H.657 is a bill that affects the 200,000 families that use services from the Department of Children and Families. A passage in the House makes equitable change closer to a lived reality for our most vulnerable communities.

Back in February we issued a budget brief highlighting the good, the bad, and missing investments in Governor Scott’s proposed 2021 budget. Fast forward seven months to the middle of a pandemic that has revealed the substantial limitations of our family and economic support systems - the tools families need to raise healthy, thriving kids.