Champions for Children are state lawmakers recognized by the Children’s Alliance for their outstanding service on behalf of children.
To be honored as a Champion for Children, a state lawmaker must provide significant leadership in protecting or advancing state policies or investments that improve the well-being of children in Washington.
On Dec. 2, 2011, Children's Alliance gathered hundreds across the state on Capitol steps to issue a statement to lawmakers signed by Washington's kids.
Read our Proclamation by the Children of Washington State: For Us, By Us, For Our Future.
The state legislature reduced funding for State Food Assistance (SFA) by half for the current biennium. A court order is in place prohibiting the benefit reduction, however, pending the outcome of an equal protection and due process lawsuit on behalf of SFA recipients. Gov. Christine Gregoire has again proposed to eliminate the program.
Download The Facts about State Food Assistance to learn more.
Nuestro Agenda Legislativa para la sesion especial en Olympia este diciembre incluye lo siguiendo:
The 2011 legislative session had far-reaching consequences for the public systems and services we all rely on. Lawmakers made decisions that dimmed the prospect of a brighter future for our children. Yet thanks to smart and persistent advocacy by the Children’s Alliance and our partners, some vital services for kids were protected.
Together with families and allies across the state, we preserved health care, child care and anti-hunger programs that continue to make a difference in the well being of Washington’s children.
To learn more about our work this session, watch this short slideshow on what we accomplished:
More than 50 organizations from around the state joined the Children’s Alliance in opposing potential cuts to health coverage for kids. Read the letter here.
The Children’s Alliance released the following statement today in response to Senate Bill 5929, which will limit enrollment in the state’s popular, successful, cost-effective health coverage program, Apple Health for Kids. Read it here. Read our statement here.
The Children’s Alliance released the following statement today in response to Senate Bill 5929, which will limit enrollment in the state’s popular, successful, cost-effective health coverage program, Apple Health for Kids. Read it here. Read our statement here.
One out of three kids in Snohomish County gets health care thanks to Apple Health for Kids. Read our fact sheet.
New estimates from the Children’s Alliance reveal that Washington state is in line to receive $80 million in federal Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) Performance Bonus funds in the next two years. Congress has appropriated funds for these bonuses through 2013. Read more about it here.
Today the Department of Social and Health Services stops the payment of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) to more than 5,000 families raising approximately 10,000 children across the state.
“Today is a sad day for the state of Washington,” says Children’s Alliance Deputy Director Jon Gould. “The recession has already pushed 40,000 of Washington’s children into poverty. Now, one of the public structures that helps families survive hard times is being dismantled when it is needed most.”
Covering all kids made sense in good times; it makes even more sense in hard times. Apple Health for Kids — Washington’s children’s health insurance program — is a proven success and a lifeline to struggling families during this Great Recession. Read our fact sheet on Apple Health for Kids.
HB 1310 would create a new, licensed mid-level dental provider to help improve access for low-income, uninsured, and disadvantaged Washingtonians who have untreated oral health needs. Our fact sheet counters some common myths and misperceptions about dental therapists. Download a copy.
Washington state faces a critical lack of access to oral health care. House Bill 1310 offers the opportunity to bring quality, affordable dental care to those most in need. Here's how.
A day after our state's health coverage program, Apple Health for Kids,
was awarded $17.6 million in federal money, deputy director Jon Gould
spoke on KOMO Newsradio on Apple Health's progress in covering all kids.
Apple Health for Kids es un seguro médico integral para los niños del Estado de Washington.
Los tiempos económicos difíciles están impactando los presupuestos familiares y también el presupuesto estatal. La gobernadora y los legisladores de nuestro estado tienen el trabajo de equilibrar el presupuesto estatal.
La gobernadora ha propuesto un recorte para Apple Health for Kids lo que significaría que quitaría la cobertura a 27,000 niños y los dejaría sin acceso a tener un seguro médico accesible.
Mantengamonos fuertes para los niños! Nuestra agenda legislativa de 2011 describe las prioridades legislativas de la Alianze para los Ninos en la sesion legislative de 2011. Incluya protegiendo programas que apoyan todas las families, y especialmente las familias inmigrantes.
¿Qué es el programa de Asistencia Nutricional del Estado de Washington (Washington State Food Assistance Program)?
The State Food Assistance (SFA) program helps put food on the table for nearly 15,000 Washington kids.
SFA mirrors the rules and benefits of the federal food stamp program (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP); with the exception that SFA covers documented immigrants who are barred from the federal program. State Food Assistance Benefits average about $114 per month.