The 2012 KIDS COUNT Data Book, a state-by-state study on the well-being of America’s children, ranks Vermont as third in the nation for overall child well-being.

Babies with low birthweight – under 5.5 pounds – are at risk for respiratory conditions, cognitive and developmental delays, and other long-term health complications.

98% of Vermont’s children have health insurance.

An article in The Bennington Banner illustrates the importance of consumer advocacy in the fight for oral health for all.

Here’s what happened in the 2012 Legislative Session.

Help feed your neighbors by signing on and sharing the Farm Bill Nutrition Title Common Recommendations from Vermont.

The Affordable Care Act (the new health care law) has already helped millions of people.

This Data Snapshot highlights newly available national, state, and city data in the KIDS COUNT Data Center that shows a 25 percent increase in the number of children residing in areas of concentrated poverty since 2000.

Millions of hardworking Americans will be cut off from the emergency lifeline of federal unemployment insurance, unless Congress acts to fully renew the program before it expires at the end of February.

Voices is working in coalition with Hunger Free Vermont to craft common recommendations that seek to protect and improve the farm bill nutrition programs.

The Burlington and Winooski school districts have won a three-year grant of about $3.5 million designed to help customize the high school experience and allow more young people to succeed in college or the workplace.

The long awaited report on Vermont’s Education Financing system, the so-called Picus Report, was published in its final form on January 18th and the two main authors, Lawrence Picus and Allan Odden, made a tour of various legislative committees the week before, in preparation for its release.  In general, the report is very positive.

On Thursday,January 12th, the Senate gave final approval to S.92, a bill that requires manufacturers and distributors of cleaning products to only sell environmentally preferable cleaning products to schools.

Millions of hardworking Americans—nearly 2 million in January alone, and over 6 million in 2012—will be cut off from the emergency lifeline of federal unemployment insurance, unless Congress acts to renew the program before it expires December 31st.

Read the report

New Census data from the 2010 American Community Survey (ACS) show that the impacts of the recession are taking their toll on Vermont’s children and their families.

Today, policy makers, attorneys, parents, juvenile justice programs and community groups called on Senator Leahy to ensure adequate federal funding for vital juvenile justice programs

Join our efforts to promote public policies and programs that support our children, youth and families.

GET TO YES IN A TIME OF NO:  ORGANIZING OPPORTUNITES FOR VERMONT KIDS AND FAMILIES

Due to the power outages, flooding, and devastation in Vermont caused by Tropical Storm Irene, the Department for Children and Families(DCF) is able to provide REPLACEMENT BENEFITS to current 3SquaresVT participants who lost food due to the storm.