PARTNERSHIP FOR AMERICA’S CHILDREN
2025 Annual Impact
Report
Welcome
A word from our Executive Director, Marquita Little NuMan
"As you read through this report, I hope you see what I see:
a network that is resilient, strategic, and full of hope."
Our Members’ Impact in 2025
Click the dots on the map below to display success stories from our members across the country.
Our Network includes:
Members
0
States
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West:
9 states
11 members
9 states
11 members
Midwest:
8 states
9 members
8 states
9 members
Northeast
7 states
12 members
7 states
12 members
South
15 states
16 members
15 states
16 members
Photo caption: Arkansas Advocates for Children & Families ‘Friends of Children’ annual luncheon. Pictured: Honoree Dr. Sheldon Riklon, family, and colleagues.
The Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies Act was enacted in 2025. It includes provisions that AACF has fought for years to pass, including presumptive Medicaid eligibility for pregnant people, coverage for remotely-provided care such as ultrasounds and blood pressure monitoring, Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for doulas, and unbundling global payments for prenatal care. These changes allow pregnant women to receive care sooner, have ongoing care throughout pregnancy, and access care even when living in maternal health deserts.
The Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies Act was enacted in 2025. It includes provisions that AACF has fought for years to pass, including presumptive Medicaid eligibility for pregnant people, coverage for remotely-provided care such as ultrasounds and blood pressure monitoring, Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for doulas, and unbundling global payments for prenatal care. These changes allow pregnant women to receive care sooner, have ongoing care throughout pregnancy, and access care even when living in maternal health deserts.
Photo caption: Speak up for Kids Day 2025 at the Colorado State Capitol
Thanks to persistent advocacy, Colorado will begin using a new formula to fund public schools that prioritizes students from low-income families, English learners, students with disabilities, and rural communities. This shift will help target resources to where they are needed most. The Colorado Children’s Campaign highlights this big win, and many others, in their 2025 legislative summary.
Photo caption: CT Voices for Children celebrated their 30th anniversary in 2025
Thanks to long-term advocacy from Connecticut Voices for Children and partners, the state of Connecticut invested $300 million in 2025 in a new trust fund for early childhood education.
Photo caption: HCAN ‘Ohana Leadership Council Member Kristi receiving the SPIN Hawai’i Parent of the Year Award at the 39th Annual SPIN Conference.
The Executive Office on Early Learning, in partnership with Hawaiʻi Children’s Action Network, has announced the rollout of First 5 Hawaiʻi, a statewide online platform where families with children ages 0-5 can find and connect with essential programs and services.
Photo caption: Maine Children’s Alliance advocating for Maine’s new Paid Family and Medical Leave program
The Paid Family and Medical Leave program (PFML) emerged from the 2025 legislative session unscathed, despite significant efforts to weaken it. MCA was honored to join friends at the Paid Family & Medical Leave Coalition in leading the charge to defend this essential program for Maine’s working families. Mainers can officially take paid family and medical leave starting in 2026!
Photo caption: Children’s Advocacy Alliance Deputy Director Tara Raines discusses the Kids Count Data book and the challenges Nevada families face for their children’ s well-being.
The Children’s Advocacy Alliance successfully advocated for SB 284. The legislation protects foster youth’s Social Security and federal benefits so that the funds support youth stability, not system costs.
Photo caption: Schuyler Center for Analysis & Advocacy taking part in the New York Can End Child Poverty coalition day of action.
After many years of advocacy by SCAANY and allies, the amount of the state’s child tax credit was increased, and the phase-in was eliminated, making the full credit available to the lowest income families. Over a million children will benefit from this expansion.
Photo caption: The Children’s Agenda’s Very Invested Parents (VIP)
Dinner 2025
Dinner 2025
The Children’s Agenda and allies successfully advocated for a $400 million increase in state funding for the state’s Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP).
Photo caption: The Westchester Children’s Association team at their annual Advocacy Breakfast 2025
WCA released the Poverty Pulse Dashboard, designed to centralize key data indicators across multiple nonprofit sectors. Developed in partnership with five frontline organizations, the dashboard provides a real-time snapshot of poverty and unmet needs across Westchester County. Data is updated quarterly to track trends, inform advocacy, and support data-driven solutions for children and families.
Photo caption: Ohio Children’s Alliance President-Elect Vickie Thompson-Sandy and CEO Mark Mecum testifying on the state budget at the Ohio House Children and Human Services Committee.
Thanks to OCA’s advocacy, the state budget passed without any cuts to OhioRISE – a program offered through the Ohio Department of Medicaid to provide specialized managed care and care coordination to children with complex, multisystem behavioral health needs. Despite only being in operation for three years, OhioRISE has produced strong outcomes for youth: shorter stays in residential treatment, more engagement with community services, and more families receiving necessary treatment without relinquishing custody to children’s services.
Photo caption: Our Children Oregon urging Oregon legislators to ensure that children and families have access to food assistance, regardless of immigration status.
Our Children Oregon and allies successfully advocated for SB 692 (the Momnibus package). Among other provisions, the legislation increases access to doulas in Oregon, who are shown to improve maternal and infant health outcomes.
Photo caption: Children’s Trust of SC and partners celebrate Child Abuse Prevention Month at the South Carolina State House.
Children’s Trust and others formed a coalition to pass free school meals for all children and to ban school meal debt shaming, which was a pervasive problem in South Carolina. During the 2025 legislative session, the coalition passed a bill into law that bans meal debt shaming, and the coalition is gearing up to continue efforts on free school meals next year.
Photo caption: Voices for Vermont’s Children intern Carly Trider (UVM ’25) urges legislators to move forward with implementing the Raise the Age law passed in 2018.
Voices supported the passage of a bill that improves Vermont’s unpaid family and medical leave protections. The legislation builds on existing job-protected leave law by expanding the definition of family to make it more inclusive of LGBTQ+ families. It also adds bereavement leave, safe leave, and military exigency leave as new protected categories
Photo caption: Voices for Virginia’s Children Amplify Awards 2025
During the 2025 legislative session, Voices for Virginia’s Children supported Momnibus legislation that will improve access to maternal health care through Medicaid, as well as other programs that help to grow and diversify the perinatal workforce, increase access to quality perinatal care, and build a more robust infrastructure. The state budget included over $5 million in investments in maternal health, as well as critical legislation expanding Medicaid coverage for doula services, and allowing midwives to practice to the full scope of their training.
Network Characteristics
Affiliations
Budget Size
Other Characteristics
Being part of this national network has been invaluable for connecting with child advocacy leaders across the country. Just as importantly, the Partnership provides a built-in accountability structure and support system. Knowing we're part of a larger movement with colleagues facing similar challenges keeps us motivated and grounded in our shared mission.
Elisa Cafferata
Executive Director, Children’s Advocacy Alliance (Nevada)
Our Core Pillars
Featured Stories
A look at how the Partnership engaged, empowered, and invested in child advocates in 2025.
Our Team
The Partnership for America’s Children is mindfully building a dynamic Board of Directors that reflects the diversity of child advocates around the nation.
Meet our dedicated staff &
Board of Directors
Read about Leadership Transitions &
Team Growth in 2025
Staff & Board Demographics
This is self-reported data based on how each individual personally identifies.
Racial Identity
Gender Identity
2025 Financial Reports
Since 2014, the Partnership has provided $15 million in grants to state & local child advocacy organizations.
2025 Income & Expense Statement (unaudited)
Income: $3,177,387
Donations and other = >1%
Expenses: $2,180,159
Thank You
With a special thank you to our funders for supporting our organization and the work of all our partners:
