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Voices for Virginia's Children

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📣 We champion public policies and legislation that achieve positive and equitable outcomes for young people. 📩 Stay informed: https://vakids.org/get-involved/email-signup 📍Virginia-focused. Nonpartisan. Equity-driven. 🔗 vakids.org

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Annie E. Casey Foundation@annieecaseyfdn.bsky.social · 12mo ago

“A child's brain is extraordinarily plastic or malleable. One of the important things about child development is that what happens at 6 months is not predictive of what happens at 24 months and it's not predictive of what happens at 5 years.”

Are 'COVID kindergartners' ready for school?

More than 3.6 million children born in 2020 amid the COVID-19 global pandemic are walking into elementary schools across the country this fall.

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TCI@tcifiscal.bsky.social · last yr.

"This disastrous bill would mean that hundreds of thousands of Virginians lose access to health care & food for their families...many more will see their health costs go up," said TCI's @ashckenneth.bsky.social As it moves to the Senate and back, we urge people to contact their Congressmembers.

Statement: U.S. House of Representatives Passes Bill to Take Away Food, Health Care from Hundreds of Thousands of Virginians - The Commonwealth Institute

U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to take away food and health care. The bill now heads to the U.S. Senate, which has an opportunity to rework the bill in its entirety.

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Annie E. Casey Foundation@annieecaseyfdn.bsky.social · last yr.

Living through an extreme weather event, like a flood or other catastrophe, can increase the risk and severity of maternal health challenges including postpartum depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. dailyyonder.com/climate-disa...

Climate Disasters Inflict Outsized Harm on Pregnant and Young Families | The Daily Yonder

This story was produced through a collaboration between Daily Yonder and Climate Central. Climate Central scientist Daniel Gilford contributed data

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TCI@tcifiscal.bsky.social · last yr.

The House GOP plan would exclude an estimated 87,000 U.S. citizen & lawfully residing children in Virginia from the #ChildTaxCredit by requiring both parents (if married) to have an SSN for their child to get the CTC. Taking funds from kids is not okay.

New Estimates of the Number of United States Citizen and Legal Permanent Resident Children Who May Lose Eligibility for the Child Tax Credit - The Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS)

This fact sheet provides new estimates of the number of American citizen and legal permanent resident children who could lose eligibility for the federal Child Tax Credit if proposals currently consid...

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