Our Issues
Our Goal is to Give Every Child a Strong Start in Life
This is why Save the Children Action Network focuses on three critical issues:
expanding early childhood education in the U.S., helping vulnerable children worldwide and
Why are These Issues Critical?
Early Childhood Education in the U.S.
2 out of 5 children in America do not have access to early learning programs like preschool.
Yet most of a child’s brain is developed by age 5.
Learn how we’re helping more kids succeed.
Protecting Vulnerable Children
Coronavirus knows no borders.
With the pandemic now spreading into some of the world’s poorest countries, there could be devastating impacts on girls and children affected by conflict.
We must act now to help protect these vulnerable children.
Children’s rights continue to be violated at the U.S. – Mexico border.
Vulnerable children are being held in custody longer than the legal limit, separated from their families, denied basic care and more.
Learn how we’re advocating for the protection of these children.
Read More About These Issues
New Mexico Invested In Its Earliest Learners. Now It’s Time to Get Started.
Today, New Mexico’s new Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD) officially gets to work! Here’s what that means for kids across the state.
More than a Dream: Why DACA Protections Matter for Kids
On June 18, the Supreme Court ruled that the administration’s attempt at ending DACA program was not lawful. As a former Dreamer, I know how important that decision is for kids.
Investing in Our Littlest Learners is No Small Matter
An entire generation is forced to contort their lives around America’s failure to address one of the basic responsibilities of any human society— supporting families with babies and young children.