Voices for Utah Children Articles

  • Utah Education Funding: What Are the Facts?

    Utah Education Funding: What Are the Facts? As Utah begins voting on a non-binding ballot question regarding a possible tax increase to finance additional education investment, what are the facts about recent trends in Utah’s level of K-12 investment?...

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

  • 100% Kids Covered: Medicaid and Cristina’s Four Children

    Cristina and her four children live in West Jordan, Utah. She shared her story with us about her family and how Medicaid has been able to help her family, except for her oldest, Sofia. Sofia was born in Mexico and is now a vibrant high school student,...

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

  • 100% Kids Covered: How Medicaid & CHIP Helped Angela's Family

    Angela and her family are one example of how both Medicaid and CHIP can have positive impacts on families after so much misfortune: Angela has lived in West Valley City, Utah for the past 17 years and is the mother of four beautiful children. She...

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

  • Utah KIDS COUNT Project Releases Annual Data - 2018 edition shows highs and lows for kids

    The Utah KIDS COUNT Project’s annual data release, Measures of Child Well-Being in Utah, provides timely, accurate, and accessible data on how kids are doing in Utah. KIDS COUNT, a project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, is a national and state by...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Terry Haven
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • State Report Highlights What’s at Risk for Children of Young Parents

    In its latest KIDS COUNT® policy report, the Annie E. Casey Foundation highlights the needs and challenges of the more than 6 million young adult parents and their children living in the United States. Opening Doors for Young Parents illustrates the...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Terry Haven
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • 100% Kids Covered: What Medicaid Means to Jose and His Children

    Health insurance through the Medicaid program helps thousands of Utah families. About 20% of children who live in our state have access to health care thanks to Medicaid. Including Jose and his two children: Jose first heard about the Medicaid program...

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

  • Protect All Our Families: Voices for Utah Children Opposes Proposed Trump ‘Public Charge’ Rule

    Regardless of where we were born, we all deserve to be healthy and safe. But the Trump Administration has just proposed a new administrative rule that threatens the wellbeing of immigrant families. Over the weekend, the Administration issued the text...

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

  • 2018 Measures of Child Well-Being in Utah

    For over two decades, Measures of Child Well-Being in Utah has served as the go-to resource for data on the well-being of kids in Utah. This year’s report brings new data on safe communities and offers our most comprehensive and in-depth look ever at...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Terry Haven
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • New Income and Poverty Census Data Released

    New Census Data Released Today Today the U.S. Census Bureau released the state-level results of its 2017 American Community Survey (ACS) which includes topics such as income and poverty. Income Utah is not keeping pace with the rest of the nation....

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

  • The Latest Census Data Health Insurance Findings...

    U.S. Progress in Reducing the Rate of Uninsured Kids Stalls in 2017; Utah’s progress in reducing its overall uninsured rate halts too Medicaid expansion is (still) the most effective way to move forward Between 2016 and 2017, the U.S. uninsured rate...

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

  • We Can't "Solve" Homelessness If We Don't "Fix" Child Care

    At a recent meeting between the Department of Workforce Services (DWS) and local advocates (including several members of your Voices for Utah Children team!), two women currently experiencing homelessness came to present their concerns regarding child...

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

  • FY2018 Federal Budget Contains An Easter Egg for Working Families with Kids

    In March, Congress finally passed a federal budget for FY2018, and President Trump actually signed it, despite his threats. Yes, FY2018 ends in six months, which is indeed a terrible way to budget, but the point of this post is to discuss some of the...

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

  • 2018 Utah Legislative Update

    The 2018 Legislative Session is over. Voices for Utah Children worked tirelessly to advocate for Utah’s children and families, and we had some great wins and some painful losses. Nonetheless, Utah children and families are in a better place now than...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Terry Haven
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • Good Data Makes KIDS COUNT

    The 2018 Legislative Session is in full swing. A myriad of bills are moving through the process, sometimes at a snail’s pace and other times faster than advocates can keep up. But before any of the bills got drafted, sometimes before the bills were...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Terry Haven
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • Utah KIDS COUNT Data Links Publication, February 2018

    A Tale of Four Cities: A demographic Look at Ogden, Provo, St. George, and Salt Lake City. This Data Link compares four of Utahs major cities. Gathering and analyzing data is the first step in making informed policy decisions. Using data ensures that...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Terry Haven
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • Income Inequality in Utah by Dominique Hansen

    By Dominique Hansen, University of Utah Economics Department student intern Income inequality has increased in recent years. University of California Professor and former Labor Secretary Robert Reich states a disturbing fact that “the 400 richest...

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

  • ACT NOW: Community-based Home Visiting Programs in Utah Need Your Voice!

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

  • Families Affected By Congress’ Inaction on CHIP, in Their Own Words

    This past year, we have seen unprecedented threats to trusted children’s programs like CHIP and Medicaid. Congress still has not fully funded CHIP and the health coverage for 20,000 Utah children is at risk. Earlier in the year, Congress threatened to...

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

  • Child Care Providers Have Enormous Value. We Must Do Better At Valuing Them.

    Governor Herbert released his 2018 budget last week, and we at Voices for Utah Children are thrilled with the emphasis on investing in our kids through education. Clearly, our state leaders understand that education is critical to Utah’s future. We...

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

  • Tell Congress: Don't Discriminate Against Utah in Tax Reform

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