199
Young Adults
who lived in foster care now have access to a college education with a tuition waiver
5,000
Children
being raised by their grandparents or other relatives have more stability thanks to a small financial stipend
30,000
Children
in working families have more access to quality early learning through improved child care policies
750,000
Arizona Children
can still count on affordable health coverage through Medicaid and KidsCare
Moving forward.
Creating change.
Impacting lives.
Our 2023 Legislative Priorities
We urge elected officials to protect Arizona’s ability to meet the education, health care, and human services needs of vulnerable children and families by not introducing new tax cuts, tax credits, or any other legislation that reduces state revenue.
Legislative Agenda
Priority Bill Tracking
Issues we support
We work to create an Arizona where every child is safe, loved, and has access to quality education and affordable health care.
Get the facts
Our signature resource, the Arizona KIDS COUNT Data Book, is the only Data Book that focuses on statewide data trends about children. The Data Book is one of many ways we inform and influence others to advance policies to benefit Arizona children.
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State Budget
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Instead of eliminating the sales tax on diapers, lawmakers should establish a direct assistance program to cover most or all of the cost of diapers for low-income families. Governor Hobbs and a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers are supporting a proposal that would make all purchases of diapers exempt…
Announcement
SAVE THE DATE: March 8 - Support oral health for the whole family at the Capitol
Health
15,000 Arizona kids gained health coverage during the pandemic – but we’ve still got work to do.
News
K-12 Education
National academic progress report is out - See how AZ students performed
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