Voices for Vermont’s Children will be having its annual meeting on Thursday, December 19th from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

SNAP Nationwide Call-In Day was Wednesday, Dec. 4.  If you couldn’t call, here’s something else you can do to help protect SNAP benefits for the Vermont children and families who need them

In 2007, state leaders created a high-profile task force and gave it a daunting challenge: Cut childhood poverty by half in 10 years.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program cuts will impact nearly 47 million people including 22 million children nationwide.

The Annie E. Casey Foundation is scheduled to release a new policy report on November 4th, 2013 that will outline the policy focus we need to maintain in order to best support children’s early development.

Read the op-ed published in the Rutland Herald

For Voices 2013 Wrap-Up of the 2013 Legislative Session

The 2013 KIDS COUNT Data Book, an annual publication of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, tracks the well-being of America’s children, ranks Vermont as 2nd in the nation for overall child well-being.

For the second time in recent weeks, Gov. Peter Shumlin has proposed balancing the state budget on the backs of some of Vermont’s poorest citizens.