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Voices for Children Supports LB 493

Click Here to Read Voices for Children’s Full LB 493 Testimony This afternoon, Voices for Children Economic Stability and Health Coordinator Aubrey Mancuso testified in support of LB 493, which would provide paid sick time for all Nebraska workers....

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Voices for Children Supports LB 89

  Click here to read Voices for Children’s full support testimony. On Friday afternoon, Voices for Children Policy Coordinator Aubrey Mancuso testified in favor of LB 89, which would help fight poverty among low-income families with children by increasing Nebraska’s ADC child allotment. The current Nebraska maximum payment for ADC has…...

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Why is Paid Sick Leave Necessary for Working Families?

Everyone gets sick, but not everyone can afford to take unpaid time off from work in order to care for themselves or a family member. For some families, missing even a few days of work without compensation could cost them their health care coverage or force them below the federal…...

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Voices for Children Supports LB 648

  This afternoon, Voices for Children Child Welfare Policy Associate Julia Tse submitted written testimony in support of LB 648, which would provide for adoption by two adult persons. To read Voices for Children’s entire testimony, click here...

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Voices for Children Letter of Support for LB 494

  On Monday, Voices for Children Economic Stability & Health Policy Coordinator, Aubrey Mancuso, submitted a letter of support for LB 494, which would raise the minimum wage for tipped workers. To read the entire letter, click here. ...

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Voices for Children Testimony on LB 148

  To read Voices for Children’s testimony on LB 148, click here.  Earlier today,  Julia Tse, Child Welfare Policy Associate at Voices for Children, testified in favor of LB 148, which would allow former foster youth who were in foster care in another state to stay on Medicaid until age…...

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2014 Kids Count in Nebraska Report

  The 22nd edition of the Kids Count in Nebraska Report continues to offer a visually-oriented look that brings data to life and makes finding information quick and easy. This year’s report also incorporates a few changes to help us tell the whole story of Nebraska’s kids....

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Say What? A Mini Dictionary of the Juvenile Court, Part I

Every field of specialization has its own vocabulary, and the Nebraska juvenile code is no different.  As a new legislative session begins and hundreds of bills are offered up for consideration, we here at Voices thought a quick (non-exclusive) list of definitions and commonly used acronyms might be helpful to…...

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Prepare Yourself, Kids Count 2014 is Coming!

  The Kids Count in Nebraska 2014 Report has just arrived at the Voices for Children office. While we are excitedly flipping through the book and getting ready for next week’s release, we thought that this would be the perfect opportunity to look back at Nebraska’s data from the National…...

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Juvenile Justice in 2015

Over the past few days, Voices has been posting updates on the policies we will be tracking in 2015.  So far we’ve covered health care and child welfare, and today we are talking about juvenile justice.  One of our core mission values is to promote policies that assure children can…...

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