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Press Release: 2009 Voices for Children Award Winners

siobhan — Fri, 08 May 2009 13:32:12 -0400

At its annual luncheon, the Children’s Alliance will present five awards honoring child advocates whose work has improved the lives of Washington children. These diverse activists have spoken up for children, youth and families—they have demanded healthcare for all Washington children, pressed for the rights of birth parents within the child welfare system, secured funding for early learning programs for the children most at risk of being left behind.

MEDIA RELEASE: Fewer summer meal sites will serve WA kids this summer

MariaM — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:19:18 -0400

(June 29, 2010) — About 700 schools, parks, community centers, apartment complexes, trailer parks and other sites will be providing summer meals to hungry children across Washington this summer, down from 723 last summer.

Children's Alliance Announces 2010 Voices for Children Awards

MariaM — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:03:27 -0400

Next month at our annual luncheon, the Children’s Alliance will present five awards honoring child advocates whose work has improved the lives of Washington children.

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

LizG — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:02:14 -0500

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.

MEDIA RELEASE: Nearly 1 in 5 WA households couldn’t afford enough food in 2009

LizG — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:53:46 -0500

Almost one in five households across Washington state reported they didn’t have enough money to buy the food they needed in 2009. Families with kids are hurting even more, with 23 percent saying they struggled to put food on their tables, according to a new report released by the Food Research and Action Center.

MEDIA RELEASE: Governor's revised budget an important step forward

LizG — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:58:45 -0500

January 13, 2010 — Gov. Chris Gregoire’s revised budget rightly protects Apple Health for Kids, Maternity Support Services and some other vital programs that are helping Washington families weather this grueling recession. But many critical investments remain in jeopardy.

Media Release: Big Boost for Apple Health for Kids

siobhan — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:21:13 -0500

(Dec. 17, 2009) — Washington’s health insurance program for children has won a $7.5 million performance bonus from the federal government − a timely windfall that could prevent thousands of children from losing their Apple Health for Kids coverage.

The federal Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded the bonuses to nine states that met enrollment targets and other conditions, such as streamlining their application and renewal procedures.

MEDIA RELEASE: Summer meals reach only 16 percent of kids who eat free lunch at school

Ruth — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:36:54 -0500

December 2, 2009— A new report from the Children’s Alliance shows that merely 16 percent of the 280,000 children who eat free lunches during the school year have access to similar meals during the summer months.

The report, “Summertime Hunger in Washington State,” includes initial data from the summer of 2009 that suggest more children flocked to the summer meal programs during the recession, but that the programs operated for fewer days as school districts, parks departments and other organizations cut back due to budget woes.

Media release: Hunger in WA up 24 percent

Ruth — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:59:10 -0500

November 16, 2009 -- A new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirms that hunger in Washington is on the rise as the effects of the recession take their toll on Washington families.

Estimated Washington households that are food insecure, meaning there may not be enough to eat, rose to 288,000 in 2008, a 13 percent increase over the prior year. The rise in households that are hungry was even more striking: 112,000 Washington households met the definition for hunger (called “very low food insecurity” in the report), an increase of 24 percent.

Hungry in Washington, 2009

Ruth — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:31:18 -0500

A new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirms that hunger in Washington is on the rise as the effects of the recession take their toll on Washington families. The Children's Alliance's analysis of the data, Hungry in Washington, says that hunger was up 24 percent in December, 2008, compared to the prior year, and 13 percent more Washington households struggled to put enough food on the table.