Voices for Virginia's Children
@voicesforvakids.bsky.social
📣 We champion public policies and legislation that achieve
positive and equitable outcomes for young people.
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📍Virginia-focused. Nonpartisan. Equity-driven.
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positive and equitable outcomes for young people.
📩 Stay informed: https://vakids.org/get-involved/email-signup
📍Virginia-focused. Nonpartisan. Equity-driven.
🔗 vakids.org
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Important updates for Virginia SNAP recipients:
November 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Important updates for Virginia SNAP recipients:
Families across VA are navigating rising costs, child poverty, & SNAP uncertainty. Yet amid the hardship, advocates are holding onto hope—and taking action. 💪🏽Read our latest:
🍎 SNAP & the Shutdown + Resources
📊 Child Poverty Report
💬 Advocacy in Motion
➡️ vakids.org/news-blog?fi...
🍎 SNAP & the Shutdown + Resources
📊 Child Poverty Report
💬 Advocacy in Motion
➡️ vakids.org/news-blog?fi...
October 31, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Families across VA are navigating rising costs, child poverty, & SNAP uncertainty. Yet amid the hardship, advocates are holding onto hope—and taking action. 💪🏽Read our latest:
🍎 SNAP & the Shutdown + Resources
📊 Child Poverty Report
💬 Advocacy in Motion
➡️ vakids.org/news-blog?fi...
🍎 SNAP & the Shutdown + Resources
📊 Child Poverty Report
💬 Advocacy in Motion
➡️ vakids.org/news-blog?fi...
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On a press call about SNAP benefits and the possibility funding will run out in Nov.
More than 439,000 Virginia households, including over 300,000 children, rely on this food assistance.
"Child hunger is a policy choice," says Emily Moore, policy analyst of @voicesforvakids.bsky.social
More than 439,000 Virginia households, including over 300,000 children, rely on this food assistance.
"Child hunger is a policy choice," says Emily Moore, policy analyst of @voicesforvakids.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 5:37 PM
On a press call about SNAP benefits and the possibility funding will run out in Nov.
More than 439,000 Virginia households, including over 300,000 children, rely on this food assistance.
"Child hunger is a policy choice," says Emily Moore, policy analyst of @voicesforvakids.bsky.social
More than 439,000 Virginia households, including over 300,000 children, rely on this food assistance.
"Child hunger is a policy choice," says Emily Moore, policy analyst of @voicesforvakids.bsky.social
🧠 Voices for Virginia’s Children is hiring a Policy Analyst (Youth Mental Health)!
✨ Apply by Nov. 7
🔗 Learn more by clicking the link in our bio or visit: vakids.org/jobs
#NowHiring #PolicyJobs #YouthMentalHealth #VirginiaJobs #EquityInAction
✨ Apply by Nov. 7
🔗 Learn more by clicking the link in our bio or visit: vakids.org/jobs
#NowHiring #PolicyJobs #YouthMentalHealth #VirginiaJobs #EquityInAction
October 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
🧠 Voices for Virginia’s Children is hiring a Policy Analyst (Youth Mental Health)!
✨ Apply by Nov. 7
🔗 Learn more by clicking the link in our bio or visit: vakids.org/jobs
#NowHiring #PolicyJobs #YouthMentalHealth #VirginiaJobs #EquityInAction
✨ Apply by Nov. 7
🔗 Learn more by clicking the link in our bio or visit: vakids.org/jobs
#NowHiring #PolicyJobs #YouthMentalHealth #VirginiaJobs #EquityInAction
This #HungerActionMonth, families across VA are struggling to put food on the table.
📊 New Impact Report
🗺️ County maps on SNAP & Medicaid cuts
🗣️ Storytelling training Sept. 18
Catch it all in our September newsletter → conta.cc/4p9cnth
📊 New Impact Report
🗺️ County maps on SNAP & Medicaid cuts
🗣️ Storytelling training Sept. 18
Catch it all in our September newsletter → conta.cc/4p9cnth
September 5, 2025 at 6:51 PM
This #HungerActionMonth, families across VA are struggling to put food on the table.
📊 New Impact Report
🗺️ County maps on SNAP & Medicaid cuts
🗣️ Storytelling training Sept. 18
Catch it all in our September newsletter → conta.cc/4p9cnth
📊 New Impact Report
🗺️ County maps on SNAP & Medicaid cuts
🗣️ Storytelling training Sept. 18
Catch it all in our September newsletter → conta.cc/4p9cnth
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“A child's brain is extraordinarily plastic or malleable. One of the important things about child development is that what happens at 6 months is not predictive of what happens at 24 months and it's not predictive of what happens at 5 years.”
