Richmond Times-Dispatch: August 14, 2020
Considering Childcare During a Pandemic — Richmond Family Magazine: June 14, 2020
Forgotten first responders: The COVID-19 lockdown has hit Virginia’s child welfare system hard — Virginia Mercury: May 5, 2020
Taylor Keeney column: Give a little, give a lot, give what you can — Richmond Times Dispatch: Nov. 25, 2019
Use Your Vote as a Vote for Kids — Richmond Family Magazine: Oct. 31, 2019
Marching Toward the 2020 Census — Richmond Family Magazine: Oct. 1, 2019
Thousands of Virginians could lose Medicaid as pandemic protections unwind — FOX5: May 1, 2023
Virginia begins removing thousands of people from Medicaid rolls — WUSA9: May 1, 2023
Youngkin’s task force to support foster children nears one year mark — NBC12: March 30, 2023
Officials say Virginia must improve disability services for students — VPM: March 27, 2023
Legislation Aims to Improve VA School Mental-Health Services — Public News Service: February 22, 2023
Virginia students lobby for better mental health services — ABC8: January 23, 2023
Teens ask Virginia lawmakers to advocate for their mental health — CBS6: January 17, 2023
VA Group Calling for Child Tax Credit Revival — Public News Service: December 15, 2022
Women Leadership in Research and Data — Women & Politics, WRWK 98.3FM: November 3, 2022
New Virginia program will help families pay for child care — 13 News Now: September 29, 2022
1 in 10 children in Virginia suffer from anxiety or depression, study finds — WVTF: August 11, 2022
Virginia Shows Slow Progress on Kids’ Economic Stability — Public News Service: August 11, 2022
10 News finds out what needs to change to ensure all kids in foster care have a place to go — NBC10: June 14, 2022
Foster kids sleeping in offices, hotel rooms because there’s no other option | Why, and what can be done? — NBC10: May 12, 2022
Women In Community Leadership — Women & Politics, WRWK 98.3FM: May 12, 2022
Youngkin says Republican plan falls short on early childhood education funding — ABC8: May 5, 2022
Child welfare watchdog gets to work in Virginia — VPM: May 4, 2022
Parents ask Youngkin to ‘put families first’ in upcoming budget review — 13News: April 1, 2022
Virginia parents advocate for tax rebates, school funding ahead of special session — ABC8: April 1, 2022
Bill will allow homeless youth to access shelter, services without guardian — NBC12: March 31, 2022
Unsettled: A Storytelling Project from DePaul; Episode 4: Aging Out, What’s Wrong, What’s Needed, and What’s Next — DePaul: March 15, 2022
Virginia teens press General Assembly for action on mental health — VPM: March 14, 2022
Tax cut negotiations down to the wire as General Assembly wraps up — VPM: March 10, 2022
Local student urges lawmakers to pass more school mental health funding — ABC 8: January 28, 2022
Virginia lawmakers seek to fund mental health services: ‘Our kids are not OK’ — CBS 6: January 28, 2022
How a lack of therapists, funding hurts Virginia kids in crisis — CBS 6: December 8, 2021
Advocates Laud Virginia-Style Maternal Health Care in Biden Plan — Public News Service: November 29, 2021
Virginia is one of the worst states for kids aging out of foster care — WSLS NBC 10 News: November 22, 2021
Racism: Challenging Perceptions Series — VPM: November 8, 2021
Women & Politics: Women Leadership — Women & Politics: September 2, 2021
Racial Truth and Reconciliation Week conference to begin — CBS19: August 19, 2021
Report: Virginia Must Improve Child Health Coverage for Latino Families — Public News Service: June 23, 2021
Women & Politics with Amanda Lynch and Chloe Edwards on Resilience Week — Women & Politics: May 6, 2021
COVID-19 Will Inflict Trauma On Virginia’s Children. Analysts Don’t Yet Know How Bad It Will Be. — WHRO: April 23, 2021
