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Action for Children North Carolina's 2012 Legislative Agenda for Children |
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New Polling Data show hunger is an overwhelming concern and overwhelming support for the food stamp program (SNAP) by voters, regardless of political party. |
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Join Action for Children N.C. in making certain Children are a part of the 2012 national discussion! |
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Action Alert ~ Urge Your Member of Congress on the Committee to Support ACE! |
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Action Alert ~ Call the White House Today to keep Juvenile Justice Funding |
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THE PRESIDENT’S BUDGET WILL BE FINALIZED IN THREE WEEKS. Contact the White House this week to help children! |
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Action Alert ~ Call the White House Today to keep Juvenile Justice Funding |
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Action Alert: Take Action: Urge Your House Member to Sign Letter to House Ag Committee Protecting SNAP and Other Nutrition Programs (12.6.2011) |
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Action Alert: Join Us to Preserve Unemployment Insurance Benefits (12.08.2011) |
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Action Alert: Stop Disastrous Cuts to Medicaid in North Carolina! (12.05.2011) |
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Action Alert: Together, We Can Assure That All Children Are Equal (12.05.2011) |
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Action Alert: Take Action: Urge Your House Member to Sign Letter to House Ag Committee Protecting SNAP and Other Nutrition Programs (12.02.2011) |
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Action Alert: Join Us to Preserve Unemployment Insurance Benefits (11.28.2011) |
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Action Alert: Our Heartfelt Thanks (11.22.2011) |
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Action Alert: Fight Cuts to the Assets for Independence Program (11.09.2011) |
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Action Alert: Tell Congress No to Medicaid and Social Security Cuts! (11.01.2011) |
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Take a look at our new video! |
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Action Alert: Sign Petition to Tell Congress to Invest in Early Childhood (10.18.11) |
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Event: Communities In Schools Mentoring Summit ~ Raleigh, October 25 (10.17.11) |
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Action Alert: Tell Congress to Protect Children in the Justice System (10.13.11) |
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Event: Free Financial Literacy Seminar ~ Raleigh, October 29 (10.11.11) |
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New Publication ~ Corporal Punishment in the Public Schools: A Practice on the Decline (9.29.11) |
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Action Alert: U.S. Senate Threatens to Eliminate Funding for Youth Violence Prevention - Contact Senators Burr and Hagan Today! (9.23.11) |
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Event: Public Meeting against Budget Cuts to Medicaid, Social Security ~ Durham, Oct. 1 |
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Action Alert: Sign Petition to Protect Food Aid for Children! (9.14.11) |
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Action Alert: Tell Congress ~ Deficit Deal Should Protect Medicaid and Encourage Asset-Building (8.24.11) |
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More at Four Update: Governor Issues Executive Order to Ensure Access for all At-Risk Four-year-olds (8.10.11) |
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2011 KIDS COUNT Data Book |
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Action Alert: Public Hearing on Medicaid Cuts: Tomorrow, August 5, in Raleigh (8.4.11) |
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Take Action for Children ~ Order your bumper magnet today! |
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New Report: North Carolina Children in the Recession (7.29.11) |
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Action Alert: Contact Congress to Oppose Cuts to Children's Programs (7.13.11) |
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New Report and Take Action! Medicaid Improves Health Outcomes ~ Tell Congress to Oppose Cuts! (7.12.11) |
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Action Alert: Contact U.S. Senate on Budget Cuts to Children's Programs ~ Medicaid, Nutrition and More (7.5.11) |
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Event: Public Meetings on Redistricting to be Held across the State ~ Tomorrow, June 23 |
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NC Child Advocate: End of Session Wrap-Up & Final Bill Lists - What Passed? (6.21.11) |
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End of Session Update: Action for Children Finds Success in a Difficult Legislative Session (6/20/11) |
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NC Child Advocate: Governor Budget Veto Overridden; Key Bills Pass (6.17.11) |
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Action Alert: Governor Vetoes Budget; Tell House to Vote Against Veto Override (6.13.11) |
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NC Child Advocate: Budget Veto (and Override) Expected (6.10.11) |
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Action Alert: Call Legislators on Budget & MomsRising Takes Taking their (Lemonade) Stand on the Road! (6.6.11) |
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NC Child Advocate: Final Votes on Budget Today and Tomorrow (6.3.11) |
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Action Alert: Call Congress on Federal Juvenile Justice Reform (11.29.10) |
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Action Alert: Call Congress to Protect Early Childhood Programs (11.16.10) |
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Action Alert: Raise the Age Press Conference - Come Out and Show Support! (6.2.11) |
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NC Child Advocate: Comparison of House vs. Governor Budgets (4.15.11) |
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Action Alert: Time to ACT on Raise the Age! (5.27.11) |
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NC Child Advocate: Budget Compromise Reached (5.31.11) |
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NC Child Advocate: Senate Budget Released ~ More Cuts to Children's Programs |
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NC Child Advocate: Senate Budget Coming Soon (5.20.11) |
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NC Child Advocate: Senate Budget Targets Released (5.13.11) |
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Action Alert: Speak OUT on House Budget's Drastic Cuts! (5.3.11) |
