The White House released reports for each state addressing the impact the upcoming sequester will have on them. In Florida, Head Start/Early Head Start services and the Department of Agriculture’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) are among the many programs and services listed to be affected by the sequestration. Cuts… Read More

A new report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that 53 million women between the ages of 15 and 44 from 2006-2010 reportedly used some form of contraception at least once in their life. Eighty-eight percent of those women used a highly-effective method such an intrauterine device, contraceptive patch or the birth control pill or shot. Contraceptives like… Read More

More than 85 staff and board members from local child-serving agencies as well as local child advocates learned new strategies and information on child health in preparation for the state legislative session at the 2013 Advocacy Training. View the presentation, handout and watch highlights from the event.

The Pew report “Solving Social Ills Through Early Childhood Home Visiting” found early childhood home visiting programs can not only improve the lives of children and their families, but also have a positive gain for taxpayer investments. The report shows there is a positive return on taxpayer investments when there is a reduction in medical… Read More