Become a Member and Give Children a Voice
Annie E. Casey FoundationVoices for America’s Children
A network of state and local child advocacy organizations
One Vermont
A coalition working to improve Vermonters’ lives by building strong public structures
Partnerships
Councils
Medicaid Advisory Board: comprised of providers, consumers, and advocates, and advises the Agency of Human Services and related Legislative Committees on Vermont’s public health care programs.
Vermont Center for Afterschool Excellence: a public-private statewide partnership initiative dedicated to supporting and sustaining innovative learning opportunities that extend beyond the school day for all Vermont’s children and youth.
Vermont Child Poverty Council: Established by the Vermont legislature in 2007, the Vermont Child
Poverty Council is charged with developing a ten-year plan to cut the number of children living in poverty by at least 50 percent.
Vermont Pre-K – 16 Council: made up of educational, business, and legislative representatives, that will formulate a plan to ensure that our high school graduates are college- and career- ready and to raise the level of post-secondary education attainment for all Vermont citizens.
Coalitions
Kids Are Priority One: a statewide early childhood coalition of individuals, organizations and businesses, whom are united around the mission of ensuring that every Vermont child has a solid foundation for future learning and growth.
New England Consortium (NEC): a six-state collaborative of child research and policy organizations, who have developed a common set of priorities to reduce child and family poverty in our individual states and region, and act as a catalyst for national change at this time of increasing poverty.
One Vermont: a coalition of citizens, organizations, and businesses committed to state policies, programs, and public structures that help build a society that works for all Vermonters.
Vermont Coalition of Residential Providers (VCORP): a coalition of residential providers who serve children in state custody.
Vermont Oral Health Care for All Coalition: a statewide effort of organizations representing the diverse needs of citizens throughout the state, working to bring great access for affordable oral health care.
Vermont Paid Sick Days Coalition: working to ensure that all working Vermonters are guaranteed paid sick days.
National and State Partners
KIDS COUNT/The Annie E. Casey Foundation: The Annie E. Casey Foundation is a private charitable organization, dedicated to helping build better futures for disadvantaged children in the United States. KIDS COUNT is a national and state-by-state project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation to track the status of children in the United States.
Nellie Mae Education Foundation: New England’s largest public charity dedicated solely to preparing all the region’s learners for success.
Public Assets Institute: supports democracy by helping Vermonters understand and keep informed about what their government is doing, especially how it is raising and spending money and using other public assets.
Voices for America’s Children: the nation’s largest network of multi-issue child advocacy organizations.