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NC Children Need Us and Action for Children Needs You! |
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NC Child Advocate: Final House Budget Analysis - Children's Programs Slashed (4.29.11) |
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Mid-Week Update: New Version of House Budget Released (4.27.11) |
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Event: Press Conference on Strengthening Social Security, Protecting Medicaid (4.26.11) |
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Today's conference call CANCELLED. Please join us next week at 11 a.m. |
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Budget Update: House Draft Budget Makes Deep Cuts to Children's Programs (4/13/11) |
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NC Child Advocate: Raise the Age and Corporal Punishment Bills Filed (4.8.11) |
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Did You Know? April is Financial Literacy Month! |
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NC Child Advocate: Draft Budgets and Raise the Age Bill Expected Next Week (4.1.11) |
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NC Child Advocate: Protect Children in the Budget Process by Signing Petition and Sending to your Networks (03.25.11) |
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NC Child Advocate: Budget Cut Conversations Beginning at GA (03.18.11) |
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NC Child Advocate: Children's Advocacy Day Next Tuesday, March 15 (03.11.11) |
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Event: Reception to Honor Jean Irvin for her Leadership in Child Advocacy - April 14, 2011 |
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Sign Petition to Urge Your Legislators to Put Children First in the Budget |
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Action Alert: Tell U.S. Senate - Vote NO on Extreme Cuts to Children's Programs (3/7/11) |
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NC Child Advocate: Children's Advocacy Day in Less Than 2 Weeks (3/4/11) |
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NC Child Advocate: Legislative Budget Targets + EITC Threatened (2/25/11) |
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Action Alert: Email Legislators TODAY to Support Children's Programs |
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NC Child Advocate: Governor's Budget Analysis |
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NC Child Advocate: Revised Revenue Estimate + Children's Advocacy Day March 15 (2.11.11) |
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Event: Juvenile Justice Forum in Wilson, February 19 |
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Raise the Age for Public Safety: New Public Service Announcement |
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Cydney's Story: New Public Service Announcement for Raise the Age |
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Event: Juvenile Justice Forum in Fayetteville, February 11 |
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NC Child Advocate: Budget Timeline + Child Advocacy Day Planned |
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NC Child Advocate Conference Calls: Fridays at 11 a.m. |
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NC Child Advocate: 2011 Session Opens and Actions YOU Can Take Today (1/28/11) |
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Raise the Age Update (12.10.10) |
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Policy Update: Governor Proposes Consolidation of Juvenile Justice into Corrections, Crime Control (12.10.10) |
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Help Action for Children ban hitting children in school (12.9.10) |
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Act for Children! We need your help (12.2.2010) |
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Tell Congress to Feed Hungry Children, (12.01.2010) |
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Join Legislators in Rocky Mount to Advocate for Raising the Age, (11.30.2010) |
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Call the White House TODAY to Support Early Childhood Funding, (11.30.2010) |
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Quick Answers to Your Family's Questions about the New Health Reform Law, (11.23.2010) |
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Resource: Talking Turkey About Health Reform |
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Act for Children This Holiday Season |
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Join the N.C. Assets Alliance in Kannapolis for a regional forum on family economic security (11.23.2010) |
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Action for Children 2011 Legislative Agenda (11.18.2010) |
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School Suspension Summit Infographic |
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Call Congress Today or Tomorrow: Reauthorize Child Nutrition! (11.15.2010) |
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Daylong "summit" examines NC school suspensions, AP (11/12/2010) |
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TAKE FIVE: Five Actions YOU Can Take to Feed Hungry Children (11.09.2010) |
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Watch and Share: Video on Child Nutrition Act Reauthorization |
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Join NC Justice Center and United Way of NC for Legislative Briefings before the 2011 Session (11.04.2010) |
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Vote for Children-Today! (10.02.2010) |
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Vote for Children! |
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16th Annual Child Health Report Card Released, (10.27.2010) |
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October Forums on Raise the Age to be Held Across the State, (10.14.2010) |
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Safe Schools, Fair Schools: A Community Dialogue about School Suspensions in North Carolina (10/07/2010) |
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Bring the kids and Step Up on Sunday, Oct 10 (10.05.2010) |
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Step Up and Act for Children event highlights the needs of North Carolina's children and calls on lawmakers to invest in children: Children, parents, advocates, faith community will be in attendance(09.30.2010) |
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THANKS to all who STEPPED UP! |
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Tell Congress: Move Juvenile Justice Reauthorization Bill Before Recess on October 8! |
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Tell U.S. Senate: Vote in Support of the DREAM Act Next Week! (09/16/2010) |
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Tell Senate: Don't Cut Billions in Preventive Health Care Funding! (09/13/2010) |
