How Virginia’s Children are Faring One Year into the Pandemic
To the Voices’ family, March 11, 2021 marked the one-year anniversary of the day in which the world changed for everyone. In very short order, the World Health Organization declared…
To the Voices’ family, March 11, 2021 marked the one-year anniversary of the day in which the world changed for everyone. In very short order, the World Health Organization declared…
Voices for Virginia’s Children is hiring an Advocacy and Engagement Manager. As the Advocacy and Engagement Manager, you will be responsible for identifying advocacy opportunities, developing traditional, digital, and grassroots engagement and…
Here are some of the new initiatives which passed in this year’s General Assembly session to aid in mental health: Improving School Based Mental Health Supports Implement the “free care…
In the wake of the pandemic and today’s modern civil rights movement, we must recognize that populations who disproportionately suffer from trauma need a different approach, one that acknowledges their…
Family Economic Security (FES) increases access to strong financial futures at the individual, community, and systemic level. It influences several components of an individual’s life, including physical, social, emotional, health…
COVID-19 has further shed light on the inequities that exist in our healthcare system, including implicit biases and overall access to healthcare. External conditions can exacerbate one’s ability to be…
Family and Children Advocates Applaud Resolution Declaring Racism as a Public Health Crisis in Virginia February 25, 2021 RICHMOND, Va. – Voices for Virginia’s Children and the Institute for…
Voices for Virginia’s Children Announces Amy Strite as New CEO RICHMOND, Va. – Today, Voices for Virginia’s Children, the commonwealth’s leading child advocacy and policy organization, announced the appointment of…
Virginia’s Families Struggle with Food and Housing During Pandemic Data from the Annie E. Casey Foundation show Black families experience higher rates of economic, food and housing insecurity during COVID-19…
Many have made calls-to-action to restore the fundamental ideals of democracy in an attempt to divide an undivided nation. Liaising bridges across partisan lines, races and ethnicities, and generations is…