
Pandemic’s impact on routine child vaccination puts Arizonans of all ages at risk
Arizona has long had some of the most linient childhood vaccination policies in the nation. Parents of children enrolled in...

Arizona’s legislators missed a unique opportunity this legislative session
Arizona’s legislators had a unique opportunity this legislative session. The pandemic did not result in state revenues falling to the...

Foster Youth Delivered Petition to Distribute Federal Relief Funds
Today, Fostering Advocates Arizona (FAAZ), a group of policy leaders with lived experience in foster care, delivered a petition signed...

Babies and Toddlers Need Help Too!
The pandemic has raised awareness of several issues and gaps in the early childhood system that have long existed. Much...

Arizona Families with Children Continue to Struggle During the Pandemic
Since 2019, more Arizona children are living in high poverty areas, and more children in the state are without health...

SCOTUS UPHOLDS THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT!!!
Have you heard the news? This morning the Supreme Court of the United States determined that the Affordable Care Act...

Foster Youth Need Stimulus Payments - No Strings Attached
Yesterday, the Department of Child Safety finally re-launched an online portal to distribute COVID relief funds to older and former...

Buying Health Insurance on Healthcare.gov Just Got Way More Affordable
The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) was signed into law by President Biden on March 11th, 2021. The Act provided...

#ReleaseTheFunds: Make sure pandemic relief intended for foster youth gets to foster youth!
Young people who have aged-out of foster care were at high risk for experiencing homelessness, unemployment, food instability and other...