2026 Legislative & Policy Agenda
Children’s Action Alliance is kicking off the year ready to advance the well-being of children in Arizona and defend the gains we’ve collectively won in recent years.
In 2025, our staff traveled across the state to gather with community in child care town halls and in convenings focused on the well-being of children. With input from these gatherings and a year of federal policy changes, we start 2026 driving a common voice to create brighter futures for all Arizona kids and their families.
This year, priorities focus on various gaps and challenges in the lives of Arizona’s children, including AHCCCS and KidsCare health insurance, keeping kids safe, increasing supports to kinship families who care for children, strengthening access to affordable child care, preventing hunger, and supporting youth who are transitioning out of foster care, and much more.
During the 2026 legislative session, the Arizona State Legislature and Governor Hobbs will also vote on a state budget. Arizona kids need a state budget that sustains investments in K-12 education and in vital programs that promote child and family well-being.
We are committed to working with our incredible partners and every community member and leader who agrees that Arizona can be a place where all children and families thrive.
