All Arizonans Need Paid Family Medical Leave
Paid family medical leave is a policy that serves children, families, and our economy. The Center for Law and Social Policy has released a new report that shares data surrounding the impact of paid family medical leave across the nation. Hundreds of thousands of Arizonans need paid leave, but there…
Your Leadership Journey Starts Here: Apply Now!
Exciting news! Our Lived Experience Leadership Academy(LELA) application is now live! LELA builds the leadership capacity of individuals with lived experience in the child welfare and/or Medicaid (AHCCCS/KIDSCARE) systems. With our expansive six-month leadership development program, you’ll engage…
Welcoming Kyrstyn Paulat: Director of Early Learning and Education
We are thrilled to announce the newest addition to our team, Kyrstyn Paulat, who will serve as the Director of Early Learning and Education at Children’s Action Alliance! Kyrstyn has always had a passion for education policy, which stemmed from her mother’s experience as a public school teacher...
Thank you, Kinship Caregivers!
It’s Kinship Caregiver Month, a time to especially honor those who step in to care for children when they need them most. In addition to our applause, let’s also give them policies that support the success of their families. This year, The Annie E. Casey Foundation has shared information from a new…
How Good Is Arizona’s Maternal Healthcare?
The United States is confronted with a significant challenge in maternal health, holding the highest maternal mortality rate among developed nations, a trend that is on the rise and disproportionately affects Black and Indigenous women. In this context, Arizona’s situation is particularly concerning….
ICYM: Elevate Her Event
As we closed out June, the Arizona Center for Economic Progress and Children’s Action Alliance gathered with leaders from a broad spectrum of backgrounds to host a data filled forum on the impact that lack of child care and paid family medical leave have on women, their families, and the economy. Why…
Arizona’s Group Home Problem – An Opportunity Missed
Click here to watch Fostering Advocates Arizona board member, Jacob Holley, share his lived experience in group homes. Arizona has a deep group home problem, and it is time that serious steps are taken to address it: the Department of Child Safety’s (DCS’s) massive over-reliance on harmful...
Children in Arizona and their Well-Being
Read Report – 2024 KIDS COUNT® Data Book Check out ABC15’s article on the report, here. Children’s Action Alliance works in partnership with people like you every day to improve the well-being of children. Now, the annual data is out to help us know how their well-being has improved –...
Just six years ago, our country grieved alongside parents and children who were forcibly separated at the border, with a full two-thirds of Americans across political parties opposed to the barbaric actions. HCR2060 opens the door to repeating this shameful chapter.” -January Contreras, Children’s…