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06/07/17
President Trump has proposed eliminating all afterschool program funding. Nearly 2 million kids and families could lose the afterschool programs they count on to keeps kids safe and engaged in learning, and help working parents keep their jobs. The Afterschool Alliance is hosting a nationwide Day...
Jodi Grant's picture
06/07/17
As our recent paper shows, tight annual appropriations caps and sequestration budget cuts on top of them for the last seven years have caused a considerable decline in non-defense discretionary (NDD) programs, which range from education and scientific research to public health, housing assistance,...
Chloe Cho's picture
06/07/17
A new report from the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families and the University of North Carolina Rural Health Research Program shows children and adults in small towns and rural areas in Arkansas rely on Medicaid and ARKids First, the health coverage program for children, more than...
Marquita Little's picture
06/07/17
Raising a child is no easy mission. Parenting is one of the most difficult, yet most rewarding tasks there is! While it’s important for parents to provide food, shelter and safety for their children, it’s also necessary for parents to focus on helping their children understand and express their...
Khadija Gurnah's picture
06/06/17
Powerful. Today, we stood with thousands of advocates and leaders in Washington, D.C. and across the country in support of Medicaid. A diverse group of disability rights organizations, health care advocates, parents, and individuals came together to tell Congress, “Don’t Cap My Care!” Now we need...
Felicia Burnett's picture
06/05/17
Happy Monday! We're back with five new and important actions for this week, from protecting the Women's Bureau, to demanding equal pay, to organizing a fun meet up in your community. You are powerful! Take all 5 actions at once, or do one a day. Your choice. What matters most is that you continue...
Karen Showalter's picture
06/05/17
Our health care coverage is in a state of emergency—especially for people with disabilities. Join us—and thousands of people across the nation—June 6th, in taking action to #SaveMedicaid! We’ll join with other advocates and leaders on Capitol Hill from 11:30am-12:30pm to tell Congress: “Don’t Cap...
Felicia Burnett's picture
06/04/17
When 57 of the biggest, most recognizable children’s organizations in the country say the President’s proposed budget is going to harm America’s kids, it would be a good idea to pay attention. According to the Children’s Budget Coalition (CBC)—which includes dozens of children’s groups across the...
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Radio!
06/03/17
On the radio show this week we hear from US Representative Rosa DeLauro about what’s going on in Congress, what you can do, and about her new book The Least Among Us ; we also discuss gun violence and how to stop it; address hunger in America; and reveal a new, high powered campaign to make sure...
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