Voices for Alaska’s Children and Youth

GREAT NEWS!

A new list-serve on Adolescent Health and Youth Development was launched by the Divisions of Public Health and Behavioral Health. It will serve as a way to share ideas, resources, best practices, information, funding and educational opportunities regarding AH/YD in Alaska.

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By Christina A. Samuels

Advocates for early-childhood education are taking President Obama at his word that the billions of dollars for programs like Head Start included in the recent economic-stimulus package are merely a “down payment” on future expansion.

So, while other education officials are weighing the risks of starting new programs with federal money that may dry up in two years, early-childhood programs are ramping up for expansion after years of being underfunded, their supporters say. Read the rest of this entry »

Voices for Alaska’s Children and Youth
Voices for Alaska’s Children and Youth is a statewide coalition comprised of organizations representing early care and education, health care, youth development, hunger, poverty, advocacy, child abuse and neglect, business, faith-based and non-profit agencies.

Voices Mission
Voices for Alaska’s Children and Youth creates awareness of and advocates for effective public policy on behalf of Alaska’s children, youth, and their families. Read the rest of this entry »