About Us 

When we come together to face the biggest challenges for children and their families, we create more and longer-lasting change. We can spend generations getting there one child at a time or, by putting state policy on the side of North Carolina’s children, we can get there much sooner.

Action for Children is a statewide, independent, non-partisan, non-profit child advocacy organization, dedicated to educating and engaging all people across the state to ensure that our children are healthy, safe, well-educated and have every opportunity for success. We provide:

• Applied Research & Data:  Action for Children continuously analyzes the current data and research on child well-being and presents it in user-friendly format for policymakers, advocates and the general public.
• Communications & Media Advocacy:  Action for Children works with the media to educate North Carolinians about how children in our state are faring and how we can improve their lives.
• Outreach:  Action for Children provides technical assistance to communities statewide on how to use data and research to improve conditions for children and young people.
• Convening/Facilitating:  Action for Children brings together partner organizations to pool knowledge and coordinate public policy approaches.
• Education:  Action for Children informs law makers and community advocates of public policies and programs that benefit children and young people.
• Organizing:  Action for Children stimulates local and state-level action by serving as a catalyst and source of information.
• Technology:  Action for Children uses the latest technology to keep lawmakers, community advocates and the general public fully up-to-date on issues affecting children.

Today, thanks in part to Action for Children North Carolina’s leadership:

• More of our children have health insurance than at any other time in our state’s history.
• More parents can work full-time to support their families, knowing their children are in dependable child care.
• More of our disadvantaged young people are receiving the community-based services they need to flourish.
• More of our teenagers are safe on the roads, thanks to graduated drivers’ license and cell phone laws.

Wins for children like these do not happen by accident.

They result from advocacy — when skilled professionals backed by caring individuals show policymakers that policy can and should act to keep children safe and set the stage for success in life.  Advocacy means publishing research, working with media, and providing data and evidence to keep children’s issues on the radar screen of the state’s policymakers.

By pooling our resources to adopt state policy on the side of North Carolina’s children, we can make a bigger difference for children as a group. Rather than working one child at a time, our advocacy improves conditions for ALL children.

Action for Children North Carolina depends upon the support of foundations, corporations and individuals to make our work possible. Please consider making a donation. If you have questions or need more information, please contact Barb Bradley at 919-834-6623 extension 224 or barb@ncchild.org.