You’re Invited to Join! Explore Features in the Partnership’s Member Center
By Partnership Staff
Last year, we launched our new member center. Our goal is to create central platform for Partnership members to engage directly with each other; share state models and strategies; and...
Image courtesy of Voices for Virginia’s Children 2025 was a year that asked a lot of child advocates. Looking back at a year defined by its extraordinary challenges, I am...
The Federal Shift Is Here: What State Advocates Need to Know in 2026
By Marquita Little NuMan
The federal policy landscape has changed significantly and permanently. The passage of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR1), signed July 4, 2025, represents the most consequential restructuring...
Introducing the CORE Collective Fellowship’s Inaugural Cohort
By Y. Obenewa Amponsah
Partnership for America’s Children is proud to launch the CORE Collective Leadership Development Fellowship, a new investment in the future of child advocacy leadership. This fellowship was built in response...
Image by Steward Masweneng from Pixabay State legislatures across the nation gaveled into a tremendously challenging budget year in 2025. With federal ARPA funds and other COVID-era revenue streams exhausted,...
Image: Families at Summer Learning Day 2024, courtesy of Marion County Commission on Youth (MCCOY) One of the things that inspires me most about the network members of the Partnership...
As we continue to implement our new Strategy Roadmap, we’re excited to share early progress in expanding our organizational capacity, deepening alignment with our values, and strengthening our support for...
Quick Takes: 5 Things You Need to Know Here’s a quick roundup of key federal actions and network insights that could shape your advocacy work in the weeks ahead. ...
Update for State Child Advocates: Federal Budget Battles & Policy Shifts
By Jasmine Jones and Meredith Dodson
This federal update was created in partnership with Meredith Dodson, Senior Director of Public Policy at the Coalition on Human Needs. Key Things to Know: Recent developments on Capitol...
Analysis of 2020 Census Net Undercount of Young Hispanic Children by County
By William P. O’Hare and Susana Quiros
This blog is cross-posted from Count All Kids. Download the report here. This paper is the first to investigate how the coverage of young Hispanic children in the 2020 Census...
