New Hampshire Bulletin
February 20, 2023
Providing safe, quality child care in a child care center is expensive, and the crisis is multifaceted. Now a bill currently under consideration in the state Senate aims to improve New Hampshire’s child care system. The Child Care for Working Families Act includes changes to the N.H. Child Care Scholarship Program regarding eligibility and reimbursement policies.
Santa Fe New Mexican
February 18, 2023
As working parents, we should not have to sacrifice our careers or our children’s well-being to make ends meet. The expanded child care assistance program in New Mexico has been a game-changer.
El Sol de Yakima
27 de febrero, 2023
En el corazón de eso está cómo cuidamos a los niños y nos aseguramos de que tengan un futuro exitoso y saludable. Desafortunadamente, el acceso a cuidado infantil de alta calidad es difícil en todo el país y existe una gran oportunidad para invertir en la educación de la primera infancia.
Yakima Herald-Republic
February 21, 2023
Investments in child care and early education not only have long-term benefits for children, but they also have effects that ripple out into the community, improving economic and social outcomes for everyone.
Yakima Herald-Republic
February 20, 2023
I want to kindly ask our state leaders to support SB 5339/ HB 1238 and ensure access to universal free school meals throughout Washington.
Spectrum News
January 31, 2023
The struggle to find affordable child care, made worse by the pandemic, is now becoming a more serious problem in rural areas.
Spectrum News 13
January 30, 2023
According to Save the Children Action Network, 77% of parents in rural areas are worried they might not be able to afford enough food to feed their family. Every Monday is Community Day at Muse Bistro + Bar, where the business offers free meals to anyone in need, no questions asked. Owner Aaron Straub has also partnered with Building Blocks Ministry to provide vocational training for people with special needs.
Public News Service
January 24, 2023
One North Carolina Housing Authority in Robeson County has plans to launch a mobile "pay-what-you-can" food bus loaded with fresh fruits, vegetables and other foods that will serve families lacking transportation. The pilot program is one of a handful across the country to receive a $100,000 dollar grant from Save the Children's Rural Child Hunger Research and Innovation Lab to tackle rural hunger.
90.5 WESA (NPR Pittsburgh)
January 24, 2023
The high cost of living is the biggest problem for rural voters, according to a new national survey commissioned by Save the Children Action Network. Rural voters said the biggest problems were gas prices, general inflation and food prices. Three-quarters said they were changing how or what food they buy.
Poynter
January 12, 2023
The growing cost of childcare deeply concerns rural Americans a new study by Save the Children Action Network, the political arm of the Save the Children charity, finds.
KSN (Missouri)
January 12, 2023
Save the Children and Save the Children Network commissioned a bipartisan team to conduct a poll studying the effects of inflation on those in rural areas. Missouri, and the other Four States, are no strangers to the difficulties of accessing quality healthcare and childcare services. Poll findings were recently released that found rural and small-town voters have been hit hard by inflation and are struggling to feed their families.