Voices for Utah Children Articles

  • Utah's Child Care Crisis is About to Hit a Whole New Level

    Since the start of the pandemic, Utah has received nearly $600 million in emergency federal funding to ensure that our child care sector can continue to serve families despite nearly overwhelming COVID-era challenges. In one year, at the end of...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Anna Thomas
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • Farewell From Jessie

    After more than seven years advocating for Utah children’s health coverage and care, I will be leaving Voices for Utah Children to work on national school Medicaid policy and programs. I am so grateful to have worked alongside our amazing team at...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Laneta Fitisemanu
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • Wait, Still No Optional Full-Day Kindergarten for Your Family?

    Labor Day weekend is in the past, the “heat dome” has cracked, and we are well on our way into the 2022-23 school year. Oh, and the majority of Utah families still have no choice when it comes to their child’s kindergarten program. Ensuring that all...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Anna Thomas
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • Utah Economic Benchmarking Project 2022: Utah vs Texas

    New Economic Benchmarking Report Finds Utah Ahead of Texas in Most Key Metrics of Economic Opportunity and Standard of Living Salt Lake City, August 31, 2022 - Voices for Utah Children released today the fifth in its series of economic benchmarking...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Taylor Throne
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • My Policy Fellowship Reflection | Abigail Piña Dahilig

    Before starting my fellowship, I had experience doing paid contract work with Voices. The projects I supported were in juvenile justice and immigrant family policies. Over the past year, as part of my fellowship, I worked on the same issues in greater...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Questions?
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • 100% Kids Coverage Storybook

    Families living with health insurance, and without: New storybook highlights why all Utah children need health insurance Throughout the pandemic, health insurance has been a critical lifeline for Utah families to stay healthy and avoid medical debt....

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Ciriac Alvarez Valle
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • My Advocacy Fellowship Reflection | Veronica Aguilera

    Every child should have access to health care. A controversial yet straightforward statement. Providing every child the opportunity to grow healthy and allow them to bring their foot forward to be a contributing member of society. Utah ranks 49th in...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Veronica Aguilera
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • What happened to Coverage for All Kids this Session?

    This Session, one of Voices for Utah Children’s top priority bills received very little public attention despite its behind-the-scenes activity. Below we will unpack what happened, lessons we learned, and what we believe the path forward should be so...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Ciriac Alvarez Valle
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • 2022 Legislative Session: Tax Policy: Giving In Again to the Tax Cut Temptation

    The story of tax policy in the 2022 Legislative session is a tale of two tax cuts: A large, top-heavy cut to the income tax rate from 4.95% to 4.85%. How large? $164 million. How top-heavy? 63% of it goes to the top 20% of taxpayers. all of whom have...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Matthew Weinstein
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • Voices Statement Re: Constitutional Amendment to End Education Earmark

    Voices for Utah Children Statement on the News that the Legislature Is Considering a Constitutional Amendment to End the Education Earmark of Income Tax Revenue: A Constitutional Amendment Won’t Help If Utah Keeps Cutting Taxes It is understandable...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Matthew Weinstein
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • 2021 Utah Kids Count Data Book Release

    Kids Count Utah: A Data Book on the Measures of Child Well-Being in Utah, 2021 is the first glance at the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on Utah’s children. Please click on the button below for the full report. 2021 UTAH KIDS COUNT DATA BOOK Children...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Laneta Fitisemanu
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • Utah Children's Budget Report 2021

    Children’s Budget Report Finds Utah Is Spending More On Children Than Ever Before, But Education Funding Effort Is At A Record Low Salt Lake City, December 9, 2021 - Voices for Utah Children, the state’s leading children’s policy advocacy organization,...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Taylor Throne
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • Invest in Utah's Future, Not Tax Cuts

    BROAD COALITION CALLS FOR INVESTMENT IN UTAH’S FUTURE, NOT TAX CUTS, DOCUMENTS $5.2 BILLION IN URGENT UNMET NEEDS Salt Lake City – On Monday, November 8, 2021 on the steps of the Utah Capitol, a broad and diverse coalition of advocates for the poor,...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Matthew Weinstein
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • New Report on the Important Role of School-Based Health Services Across Utah!

    School Health Services Overview: Promoting Student Health, Wellness and Success Schools play a vital role in helping children and families stay healthy. Over the past year, Utah schools experienced a heightened focus on their role in promoting student...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Jessie Mandle
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • Voices Statement on Racism in Utah Schools & Communities

    The recent reporting on widespread racism in the Davis School District is not just a wake up call to all Utahns, but the direct result of the legacy we have fostered by leaving racism unchecked, ignored, and accepted. Now is the time to take action. We...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Moe Hickey
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • Why is Utah Restricting Medicaid Benefits for Parents? Your Comments are (Still) Needed!

    Let's Change this Discriminatory Policy! In 2002, long before the Affordable Care Act, Utah decided to offer limited health benefits to low-income adults, who otherwise could not get health insurance. To help pay for these benefits, the state made the...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Ciriac Alvarez Valle
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • NEW BRIEF: The Future of Full-Day Kindergarten in Utah

    More than 18 months ago - right before the pandemic started to truly rock our world - we released "Three Things Utah Can Do to Ensure Right-Sized Access to Full-Day Kindergarten," a wide-ranging report on the status of full-day kindergarten (FDK)...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Anna Thomas
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • October is Youth Justice Action Month!

    This October we celebrate Youth Justice Action Month (YJAM), a month of bringing awareness to and encouraging and inspiring action on behalf of young people that have and are currently being impacted by our criminal justice system. Voices is committed...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Anna Thomas
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • NEW REPORT: Covering Uninsured Kids Will Save Utah Millions Every Year

    Utah has 82,000 uninsured children, according to the most recent Census data, which means an estimated 8.3% of children in Utah do not have health insurance. Utah currently ranks 46th in the nation for insured children. When it comes to addressing this...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Jessie Mandle
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • The Reconciliation Bill is Good for Immigrant Families!

    Right now, Congress is in the process of debating and potentially passing a reconciliation bill that includes a number of provisions that are good for immigrant families. During the next couple of weeks and months, we will see several updates and...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Ciriac Alvarez Valle
    • Category: Updates & Blog
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