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Have a Heart for Kids Day: 2011 Special Session
Friday, December 2, 2011 - 10:00am
Children's Alliance 2011 Special Session Have a Heart for Kids day is Friday, December 2, 2011. This is your opportunity to bring your voice directly to your legislators as they return to Olympia to balance the budget.
The budget cuts’ impact on kids
Submitted on Fri, 10/01/2010 - 10:54
It’s the worst we’ve seen.
That’s our assessment of new cuts to state services. The across-the-board budget reductions are more severe than anything we’ve experienced recently. They’re also being made in an extremely challenging context.
The budget that was finalized this spring, during the last legislative session, did not anticipate the persistently slow economy. And, rather than our elected representatives deliberating in public over cuts, these decisions are being made by the Governor in consultation with agency secretaries and assistant secretaries. They are decisions as momentous as any made during the last legislative session, only without legislators convening to hear and represent their constituents’ concerns.
We're in the News: DSHS warns clients of budget cuts
Posted on: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - 1:06pm
Programs for elderly, children likely to be eliminated The Olympian January 12, 2009 By Adam Wilson The state Department of Social and Health Services has been working to inform those its serves about $370 million in cuts to its budget by June. The agency sent out notice to families who signed up for state health insurance and make between 250 percent and 300 percent of the poverty level, telling them that the program was canceled because of cuts in this year's budget.
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2009 Legislative Agenda
Created on: Saturday, December 6, 2008 - 5:28pm
The Children's Alliance 2009 Legislative Agenda lays out our top priorities in this tough legislative session.
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Policy Paper - 2009 Session: Children's Health
Created on: Friday, December 5, 2008 - 5:31pm
The Children's Alliance 2009 Cover All Kids policy paper lays out our priorities for the 09 legislative session: stay the course and cover all kids by 2010.
Three Washingtonians speak up for dental care
Created on: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 - 9:30pm
Read the experiences of three Washingtonians who are speaking up to improve access to dental care.
“It’s about what the people need. It’s hard to get dental care, and this new provider could fill the gap and reach more people who need preventative care so they don’t face the kind of problems I am facing.” - Kim Rice, Vancouver
Apple Health for Kids enrollment by county
Created on: Monday, January 9, 2012 - 1:05pm
Four out of 10 children in our state use Apple Health for Kids to see a doctor, dentist or other medical professional. Click here to see how many children are enrolled in Apple Health for Kids in each of Washington’s 39 counties.
Apple Health for Kids
Created on: Friday, January 6, 2012 - 2:13pm
Apple Health for Kids gives thousands of Washington children the opportunity to achieve their full potential. Read how Apple Health for Kids helps Washington's children grow up healthy.
Washington 1 of 4 states to shine on children’s health and early learning
Submitted on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 17:54
A new year for Washington begins with a new milestone for kids. The last two weeks of 2011 brought our state tens of millions of federal dollars, positioning Washington as a national leader in both children’s health and early learning.
In fact, our state was just one of four in the country to win national competitions for health and early learning, along with Ohio, Maryland and North Carolina.
Washington Dental Access Campaign
Created on: Wednesday, January 4, 2012 - 1:17pm
Too many Washingtonians cannot get affordable oral health care when and where they need it—in their own communities. Lack of affordable dental care affects people’s ability to eat, work and go to school.
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- Fighting childhood hunger.
More than two million more school breakfasts served to hungry school children, fueling learning. Learn more >>
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