Voices for Utah Children Articles

  • What We Like about Governor Herbert's New Budget Recommendations

    Yesterday, Governor Herbert released his annual state budget recommendations. The staff of Voices for Utah children found several reasons to be encouraged by his proposals. We support the Governor and his team for their commitment to social services,...

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

  • New Study Shows How ACA Repeal Would Impact Utah

    A new study from the Urban Institute shows the alarming impact of a partial repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on children and families. As we recently reported, Utah’s uninsured rates dropped in recent years, due to the provisions of the ACA. But...

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

  • A Perfect Gift for Someone who Cares about Kids

    This holiday season, give a gift that gives back. Honor someone special by giving a gift to Voices for Utah Children in their honor. The cards say: "A holiday donation has been given in your name to Voices for Utah Children. This gift ensures that we...

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

  • Help us raise our voices for Utah children. #GivingTuesday

    Donate to If you were given three wishes for the children in your life, what would they be? A healthy life. A good education. To never want for the necessities. The chance to experience a family of their own. Shouldn’t we want that for all children in...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Sara Gunderson
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • Let’s Keep Moving Forward: The ACA’s Impact on Children’s Health Coverage

    Over the next few months, we’ll hear a lot about health coverage. Terms like insurance mandates, marketplace, risk pools—among others—will be used frequently. We’ll continue to update Speaking of Kids’ readers on what this means for children and...

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

  • Tell Congress to Support the Child Care and Development Block Grant

    The Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) is the primary source of federal funding to help increase the health, safety, and quality of child care and make child care assistance a more stable support for families. Quality child care enables...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Sara Gunderson
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • Voices for Utah Children Condemns Bullying in Utah Schools

    At Voices for Utah Children, we firmly believe in and support the innate right of all people to live their lives free of harassment, intimidation, and fear. People of all races, ethnic backgrounds, religions, nationalities and sexual orientation help...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Sara Gunderson
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • How are kids doing in my county?

    New local data for each county in Utah are now available at the Voices for Utah Children website. Each county-level profile includes child demographics and measures of child-wellbeing related to education, health and economics. Here are just some of...

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

  • Utah Education Is Falling Behind Nation and We Must Commit More Dollars

    This op-ed by Voices for Utah Children State Priorities Partnership Director Matthew Weinstein originally appeared in the Salt Lake Tribune on October 29, 2016. This month saw the publication of new state and federal data on high school graduation...

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

  • Utah above average – and below average – in new national high school graduation data

    This week saw the publication of new state and federal data on high school graduation rates for the school year than ended in June 2015. “Utah high school graduation rate above average: 84.8 percent” crowed the headline of the AP coverage carried in...

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

  • New Video: The Utah Health Coverage Gap

    This new 3-minute video, featuring Lincoln Nehring, President and CEO of Voices for Utah Children and policy experts at the Georgetown Center for Children and Families, describes the plight of Utah families in the healthcare coverage gap. In Utah, a...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Sara Gunderson
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • Census Data: Racial and Ethnic Disparities Persist, Despite Some Progress

    Recent Census data show that Utah has made some improvements when it comes to reducing child poverty, but Utah Hispanic or Latino children are still disproportionately experiencing poverty, compared to their White peers. Looking at the overall poverty...

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

  • New Report Finds that #SNAPworks for Kids

    A new report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities finds that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) spends just $1.35 on average per person per meal for households with children, yet lifts millions of families and their children...

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

  • Using Data to Make a Difference

    In the work that we do, it is imperative that we use data to inform our decisions and help children and their families access the resources they need. But with so many different tools and resources, it can be hard to find trusted information. That’s...

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

  • Utah Spends Less Now per Pupil on K-12 Education than in 2008

    Most states, including Utah, provide less per-pupil funding for K-12 education now than they did before the 2008-2009 recession, according to a report titled, “Most States Have Cut School Funding, and Some Continue Cutting” by the Center on Budget and...

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

  • How the EITC is Helping Utah Families Succeed

    The Secret of Utah’s Success The secret of Utah’s success has long been our strong, hardworking families. For many of these families, the secret of their success has been the financial boost they get when they file their taxes, thanks to the Earned...

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

  • The Race for 49th Place

    Utah has been the state with the lowest per-pupil spending on K-12 education since 1988, but in 2015, when Voices for Utah Children released the Utah Children’s Budget Report, we found reason to hope. “The gap between Utah and Idaho has been closing...

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

  • It's Suicide Prevention Week

    For more details about the youth suicide problem in Utah and possible policy solutions, see Teen Suicide Rates in Utah. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline offers these suggestions for individuals to help prevent suicide among their own family and...

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

  • Greater Salt Lake City Equity Profile: A Closer Look at Racial & Ethnic Disparities

    What does it mean to live in an equitable place? States and regions are considered equitable when all residents—regardless of their race, ethnicity, nativity, neighborhood of residence, or other characteristics—are fully able to participate in their...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Sara Gunderson
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • September is Attendance Awareness Month! #SchoolEveryDay

    "The reality is an absence is an absence, excused or not, and that child is not in that classroom benefiting from the instruction on that day. We have to work in our community, with our schools and our families to build a culture of attendance," said...

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