(402) 597-3100
voices@voicesforchildren.com

Blog

Telling the Whole Story on Education Cuts

  As a part of Rebuild Nebraska, we are dedicated to working to ensure that the tax reform discussion currently underway results in a modern tax system with adequate revenue for things like education and healthcare without increasing taxes on families who can least afford to pay. One of our…...

Read more

Spotlight Award Winner Videos

The highlight of the 2013 Spotlight Gala were the videos of each of our award recipients.  They were expertly produced by our friends at Rebel Interactive. If you couldn’t make it to the Spotlight Gala or just want to relive the magic, pull up a chair, grab a tissue and…...

Read more

Child poverty down, but racial disparities persist

Last week data-nerds all over the country (including those here at Voices for Children), had a field day as the U.S. Census Bureau released their 2012 (1-year) estimates of poverty from the American Community Survey (ACS). Overall, the child poverty rate in Nebraska decreased slightly — from 18.1% in 2011 down…...

Read more

Child maltreatment doesn’t start at removal, so we shouldn’t stop at reunification

The goal of the child welfare system is to keep kids safe in permanent, loving homes. After reading Martha Stoddard’s article in the Omaha World-Herald last weekend and reviewing the Foster Care Review Office’s quarterly report (mentioned in the article), the current state of Nebraska’s child welfare system looked pretty…...

Read more

SNAP and CHIP: When it comes to children, there’s no room for debate

While the data released by the U.S. Census Bureau last week told us the story of how much still needs to be done for the 17.9% of Nebraskan children living in poverty, the U.S. House of Representatives took steps to unravel recent gains made towards advancing the well-being of children…...

Read more

New poverty data shows child poverty down slightly in Nebraska

Today, the U.S. Census Bureau released new statistics from the American Community Survey that provide state and local data on Poverty and Health Insurance.  Earlier this week, the Census Bureau released national data showing that the poverty rate nationally remained essentially unchanged while there was a decline in the number…...

Read more

Five Things to Think About Before Voting on SNAP

This week, the House of Representatives is expected to consider a bill that would make significant cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP or food stamps.  Here’s 5 things we hope that our Representatives will remember as they consider the future of SNAP: 1.) About 1…...

Read more

Maintaining our Child Welfare Commitment

At the core of our child welfare system are two key objectives: strengthening families to prevent abuse and neglect; and responding thoughtfully and swiftly to ensure all Nebraska’s kids have the best possible chance to grow up in safe, stable, and loving homes. This is no easy feat. It requires…...

Read more

Kids in the Child Welfare System Reaching Permanency: Where Do They Go?

A permanent, safe and loving home should be the goal for every kid who is served by our child welfare system.  We don’t want kids to be raised by the system, we want the system to help them get to permanency as quickly as possible.  In our post earlier this…...

Read more

Take Your Place in the Fight Against Hunger

September has been designated “Hunger Action Month,” a time to raise awareness about hunger in America and what we can do about it. You may have noticed commercials and other efforts this past weekend urging groups to “go orange” to help raise awareness about hunger issues here in the United…...

Read more