On Tuesday, January 20, advocates from across Washington gathered in Olympia to fight for our state’s children at Have a Heart for Kids Day. Children’s Alliance’s annual day of advocacy brings together community members at every level to connect, learn, and speak directly with legislators.  

In fall 2025, Children’s Alliance relaunched the Nancy Amidei Advocacy Camp with trainings across the state to inspire, educate, and empower communities to advocate for Washington’s children.

Children's Alliance is committed to protecting key programs, advocating for progressive revenue solutions that compel corporations and the ultra-wealthy to pay their fair share, and fighting against efforts to balance the budget on the backs of Washingtonians with low or middle incomes.

Our 2026 legislative agenda prioritizes the communities most impacted by systemic racism and economic exclusion, advancing policies that sustain early learning, health equity, and economic justice.

We’re excited to reintroduce legislation that will ensure addictive online platforms make changes to their design and data gathering practices to enable young users to develop a healthy relationship with their products.

From August through September, we conducted our annual member survey to gather insight into the priorities of some of our most engaged community members.

As a statewide organization, it is crucial that Children’s Alliance regularly connects with communities across Washington. In August, members of our policy team visited Spokane to meet with lawmakers, visit partners, and hold our first Advocacy Camp in eastern Washington. 

Building on our recent data briefs on early learning and child care, we're excited to share the next phase of our KIDS COUNT® data project: three new briefs on economic justice.

We are excited to announce the 2025 recipients of our Champions for Children award! These lawmakers are being recognized for their outstanding service on behalf of children and families situated furthest from opportunity.

We’re excited to share our first set of state issue briefs focusing on early learning and child care. These briefs explore child care provider rates, the number of young children (ages 3-4) not in school, and other critical factors that affect families with young children.

We are excited to announce the incoming Executive Director of Children's Alliance: Dr. Soleil Boyd!

We are outraged by this morning’s passage of the Trump administration’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA). This bill includes devastating cuts to vital programs that many kids and families rely on, while simultaneously giving exorbitant tax breaks to the nation’s wealthiest individuals and corporations.  

Over the weekend, Senators debated and advanced a massive spending and tax bill that could drastically cut funding for Medicaid and other vital federal programs that millions of Americans rely on for health care, food, housing, and economic stability.

This year we welcomed Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown as our featured speaker, announced the return of our signature advocacy training program, and celebrated the leadership of our Executive Director Dr. Stephan Blanford. 

Congress is currently considering a budget reconciliation bill that proposes $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid. We spoke to Ari from Spokane, a Medicaid enrollee worried that they may lose access to vital care if the program is cut.

The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 2025 KIDS COUNT® Data Book show’s that Washington leaders must do more to provide the support and resources children need to thrive in school and life.

Advocacy training has been a cornerstone of Children’s Alliance’s work, most notably through our signature program, Advocacy Camp, which ran from 1995 to 2019. We are excited to announce our plan to reintroduce the program this summer.

Ahead of his departure this summer, Dr. Stephan Blanford recalls some of the highlights of his time at Children’s Alliance.

Despite a $16 billion budget shortfall, we were able to celebrate some victories for kids and families this year. Read our full legislative report to learn more about the progress we made.