New Virginia Law Helps More Families Get Child Care — PublicNewsService: April 7, 2021
More Virginians Eligible for Child Care Subsidies — WVTF: April 5, 2021
Budget Brings Mixed News for Foster Children, Advocates Say — VPM: February 23, 2021
Advocates Say Digital Connections are Meaningful, Accessible — VPM: January 26, 2021
Aged Out: Finding Home (Documentary) — VPM: January 23, 2021
Advocates Worry Foster Children Left Behind by State Budget — VPM: December 29, 2020
Pandemic Widens Racial Gap in Meeting VA Families’ Basic Needs — Public News Service: December 16, 2020
Pandemic Wears on Foster Children and Parents — VPM: December 16, 2020
Report Highlights Racial Disparities for Virginia Families — VPM: December 15, 2020
Pandemic disproportionately affects Virginia families of color, report finds — WTOP: December 14, 2020
Data shows pandemic disproportionately affects Virginia’s Black families — WWBT NBC12: December 14, 2020
Advocates Call for Permanent Children’s Cabinet— VPM: Dec. 2, 2020
Monday Moms – Voices for Virginia’s Children — Henrico Citizen: Jul. 15, 2020
HCPS considering 2 approaches for return to school; seeks parent input via survey— WWBT: June 24, 2020
Henrico Parents’ Group Pushes for Full In-Person Classes This Fall— VPM: June 23, 2020
Child care needs could pose a challenge for families as state reopens— WTKR: June 18, 2020
Many Parents Uneasy About Child Care During COVID-19 — WVTF/Radio IQ: June 12, 2020
Extra Food Benefits Coming for Many Virginia Families — WVTF/Radio IQ: May 8, 2020
Making Sure Kids Get Counted — WVTF/Radio IQ: March 30, 2020
Child Care in Virginia Complicated by Coronavirus— VPM: March 20, 2020
Legislature approves mental health training for Virginia teachers — WTVR CBS 6: March 3, 2020
Virginia Lawmakers Consider Redesign of Early Education Programs — VPM: Feb. 24, 2020
Lawmakers Want to Help Foster Care Youth Get Driver’s Licenses – VPM: Feb. 06, 2020
Groups Push VA Lawmakers to Ease Mental Health Crisis— Public News Service: Feb. 05, 2020
‘Kinship care’ foster families would get money in proposed budget — VA Mercury: Dec. 18 2019
Charlottesville Event Focuses on Importance of Early Education Services — NBC29: Dec. 3, 2019
2020 Census in Virginia: Some Groups are Likely to be Undercounted. Here’s What Advocates Plan to Do About It — The Virginia Pilot: December 1, 2019
Black Children More Likely to Live in Concentrated Poverty — Henrico Citizen; WHSV: Nov. 5, 2019
More than 100,000 Virginia Children Don’t Have Health Insurance — Public News Service: Nov. 1, 2019
Use Your Vote as a Vote for Kids — Richmond Family Magazine: Oct. 31, 2019
Allison Gilbreath, Top 40 Under 40 — StyleWeekly; October 22, 2019
Marching Toward the 2020 Census — Richmond Family Magazine: Oct. 1, 2019
91,000 of Virginia’s Children Still Live in Poverty : — Public News Service: Sept. 25, 2019
Access to Childcare and Early Childhood Education — Richmond Family Magazine: Sept. 3, 2019
Counting our Children — Richmond Times-Dispatch: Aug. 28, 2019
Only State Mental Health Hospital for Kids Remains Strained — Richmond Times-Dispatch: August 26, 2019
A Complete Count — Richmond Times-Dispatch: Aug. 22, 2019
Tax-free Holiday — Public News Service: Aug. 1, 2019
Foster Care part 2 — WRIR: July 30, 2019
Extra 2020 Census Funding from Gov — WRVA: July 23, 2019
Northam Dedicates more 2020 Census Funding — Fairfaxnews.com : July 23, 2019
Additional Funding for 2020 Census — Augusta Free Press, Blue Virginia: July 23, 2019
In Case You Missed It- KIDS COUNT Data Book — WINC: June 30, 2019
VA ranks 10th Overall in Child Well-being — Staunton News Leader: June 20, 2019
Va 10th in Child Welfare, but still disparities — WCVE: June 17, 2019