Are 'COVID kindergartners' ready for school?
More than 3.6 million children born in 2020 amid the COVID-19 global pandemic are walking into elementary schools across the country this fall.
laist.com
September 5, 2025 at 6:37 PM
“A child's brain is extraordinarily plastic or malleable. One of the important things about child development is that what happens at 6 months is not predictive of what happens at 24 months and it's not predictive of what happens at 5 years.”
📍 Where will H.R.1’s SNAP & Medicaid cuts land in Virginia?
Our new county maps show the real impact on families—from loss of food access and health coverage to risks for rural hospitals. 📊 Explore the interactive maps here: vakids.org/h-r-1-cuts-m...
#VoicesForVAKids #SNAP #Medicaid #PolicyImpact
Our new county maps show the real impact on families—from loss of food access and health coverage to risks for rural hospitals. 📊 Explore the interactive maps here: vakids.org/h-r-1-cuts-m...
#VoicesForVAKids #SNAP #Medicaid #PolicyImpact
September 2, 2025 at 6:48 PM
📍 Where will H.R.1’s SNAP & Medicaid cuts land in Virginia?
Our new county maps show the real impact on families—from loss of food access and health coverage to risks for rural hospitals. 📊 Explore the interactive maps here: vakids.org/h-r-1-cuts-m...
#VoicesForVAKids #SNAP #Medicaid #PolicyImpact
Our new county maps show the real impact on families—from loss of food access and health coverage to risks for rural hospitals. 📊 Explore the interactive maps here: vakids.org/h-r-1-cuts-m...
#VoicesForVAKids #SNAP #Medicaid #PolicyImpact
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"Alexandria is projected to lose $479,913,904 total in SNAP & Medicaid funding by 2034," from a new report by
@voicesforvakids.bsky.social vakids.org/posts/cuts-b...
@voicesforvakids.bsky.social vakids.org/posts/cuts-b...
Cuts by County: Mapping the Impacts of H.R. 1 on SNAP and Medicaid in Virginia | Voices for Virginia's Children
vakids.org
August 28, 2025 at 3:39 PM
"Alexandria is projected to lose $479,913,904 total in SNAP & Medicaid funding by 2034," from a new report by
@voicesforvakids.bsky.social vakids.org/posts/cuts-b...
@voicesforvakids.bsky.social vakids.org/posts/cuts-b...
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🔔 After some late evenings, excited to share this @voicesforvakids.bsky.social data tool mapping Medicaid and SNAP cuts by county in VA, as a result of H.R.1 🔔 vakids.org/posts/cuts-b...
Cuts by County: Mapping the Impacts of H.R. 1 on SNAP and Medicaid in Virginia | Voices for Virginia's Children
vakids.org
August 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
🔔 After some late evenings, excited to share this @voicesforvakids.bsky.social data tool mapping Medicaid and SNAP cuts by county in VA, as a result of H.R.1 🔔 vakids.org/posts/cuts-b...
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TAKE ACTION: Use this tool from our partners at @voicesforvakids.bsky.social to urge your Virginia state representatives to protect Medicaid and SNAP and support low-income families in the face of federal budget cuts. vakids.org/get-involved/take-action
Take Action | Voices for Virginia's Children
vakids.org
August 28, 2025 at 5:38 PM
TAKE ACTION: Use this tool from our partners at @voicesforvakids.bsky.social to urge your Virginia state representatives to protect Medicaid and SNAP and support low-income families in the face of federal budget cuts. vakids.org/get-involved/take-action
As our team continues analyzing the impacts of H.R.1 on young people and their families across Virginia, here are a few facts to know about SNAP.
Read our full analysis: vakids.org/posts/h-r-1-...
Watch the federal impacts webinar replay:
ow.ly/nOGA50WGKu1
Read our full analysis: vakids.org/posts/h-r-1-...
Watch the federal impacts webinar replay:
ow.ly/nOGA50WGKu1
August 15, 2025 at 5:53 PM
As our team continues analyzing the impacts of H.R.1 on young people and their families across Virginia, here are a few facts to know about SNAP.
Read our full analysis: vakids.org/posts/h-r-1-...
Watch the federal impacts webinar replay:
ow.ly/nOGA50WGKu1
Read our full analysis: vakids.org/posts/h-r-1-...
Watch the federal impacts webinar replay:
ow.ly/nOGA50WGKu1
Grateful to have Senator VanValkenburg with us during the VAYA Youth Policy Incubator!
Really enjoyed participating with Delegate Alex Askew in the @voicesforvakids.bsky.social Youth Advocacy Council Action Policy Incubator last week!
It’s great to see kids active in our democracy!
It’s great to see kids active in our democracy!
