On Tuesday, January 22nd, 2019, the House Committee on Appropriations met to discuss the Budget Adjustment for Financial Year 2019. Two major issues of concern for Voices for Vermont’s Children are the funding of Reach Up and the Child Care Financial Assistance Program (CCFAP), two areas where a budget surplus exists despite significant unmet need for children and families.
Read MoreWe stand with Dr. Christine Blasey Ford as she testifies today before the Senate Judiciary Committee. As organizations that work on issues impacting the well-being of women and girls in Vermont, we know that this is an important moment for our country.
Read MoreWhat happened to Representative Kiah Morris is a crisis for Vermont. The Bennington state representative, and the only black woman in the Vermont legislature, recently announced that she would not seek a third term, in part because of repeated racist threats made against her and her family.
Read MoreBack in 2012, when the original PYC project began as “Parents for Change,” the first issue campaign that “New American” families took up was student placement.
Read MoreThis year, Vermont ranks eighth for overall child well-being, according to the 2018 KIDS COUNT® Data Book released today by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
Read MoreAs a family educator and lifelong advocate, I have long been concerned about the challenges faced by Vermonters who don’t have access to paid family and medical leave.
Read MoreFebruary 5th marked the 25th anniversary of the passage of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
Read MoreVermont ranks third in the nation for child well-being, according to the 2017 KIDS COUNT® Data Book released today by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
Read MoreGovernor Shumlin has officially signed S.20 into law, establishing dental therapists in Vermont!
Read MoreVoices for Vermont’s Children, an independent child policy research and advocacy non-profit, released a new report today.
Read MorePatrick Rowe: Dental therapists could boost access to dental care
Read MoreVoices has long been concerned with health disparities that are masked by Vermont’s relatively good record on providing health care.
Read MoreVoices for Vermont’s Children stands with the many organizations serving and giving voice to Vermonters who are being left behind by an uneven economic recovery in asking the legislature to increase investments in children and families.
Read MoreWe are advocating for increased access to oral health care in Vermont.
Read MoreAnnie Accettella of Voices for Vermont’s Children testified to the Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs.
Read MoreAt this year’s conference we will work to uncover our connected interests, consider the concept of “intersectionality,” and commit to approaching our work in solidarity.
Read MoreTestimony to the Joint Legislative Child Protection Oversight Committee
Read MoreA couple years ago, back pain forced Dave Couture to leave his job in an accounting office in Vermont.
Read MoreThe U.S. Census Bureau released 2014 state-level poverty estimates today. Child poverty rates in Vermont have not decreased.
Read MoreThis fall, we are excited once again put on the fundraiser Going the Distance for Kids!
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