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Safe Schools, Fair Schools: A Community Dialogue about School Suspensions in North Carolina |
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Come join us for Step Up and Act for Children on 10/10/10 |
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Meet with U.S. Reps. Butterfield and Myrick on Toxic Chemicals Safety Act (8/25/10) |
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Disability NC Listening Sessions Near You (08/19/10) |
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Latino Children in N.C.: Promising Practices (08/12/2010) |
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Action Alert: Call U.S. House to save N.C. budget - Medicaid money on the line (8/5/10) |
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Materials from Forum on Latino Children (8/5/10) |
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NC Child Advocate: Study Bill (7/12/10) |
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NC Child Advocate: 2010 Session Wrap-Up (7/12/10) |
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Action Alert: Call Congress TODAY for Juvenile Justice Reform (7/7/10) |
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Action Alert: National Call-in Day for Juvenile Justice - Tomorrow, July 7 (7/6/10) |
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NC Child Advocate: Final Budget and Corporal Punishment Ban Pass (7/2/10) |
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Reminder: Conference Call Tomorrow at 11 - Final Budget Update |
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Action Alert: Call N.C. House to Protect Homes! (6/29/10) |
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N.C. Child Advocate Mid-Week Update: Conference Budget Released (6/28/10) |
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Action for Children North Carolina's public service announcement |
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NC Child Advocate: Budget likely out next week (6/25/10) |
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Reminder: Conference Call Tomorrow at 11 - Budget update and bills |
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N.C. Child Advocate: Budget process moves forward (6/18/10) |
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New Report from Action for Children: Place Matters for Children's Health (6/15/10) |
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N.C. Child Advocate: Conferees + Children's Lifetime Legacy Award (6/11/10) |
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Update: No Conference Call Tomorrow (6/10/10) |
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Reminder: Healthy Children Advocacy Day (6/8/10) |
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N.C. Child Advocate: Final House Budget (6/4/10) |
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You're Invited! 2010 N.C. Children's Lifetime Legacy Award - June 18 |
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Action Alert: Healthy Children Advocacy Day next Wednesday, June 9 (6/3/10) |
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Action Alert: Call U.S. Congress to Save N.C. State Budget! (6/2/10) |
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Fifth Annual Children's Lifetime Legacy Award Luncheon - June 18 |
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N.C. Child Advocate: House Draft Budget + Children's Lifetime Legacy Award (5/28/10) |
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Action Alert: Healthy Children Advocacy Day Back to June 9 (5/26/10) |
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N.C. Child Advocate: Senate Budgets + Key Bills + Healthy Children Advocacy Day (5/21/10) |
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Action Alert: Call Congress to Save Teachers' Jobs (5/17/10) |
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N.C. Child Advocate: Senate Draft Budget + Bills + Upcoming Advocacy Day (5/14/10) |
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Action Alert: One Click - Vote to Raise the Age! (5/12/10) |
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New Publication ~ The 529 College Savings Plan (5/11/10) |
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Action Alert: Organizations - Sign On to Extend Key Tax Credits (5/4/10) |
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Event: Raise the Age Information Sessions - May 4, 5 (5/3/10) |
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N.C. Child Advocate: Governor's Budget + Obesity Recommendations + Approps Schedule (4/23/10) |
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N.C. Child Advocate: Governor's Budget Main Cuts to Child-Serving Agencies (4/20/10) |
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N.C. Child Advocate: Governor's Budget Released (4/20/10) |
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N.C. Child Advocate: Budget Committees Meeting; Early Care Consolidation Recommendations (4/16/10) |
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Register Now! 5th Annual Children's Lifetime Legacy Award - June 18 |
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Governor's Budget + Obesity Recommendations + Appropriations Schedule (4/23/10) |
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Governor's Budget: Detail on Child-Serving Agencies |
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Governor's Budget Released (4/20/10) |
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You Did It! (3/22/10) |
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Health Reform Vote on Sunday: Call the House (3/19/10) |
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Event: Jump$tart Policy Luncheon (3/17/10) |
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Health Reform Countdown: Email the Blue Dogs (3/15/10) |
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Health Reform Rally Tomorrow in Raleigh (3/10/10) |
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Get Counted - Census 2010 (3/8/10) |
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New Publication: Children in Immigrant Families (3/8/10) |
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Event: Regional asset building forum in Asheville (3/1/10) |
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Tell the U.S. House and the N.C. General Assembly to pass juvenile justice reform (3/1/10) |
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N.C. children still need health reform - Call the House again! (1/26/10) |
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Call for health reform: tollfree (1/19/10) |
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Event: Regional asset building forum in Fayetteville (2/20/10) |
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Event: Regional asset building forum in Winston Salem (2/5/10) |
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Make a phone call for health reform: The time is NOW! (1/15/10) |
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Sign petition to keep children out of adult correctional system |