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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...
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- Written by: Terry Haven
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This holiday season, give a gift that gives back. Honor someone special by giving a gift to Voices for Utah Children in their...
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- Written by: Sara Gunderson
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Donate toIf 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...
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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...
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The Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) is the primary source of federal funding to help increase the health, safety, and quality of...
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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...
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New local data for each county in Utah are now available at the Voices for Utah Children website. Each county-level profile includes child...
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This op-ed by Voices for Utah Children State Priorities Partnership Director Matthew Weinstein originally appeared in the Salt Lake Tribune on...
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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...
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This new 3-minute video, featuring Lincoln Nehring, President and CEO of Voices for Utah Children and policy experts at the Georgetown Center for...
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Recent Census data show that Utah has made some improvements when it comes to reducing child poverty, but Utah Hispanic or Latino children are...
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A new report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities finds that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) spends just...
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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...
