2020 Election
Save the Children Action Network announced the results of a national survey that identified Democratic primary voters’ desire to hear more from presidential candidates on the issue of access to child care and preschool.
New Hampshire
We’re Empowering Citizens of New Hampshire to Be the Voice for Kids
People in New Hampshire overwhelmingly support investing in our kids, and especially early education.
After years of work by advocates, supporters in New Hampshire and coalition partners, Governor Chris Sununu signed bipartisan legislation in 2017 that ensures more kids in the Granite State will have access to day kindergarten. We are continuing to push for full funding and increased access to high-quality early education, including full-day kindergarten, for all children in New Hampshire.
We’re committed to ensuring all children succeed in school and life.
Learn how we’re investing in New Hampshire’s future.
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Invest In Kids
Urge New Hampshire Lawmakers to Invest in Kids in 2020
Children across the Granite State deserve the opportunity to thrive. Studies suggest that kids who receive a high-quality early childhood education are 20% more likely to graduate from high school and are likely to earn – on average – a 50% higher income as adults.
Success in New Hampshire
Making Full-Day Kindergarten and Early Learning a Reality in NH
In 2017, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu signed legislation that provided at least $9 million in additional state funding for full-day kindergarten.
This milestone was the result of three years of work by Save the Children Action Network to implement our four-pronged approach of grassroots mobilization, media engagement, political endorsements, and legislative lobbying on behalf of kids.
Learn more.
New Hampshire in the News
Letter: Shaheen is fighting for working families
Sen. Shaheen has become a co-sponsor of the Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act, bringing parents and other caregivers one step closer to not having to choose between work and child care.
Letter: We should protect all children
I am shocked, saddened and disturbed by our government’s attacks on asylum. As a parent, I am especially shocked at how these policies affect children.
Fund services for struggling families
With our lack of affordable child care and the opioid epidemic devastating the Granite State, many families are in need of support services.However without vital state funding for our work, we cannot provide families with the support they need.
State Leadership
Emily Johnson
Mobilization Manager, New Hampshire
Emily Johnson is the Manager of Mobilization in New Hampshire. She joined SCAN in June of 2016 after beginning her organizing career at the New Hampshire Sierra Club. Her interest in advocacy began at Colby-Sawyer College, where she studied public health and volunteered on a variety of social justice campaigns.
A New Hampshire native, Emily grew up in Freedom and currently resides in Concord with her Australian Cattle Dog, Plum.