We Cannot Underfund Reach Up and CCFAP
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.
We Stand with Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and All Survivors of Sexual Assault
We 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.
Systemic Racism is Real
What 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.
Reflecting on the Journey
Back 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.
New 2018 Child Well-being Rankings are Here!
This 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.
Burlington Free Press, Opinion: Vermont needs family leave insurance
As 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.
Family & Medical Leave: Critical for Low-Income Families
February 5th marked the 25th anniversary of the passage of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
S.20 has been officially signed into law.
Governor Shumlin has officially signed S.20 into law, establishing dental therapists in Vermont!
Equity In Vermont Education System Requires Multi-Level Approach
Voices for Vermont’s Children, an independent child policy research and advocacy non-profit, released a new report today.
VT Digger: Patrick Rowe: Dental therapists could boost access to dental care
Patrick Rowe: Dental therapists could boost access to dental care
Increasing access to oral health care in Vermont
Voices has long been concerned with health disparities that are masked by Vermont’s relatively good record on providing health care.
Budget Update
Voices 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.
We need dental therapists in Vermont.
We are advocating for increased access to oral health care in Vermont.
Paid Sick Days Testimony 1/20/16
Annie Accettella of Voices for Vermont’s Children testified to the Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs.
JOIN US for our conference!
At 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.
Testimony to the Joint Legislative Child Protection Oversight Committee, November 18, 2015
Testimony to the Joint Legislative Child Protection Oversight Committee
A push to improve access to dental care. By: Dan Gorenstein, APM’s Marketplace
A couple years ago, back pain forced Dave Couture to leave his job in an accounting office in Vermont.
Going the Distance for Kids
This fall, we are excited once again put on the fundraiser Going the Distance for Kids!
Burlington Free Press, Editorial: Commit to Fight Childhood Poverty
The widening wealth gap in post-recession America should go a long way toward explaining why Vermont — and the United States — continues to see so many children living in poverty.
Left out the Best Part
In his commentary on paid sick days, Rep. Don Turner cited findings from the Joint Fiscal Office’s analysis of the impact of establishing a minimum standard of paid sick days for working Vermonters.