Less than 20 days remain in the 2014 Legislative Session. While there’s still a lot of work for legislators to do, there is already some important progress being made for kids and families involved with the child welfare system. Child welfare has been a major priority of the Legislature in…...
Minimum Wage Increase, Access to Juvenile Justice Services Among Top Legislative Priorities
With the hearings season wrapping up in the Nebraska Legislature, a number of important pieces of legislation are set for full floor debate. Voices for Children submitted written testimony on more than 30 pieces of legislation this session. Among them is LB 943 to increase the minimum wage to $9…...
Accessing Juvenile Services
When children and youth break the law, our state needs to respond in a way that holds the young person accountable for their actions, protects public safety, and puts them on a better path toward a productive, successful adulthood. Last year, Nebraska took an important step toward making this vision…...
The Whole Story on Youth Crime in Nebraska
In the past few days, Nebraska’s media has been full of stories of children and youth committing crimes. While the papers are busy covering individual incidents, they’ve been missing a more significant story when it comes to the behavior of our children and youth. Contrary to what news coverage might…...
Anti-Hunger Advocacy Day
Tomorrow, Voices for Children, along with Hunger Free Heartland, the Food Bank of the Heartland, the Food Bank of Lincoln, and others who care about ending hunger in Nebraska are hosting an Anti-Hunger Advocacy Day. This event will allow people to learn about hunger in Nebraska, important programs that help…...
A Changing Nebraska: By 2050, Nebraska will be more urban
In addition to our usual statewide data on the well-being of children in Nebraska, this year’s Kids Count in Nebraska Report featured a commentary on Changing Demographics in our state and the anticipated impact these changes will have on Nebraska’s kids. Today’s post in the fourth in the blog series…...
A Changing Nebraska: By 2050, Nebraska will be more diverse
This year’s Kids Count commentary featured an investigation into Nebraska demographics and how they are expected to change from now to 2050. This blog series is diving into these predictions and providing a brief overview of the commentary. The first post described what Nebraska looks like currently and how…...
