ICYMI: 10,000 MORE Children are KidsCare Eligible!
ICYMI: KidsCare, Arizona’s Children’s Health Insurance Program, is expanding eligibility. By increasing family income limits that qualify for KidsCare, more children can access affordable health care. The expansion was originally approved by the Governor and state legislature with bipartisan...
Our Priority: Child Care Funding Gets a Hearing
This morning, a House Appropriations Subcommittee listened to early childhood advocates discuss the urgent need for state investment in child care. Arizona faces a child care crisis due to a prolonged lack of investment, compounded by the expiration of federal funds that stabilized the system during…
Support SB 1458 to ensure young foster children are placed with families, not group homes.
Children thrive in families, not institutions. This is especially true for foster children who have experienced trauma. Research provides “strong and conclusive causal evidence that children exposed to early deprivation benefit from high-quality family-based care, and, more broadly, that the nature...
Early Childhood Day at the Capitol Advocates for Gov. Hobbs’ $100 Million Proposal
The Arizona Early Childhood Alliance (AZECA) hosted its 8th annual Day at the Capitol for parents, advocates, and legislators to raise awareness of the importance of a child’s earliest years. Children’s Action Alliance is a member of the alliance. This year’s event focus was centered around…
Celebrating Karen McLaughlin's Dedication to Arizona's Well-being!
We are grateful to Karen McLaughlin as she retires after dedicating her career to public service and the well-being of Arizonans. Karen began her career at Children’s Action Alliance (CAA) working on state budget and fiscal issues in July 2005 after having worked for the state of Arizona for 31 years….
We're hiring!
The Arizona Center for Economic Progress (AZCenter) is looking for a strategic and visionary leader to serve as its next Executive Director. Launched in 2017, the AZCenter is an affiliate of Children’s Action Alliance(CAA), a 501(c)3 nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy organization in Arizona. The AZCenter…
ON THURSDAY: How to Support LGBTQIA+ Youth in Arizona's Child Welfare System
To register, click here. For the full flyer with information, click here. Join us for a virtual webinar this Thursday, January 18th, 2024 from 12:15pm-1:30pm! Engage with and learn from LGBTQIA+ folks with system experience, LGBTQIA+ community members, caregivers, advocates, judges and DCS about how…
$100M in Gov. Hobbs budget proposal for child care.
Our thanks to Governor Hobbs for prioritizing child care in her budget proposal. On Friday afternoon, the Governor released her budget proposal signifying her priorities for the upcoming legislative session. Included in that budget was $100M to stave off a looming funding cliff facing child care providers…
CAA heard at Legislative Hearing on Department of Child Safety
Yesterday, lawmakers from the Senate and House’s Health and Human Services Committees debated whether and for how long the Department of Child Safety should be allowed to continue, as part of the agency’s sunset review. While authorized to recommend continuation for up to 10 years, the Committee…