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Utah’s Gender OpportunityIn January 2015, Voices for Utah Children released Utah's Gender Opportunity: An examination of the difference...
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The Earned Income Tax Credit is a federal tax credit for low- and moderate income families that encourages and rewards work. The credit...
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Why a “Children’s Budget”?Children, it is often said, are Utah’s most precious resource. They represent the workforce, consumers, and leaders of...
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For 30 years, Voices for Utah Children has been working on issues facing children in the areas of juvenile justice, child welfare, economic...
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A new report by Notalys, LLC, compares two options for expanding health care coverage to close the insurance gap for an estimated 66,000 Utahns who...
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A joint report by the Georgetown Center for Children and Families and Voices for Utah Children finds that: In Utah, uninsured parents...
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HJR7 is a resolution under consideration by the Utah Legislature that would call for a federal Constitutional Convention to consider a balanced...
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Evaluating the performance of Utah’s economy from the perspective of Utah’s families and children is a matter of examining both the quantity and...
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Utah has Highest Uninsured Rate for Hispanic Children in the NationEvery child in Utah should have a chance to succeed. When it comes to setting up...
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Pre-term and low birthweight infants face significant risks for medical and developmental disabilities which are expensive to government and...
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Nurse Family Partnership (NFP) is a voluntary evidenced-based community health program that provides ongoing home visits (from pregnancy through...
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The consumer representatives to the National Association of Insurance Commissioner released a report on state approaches to...
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Healthy and financially secure families are critical in helping end the cycle of intergenerational poverty. However, low-income families struggle...
