Children & Youth Inaugural Address
Children share their priorities in the Children’s & Youth Inaugural Address Watch the video
KIDS COUNT 2012 Data Book
The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s latest KIDS COUNT Data Book shows both promising progress and discouraging setbacks for the nation’s... Read more »
The Supreme Court Has Spoken - Now What?
In June, the Supreme Court ruled that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is constitutional. Some limitations have been placed on the federal government's ability to control the expansion of state Medicaid programs and that is likely to have a big impact on children, youth and families. We're gathering "best of the web" analyses and updates as they come in. Read more »
Infographics from CLC member Voices for America's children paint a clear picture of the impact of failing to invest in children, youth and families.
The Children's Leadership Council is a coalition of child advocates representing over 50 leading national policy and advocacy organizations who are working everyday to improve the health, education and well-being of children and youth in order to prepare them for school, work, and life. Learn More »
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FRAC Decries House Agriculture Committee Vote to Slash SNAP
Washington, D.C. – April 18, 2012 -- The House Agriculture Committee voted today to cut the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by more than $33 billion – a cut that spares no household from seeing its benefits reduced and that would ...
Report estimates 8 million children hurt by foreclosures
By Julie Schmit, USA TODAY
Updated 1d ago
One in 10 U.S. children has been or will be affected by the nation's surge in foreclosures, a new report says.
Five years into the foreclosure crisis, an estimated 2.3 million children have lived in homes lost ...
With Our Future on the Line, the Time to Invest in Kids Is Now
Mark Shriver
Senior Vice President for Save the Children's U.S. ProgramsOur nation's economic future is uncertain; we face increasingly aggressive global competition; lagging academic achievement is dragging down economic output; and almost two-thirds of Americans think ...
