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MEDIA RELEASE: Senate, house budgets raise much-needed revenue

Posted on: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 - 6:02pm

 

Senate and House lawmakers have rightly proposed budgets that raise substantial new revenue to protect some of the vital services that are helping children and families weather this punishing recession. But more revenue is needed to prevent devastating cuts to safety-net programs that, if enacted, would hurt families and pose serious threats to our state’s economic recovery.

Update: Call for Nominees for Voices for Children Awards

Posted on: Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 10:19am

Do you know of a great child advocate? Someone who works to change the lives of children in Washington by making sure that our laws and budgets serve their needs? Someone who works to make kids our highest
priority? Tell us about them! 

Each year, the Children’s Alliance honors outstanding child advocates at our Voices for Children Awards Luncheon. This year’s luncheon will be held on May 20th at the Seattle Center’s Fisher Pavilion. 

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Media Digest 3-11-2010

In this edition, you'll find articles comparing state budget and revenue solutions as lawmakers head toward a possible special session. You'll also read about an upcoming national campaign to raise parents' awareness of the well-researched benefits of early learning and a blog post on the nationwide call to Congress to preserve access to nutritious food for the nearly 1 in 4 children who faced hunger this past year. 

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Media Digest 3-9-2010

In this edition, you'll find an op-ed co-authored by Dr. Benjamin
Danielson, Children's Alliance board vice president, making the case for improving children's health by taxing candy and soda. You'll also read a feature about Marcelas Owens, a child health care advocate and participant in the Children's Alliance's 2010 Have a Heart for Kid's Day, who is on his way to Washington, D.C., to honor his late mother's memory by urging lawmakers to provide everyone what his mother lacked: access to health care.

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Apple Health for Kids: Outreach Works

Created on: Friday, February 26, 2010 - 11:02am

 

Apple Health for Kids provides comprehensive and affordable health coverage for children in our state. The Senate’s budget proposal completely eliminates funding for outreach activities. The ability to leverage future federal performance bonuses, in the millions, relies on our ability to identify and enroll eligible children through successful outreach strategies.

Read about our state's highly effective Apple Health for Kids outreach efforts.