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From the frontlines of child advocacy, Kids Can't Wait covers the policies, politics, and power struggles that shape children's lives — making the case for putting kids first in the U.S. and around the world.
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Scotland Has a Child Poverty Target. Why Doesn't America? (opens the original)
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Something remarkable happened in Scottish politics this week. Michael Marra, the newly elected leader of the Scottish Labour Party, used his first speech in the Scottish Parliament as party leader to challenge the Scottish National Party (SNP)-led government over child poverty. Marra said:The first thing that I did on my election on Saturday was to write to the First Minister to seek his support for establishing a cross-party commissio
Congress Once Had a Dedicated Voice for Children and Families. It’s Long Past Time to Bring It Back. (opens the original)
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Every year, Congress devotes dedicated resources and sustained attention to veterans, to older Americans, to Native Americans, to small businesses, and to other constituencies with committee resources and staff whose whole job is to focus on their unique needs and circumstances.Children and their families used to have similar focused attention in Congress, but that has been eliminated. Between 1983 and 1993, the House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families was dedicated to examining t
When 2.3 Million Children Disappear from Medicaid, Ask Why (opens the original)
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We should all be able to agree that every child in America should have health insurance. Not most children. Not only children whose parents can navigate a renewal notice, hold a job that offers affordable dependent coverage, or live in a state that has decided to make coverage easy to keep. Every child.As Dr. Ben Hoffman, a pediatrician at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital in Portland, OR, asks:In what
For the Children, Why Washington State Voters Should Vote NO on Initiative 001 (opens the original)
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Children are not property. They are rights holders who deserve to be protected and served by our laws and by the adults who have the responsibility to protect them. The standard that should govern any law touching on their safety should be a simple one: protect children who are scared, hurt, or in danger rather than be by adults seeking to claim the win.Unfortunately, debates over Washington State’s November ballot Initiative 001 (IL26-001), which asks voters to roll back the State’s protect
If You Care About Children, We Are Your Advocates (opens the original)
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As a nation, we should strive to improve the lives and well-being of our nation’s children. Our laws and policies should reflect that priority, but far too often, they do not. The consequence is that the uninsured, poverty, hunger, and homelessness rates of children are rising, public schools are under attack, and the best interests of kids are often an afterthought.Children desperately need people and organizations that enable their voices to be heard and to advocate for <a href="https://brucel
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