At Voices for Vermont's Children, we believe that data is essential to creating effective policy and keeping track of what works and what doesn’t. Good data allows us to spot problems that make our kids and communities less healthy and safe, and track which solutions have the greatest impact. Proposed changes threaten the quality of that data. Voices for Vermont’s Children joins a nationwide call for people to urge their policymakers to oppose the proposed changes.

In the first part of a four-part series, Voice gives insight on the Reach Up program, background on its conception and where the program stands today.

Voices for Vermont’s Children created an Elections Issues Guide to help spark ideas for what to ask candidates and how to engage this election season. 

On June 15, 2026, Vermont Governor Phil Scott signed H.657, an act relating to various programming and requirements in the Department for Children and Families.