The month of January has flown by here at Voices for Children. With so many of the services that serve our mostvulnerable children and families in crisis, we’ve been burning the midnight oil to make sure kids’ voices are heard in Lincoln on any number of issues. During the session…...
LB 844 – Changing the Nebraska Parenting Act
LB 844 makes a number of harmful changes to the Nebraska Parenting Act. Never heard of the Parenting Act? Every year almost 7,000 children in Nebraska experience divorce in their families. While divorce deals with a number of issues (cars, property, etc.) it has a tremendous impact on children, especially…...
Support LB 1041 – DHHS Delivery Improvement and Efficiency Act
Today, we testified in support of LB 1041, a bill designed to address challenges of the ACCESS Nebraska system. February 1, 2012 To: Health and Human Services Committee From: Aubrey Mancuso, Policy Coordinator RE: Support for LB 1041, the Department of Health and Human Services Delivery Improvement and Efficiency…...
Support LB 821 – Collaborate and Coordinate Services for Children
Voices for Children testified in support of LB 821, a bill which creates a Children’s Commission and a Department of Children’s Services. Here is our written testimony for the Health and Human Services Committee: February 1, 2012 To: Members of the Health and Human Services Committee From: Carolyn D.…...
