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Engaging in Civil Disobedience for Health Justice for Immigrant Women and Children

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September 18, 2013

Christine Soyong Harley, Policy Analyst, Association of Asian Pacific Co Read More »

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Federal Child Nutrition Programs Imperative in Fight against Childhood Hunger and Obesity

By Meghan McHugh

September 12, 2013

Last week the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its  Read More »

Back to School? Not for Every Child

By Kevin Lindsey

August 29, 2013

Yesterday, the Center for American Progress (CAP) and the National Head Start Associa Read More »

Categories: Early Childhood

ICE's Parental Interests Directive - Helping Families Caught Between the Immigration and Child Welfare Systems

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August 28, 2013

by Emily Butera, Senior Program Officer for Migrant Rights and Justice, at the Women's Refugee Commission Read More »

Not Knowing Your Rights is Like Having No Rights At All - Oregon’s Foster Youth Bill of Rights Demonstrates the Power of Youth-Led Advocacy

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August 27, 2013

by Pamela Butler, Child Welfare Policy Manager, Children First for Oregon Read More »

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Effective Communications can Connect Kids to Coverage

By Ed Walz

August 26, 2013

This fall offers two important opportunities for children's advocacy communicators to help cover uninsured kids: the beginning of the 2013-2014 school year and the first “open season” enrollment perio Read More »

Working Families Deserve a Raise

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August 22, 2013

by Mary Kay Henry, International President, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Read More »

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Raise parents’ low wages and raise their children’s opportunities

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August 21, 2013

By Lisa Dodson and Randy Albelda Read More »

More than one in five kids would see a parent get a raise if the minimum wage were increased to $10.10

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August 20, 2013

by Heidi Shierholz, Labor Market Economist, Economic Policy Institute  Read More »

The Minimum Wage: A Children’s Issue

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August 19, 2013

by Kevin Curran, First Focus Read More »

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