August 15, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Grateful to have Senator VanValkenburg with us during the VAYA Youth Policy Incubator!
Join our Policy and Programs team tomorrow at 2:30 PM ET for a brief conversation on the federal landscape and what the proposed budget bill could mean for children, youth, and families across Virginia.
Register today: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register today: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
July 15, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Join our Policy and Programs team tomorrow at 2:30 PM ET for a brief conversation on the federal landscape and what the proposed budget bill could mean for children, youth, and families across Virginia.
Register today: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register today: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
How is Virginia helping children and families thrive? The 2025 @annieecaseyfdn KIDS COUNT® Data Book highlights state trends in health, education, economic well-being and family and community factors. Explore the data: vakids.org/kids-count
June 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM
How is Virginia helping children and families thrive? The 2025 @annieecaseyfdn KIDS COUNT® Data Book highlights state trends in health, education, economic well-being and family and community factors. Explore the data: vakids.org/kids-count
Thanks for helping us get the word out!
🥗 SUN Bucks is coming to Virginia again this summer! Families who qualify will receive $120 per school aged child for grocery costs over the summer, when school is out.
More here from @thatemilygirll.bsky.social of @voicesforvakids.bsky.social:
vakids.org/posts/sun-bu...
More here from @thatemilygirll.bsky.social of @voicesforvakids.bsky.social:
vakids.org/posts/sun-bu...
SUN Bucks Supports Food Security for Young People During the Summer | Voices for Virginia's Children
vakids.org
June 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Thanks for helping us get the word out!
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"This disastrous bill would mean that hundreds of thousands of Virginians lose access to health care & food for their families...many more will see their health costs go up," said TCI's @ashckenneth.bsky.social
As it moves to the Senate and back, we urge people to contact their Congressmembers.
As it moves to the Senate and back, we urge people to contact their Congressmembers.
Statement: U.S. House of Representatives Passes Bill to Take Away Food, Health Care from Hundreds of Thousands of Virginians - The Commonwealth Institute
U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to take away food and health care. The bill now heads to the U.S. Senate, which has an opportunity to rework the bill in its entirety.
thecommonwealthinstitute.org
May 22, 2025 at 8:31 PM
"This disastrous bill would mean that hundreds of thousands of Virginians lose access to health care & food for their families...many more will see their health costs go up," said TCI's @ashckenneth.bsky.social
As it moves to the Senate and back, we urge people to contact their Congressmembers.
As it moves to the Senate and back, we urge people to contact their Congressmembers.
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Living through an extreme weather event, like a flood or other catastrophe, can increase the risk and severity of maternal health challenges including postpartum depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. dailyyonder.com/climate-disa...
Climate Disasters Inflict Outsized Harm on Pregnant and Young Families | The Daily Yonder
This story was produced through a collaboration between Daily Yonder and Climate Central. Climate Central scientist Daniel Gilford contributed data
dailyyonder.com
May 20, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Living through an extreme weather event, like a flood or other catastrophe, can increase the risk and severity of maternal health challenges including postpartum depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. dailyyonder.com/climate-disa...
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The House GOP plan would exclude an estimated 87,000 U.S. citizen & lawfully residing children in Virginia from the #ChildTaxCredit by requiring both parents (if married) to have an SSN for their child to get the CTC.
Taking funds from kids is not okay.
Taking funds from kids is not okay.
New Estimates of the Number of United States Citizen and Legal Permanent Resident Children Who May Lose Eligibility for the Child Tax Credit - The Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS)
This fact sheet provides new estimates of the number of American citizen and legal permanent resident children who could lose eligibility for the federal Child Tax Credit if proposals currently consid...
cmsny.org
May 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The House GOP plan would exclude an estimated 87,000 U.S. citizen & lawfully residing children in Virginia from the #ChildTaxCredit by requiring both parents (if married) to have an SSN for their child to get the CTC.
Taking funds from kids is not okay.
Taking funds from kids is not okay.
Make it loud and clear that cuts to SNAP are cuts to our communities. Tell your Congressional Representative and Senators: NO CUTS TO SNAP by completing the action alert below:
Take Action: www.votervoice.net/VAKIDS/Campa...
Take Action: www.votervoice.net/VAKIDS/Campa...
May 20, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Make it loud and clear that cuts to SNAP are cuts to our communities. Tell your Congressional Representative and Senators: NO CUTS TO SNAP by completing the action alert below:
Take Action: www.votervoice.net/VAKIDS/Campa...
Take Action: www.votervoice.net/VAKIDS/Campa...