What’s Next for Children Diverted from Foster Care? NBC12: June 4, 2019
Children are Diverted Away from Foster Care, but What Happens Next? — Va Mercury: June 4, 2019
The Trauma-Informed Approach — Richmond Family Magazine : June 4, 2019
Children are Diverted Away from Foster Care, but What Happens Next? — Va Mercury: June 4, 2019
The Trauma-Informed Approach — Richmond Family Magazine : June 4, 2019
They Forgot About Us NBC12: June 3, 2019
Thousands of families are doing the same work as foster parents without support — VA Mercury : June 3, 2019
More Kids Being Admitted to State’s Psychiatric Hospital NBC12: May 28, 2019
More Kids are Being Admitted to the State’s Psychiatric Hospital – VA Mercury: May 27, 2019
Virginia Lags Behind National Average Placing Children with Relatives — Fredericksburg.com: May 6, 2019
Meeting on Inadequacies of VA’s Foster Care System — WCVE : May 6, 2019
Trauma-Informed Summit — NPR : Hearsay PODCAST with Cathy Lewis, May 2, 2019
As VA Gears Up for Census, Kids Most Likely To Be Left Out —WCVE : May 2, 2019
Summit on Childhood Trauma & Resilience — WTVR, April 25, 2019
Lawmakers, Advocates Bring Trauma-Informed Care to Forefront — WAVY, ABC 8News: April 25, 2019
Hundreds Meet to Discuss and Change Conversation around Childhood Trauma — WTVR: April 25, 2019
Child Care Subsidies Haven’t Always Helped — WAMU : April 23, 2019
VA Trails Nation Placing Foster Children with Relatives — Capital News Service : April 22, 2019
Without Census Funding it will be Harder to Count VA’s Children, Immigrants, and Senior Citizens — Virginia Mercury: April 12, 2019
VA Lags Behind National Average for Placing Foster Children in Families — Richmond Times-Dispatch: April 5, 2019
VA Should Do More to Help Foster Kids Find Homes with Family — Virginian Pilot: April 2, 2019
Virginia Lags Behind National Average For Placing Children in Foster Care – Richmond.com : April 4, 2019
Census- VA Groups Prep for Hard-to-Reach Populations — Richmond Times-Dispatch: April 1, 2019
Counting Everyone is Crucial — Richmond Times-Dispatch: March 30, 2019
Preparing for the 2020 Census — County Pulse PODCAST VACo: March 29, 2019
Large Number of Children in Poverty — WVTF: March 26, 2019
Assembly Acts to Help Children — VA Lawyers Weekly: March 18, 2019
Is VA Providing Enough School Counselors? — WRIC ABC 8, WAVY, WDVM, WFXR, WJHL: March 13, 2019
2020 Census Introductory Message — VACO Newsletter: March 6, 2019
When Legislators Work Together — Richmond Family Magazine: March 1, 2019
First Foster Care Caucus – WCVE: Feb. 28, 2019
Lawmakers Inch Toward Mental Health Stabilization — Virginia Mercury: Feb. 27, 2019
They’ve Made a Commitment to Foster Care – WRIC ABC 8news: Feb. 26, 2019
Lawmakers aim to repair VA Foster Care system — Roanoke Times: Feb. 26, 2019
Lawmakers Aim to Improve Foster Care System — Richmond Times-Dispatch: Feb. 26, 2019
Group to expand access to child psychiatric treatment– WCVE: Feb. 14, 2019
Social Service Legislation to Revamp Foster Care — The Roanoke Times: Jan. 28, 2019
Fed Grant Expands Preschool Slots- Funding Uncertain – WCVE : Jan. 24, 2019
Parents Share Struggle with Foster Care System as Lawmakers Push Efforts for Change – ABC Channel 8 News WRIC, WAVY News 10: Jan. 23, 2019
Foster Care Issues with Virginia Poverty Law Center and Voices for Virginia’s Children – WRIR News:Jan. 21, 2019
Senate Committees Hear Several Mental Health Bills —Virginia Mercury: Jan. 18, 2019
Virginia Foster Care Failures Hit General Assembly – Capital News Service: Jan. 16, 2019
Foster Care System Has Needed Reform for Decades –Virginia Mercury: Jan. 16, 2019
New Caucus formed to Focus on Foster Care – Richmond Times-Dispatch: Jan. 16, 2019