Fast Fact – Dec. 9, 2022
In 2021, 28.5% of Colorado’s youngest children (more than 90,000 children under 5) received food vouchers through the Special Supplemental Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).
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In 2021, 28.5% of Colorado’s youngest children (more than 90,000 children under 5) received food vouchers through the Special Supplemental Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).
View PostAs the new year approaches, we are excited to share the strategic framework that will guide our work in 2023 and beyond. The Children’s Campaign team has worked diligently to understand the most pressing challenges facing Colorado kids and families today and in the coming years.
View PostAdvancing family economic prosperity in Colorado requires making sure that our kids and families have adequate income and stable, safe places to live. The Children’s Campaign is pleased to see that Gov. Polis’s budget includes investments to promote economic security for families.
View PostTwo new reports highlight the continued child care crisis in Colorado.
View PostColorado’s Child Care Contribution Tax Credit brings an estimated $60 million each year to child care providers across the state, helping them keep their doors open and helping families access care. Advocates have prepared a survey to collect data to support the reauthorization of this tax credit.
View PostThe Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (HCPF), which administers Health First Colorado (Colorado’s Medicaid program), is working with communities across Colorado to create a Community Ambassador Program.
View PostIn 2021, 3.5% of our state’s children received BCA, helping their families address pressing needs like diapers, car repairs and school supplies.
View PostAs 2022 comes to an end, the success of recent ballot measures for universal school meals and affordable housing is worth celebrating. But there is still much to be done across our state to advance child and family well-being.
View PostThe Colorado Children’s Campaign is excited to share that Speak Up for Kids Day will return in person this January! Join us on Jan. 19 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Clayton Early Learning Center in Denver for our 12th annual advocacy day.
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