Impacts of Medicaid cuts through the lens of Early Care and Education in Virginia: ow.ly/bxQz50VRmsb
A parent's perspective on the need and costs of Early Care and Education in Virginia: ow.ly/Ixor50VRmsa
#gottahavechildcare #MedicaidMatters #KeepKidsCovered
A parent's perspective on the need and costs of Early Care and Education in Virginia: ow.ly/Ixor50VRmsa
#gottahavechildcare #MedicaidMatters #KeepKidsCovered
May 12, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Impacts of Medicaid cuts through the lens of Early Care and Education in Virginia: ow.ly/bxQz50VRmsb
A parent's perspective on the need and costs of Early Care and Education in Virginia: ow.ly/Ixor50VRmsa
#gottahavechildcare #MedicaidMatters #KeepKidsCovered
A parent's perspective on the need and costs of Early Care and Education in Virginia: ow.ly/Ixor50VRmsa
#gottahavechildcare #MedicaidMatters #KeepKidsCovered
As the 2025 Virginia General Assembly session and budget process comes to a close, we’re proud to share a recap of the legislative wins you helped make possible. Checkout out our blogs, including a special post on the relaunch of VAYA from our CEO here: vakids.org/news-blog?fi...
April 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
As the 2025 Virginia General Assembly session and budget process comes to a close, we’re proud to share a recap of the legislative wins you helped make possible. Checkout out our blogs, including a special post on the relaunch of VAYA from our CEO here: vakids.org/news-blog?fi...
It’s #BMHW25 — Black Maternal Health Week is here!
Let’s uplift Black Mamas and fight for a future where they can thrive.
Join us + @BlkMamasMatter as we work together for healing, justice & equity.
🖤 blackmamasmatter.org/bmhw25
#BlackMamasMatter #BMHW25 #BlackMaternalHealthWeek
Let’s uplift Black Mamas and fight for a future where they can thrive.
Join us + @BlkMamasMatter as we work together for healing, justice & equity.
🖤 blackmamasmatter.org/bmhw25
#BlackMamasMatter #BMHW25 #BlackMaternalHealthWeek
April 11, 2025 at 1:52 PM
It’s #BMHW25 — Black Maternal Health Week is here!
Let’s uplift Black Mamas and fight for a future where they can thrive.
Join us + @BlkMamasMatter as we work together for healing, justice & equity.
🖤 blackmamasmatter.org/bmhw25
#BlackMamasMatter #BMHW25 #BlackMaternalHealthWeek
Let’s uplift Black Mamas and fight for a future where they can thrive.
Join us + @BlkMamasMatter as we work together for healing, justice & equity.
🖤 blackmamasmatter.org/bmhw25
#BlackMamasMatter #BMHW25 #BlackMaternalHealthWeek
Share your thoughts with the Maternal Health Task Force in your locality to shape the direction of The Virginia Neonatal Perinatal Collaborative's strategic plan! Register by your locality using the following link and be entered to win a $50 Amazon giftcard! vakids.sharepoint.com/:b:/r/sites/...
April 8, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Share your thoughts with the Maternal Health Task Force in your locality to shape the direction of The Virginia Neonatal Perinatal Collaborative's strategic plan! Register by your locality using the following link and be entered to win a $50 Amazon giftcard! vakids.sharepoint.com/:b:/r/sites/...
We're making progress, but we still need your help! We have until April 9 at 11:59 PM to raise $10,000 during #Spring2ACTion to make a difference in the lives of young people across Virginia and unlock the matching grant. Donate now: www.spring2action.org/organization...
April 1, 2025 at 5:37 PM
We're making progress, but we still need your help! We have until April 9 at 11:59 PM to raise $10,000 during #Spring2ACTion to make a difference in the lives of young people across Virginia and unlock the matching grant. Donate now: www.spring2action.org/organization...
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Yesterday we joined @brianasewell.bsky.social, @jenniferboysko.com and advocates to urge the governor to sign Paid Family and Medical Leave into law!
Thank you to Sarah Burzio, owner of Hitchcock Paper Co. in Occoquan, @voicesforvakids.bsky.social, and Melissa Alexander for joining us!
Thank you to Sarah Burzio, owner of Hitchcock Paper Co. in Occoquan, @voicesforvakids.bsky.social, and Melissa Alexander for joining us!
March 18, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Yesterday we joined @brianasewell.bsky.social, @jenniferboysko.com and advocates to urge the governor to sign Paid Family and Medical Leave into law!
Thank you to Sarah Burzio, owner of Hitchcock Paper Co. in Occoquan, @voicesforvakids.bsky.social, and Melissa Alexander for joining us!
Thank you to Sarah Burzio, owner of Hitchcock Paper Co. in Occoquan, @voicesforvakids.bsky.social, and Melissa Alexander for joining us!