Our KidsFlash blog helps child advocates and policymakers stay up to date on the latest child well-being news around the state. In our weekly newsletter, you can find data and research on child health, early childhood, youth success, family economic prosperity and more. During the legislative session, KidsFlash also serves as a resource to help track important legislation and policies affecting Colorado's kids. Get the inside scoop on the Children's Campaign's outreach efforts – including information on important fundraising and advocacy events, as well as efforts being undertaken by the It's About Kids and Circle of Friends networks. The KidsFlash blog is your connection to the resources and information you need to make a difference in the lives of Colorado's children. Subscribe to KidsFlash today to receive our posts in the form of our weekly e-newsletter.
Children’s Campaign priority bills are moving forward! Now that the state budget or “Long Bill” for the next fiscal year is finalized, some bill gridlock at the Capitol is starting to break.
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Colorado is one of the first states to make sure important preventive health care services remain fully covered for patients despite challenges to the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
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Things sure are moving under the Gold Dome, and the Children’s Campaign is right there in the mix! This week, the House of Representatives wrapped up much of its work on the annual state budget, otherwise known as the Long Bill.
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Riley Kitts, our Sr. Director of Policy and Government Affairs, returns to The West Steps this week for a mid-session update. Riley provides an overview of where the Children’s Campaign priority bills are in their journey through the legislature.
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April 11 is the beginning of Black Maternal Health Week (BMHW). BMHW is a weeklong campaign founded and led by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance (BMMA) to build awareness, activism, and community-building to amplify the voices, perspectives, and lived experiences of Black mothers and birthing people.
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In 2021, 11.8% of children under 18 in Colorado (nearly 145,000 children) were living in poverty. Child poverty rates vary significantly across the state.
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Less than 40 days remain in the 2023 legislative session, and for the past week, our focus has shifted to the state budget.
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This week, the Colorado Children’s Campaign submitted public comments in support of the Office of Management and Budget’s Initial Proposals for Updated Race and Ethnicity Statistical Standards. The proposed updates make significant improvements to how the federal government collects data.
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Communities across the country are experiencing a significant decrease in access to reproductive health care, including family planning services, in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Join our Action Alert to support more direct funding to these services.
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