Beyond the Kids: Head Start’s Lasting Impact
Children who participate in Head Start programs receive innumerable benefits. I can attest to all of these advantages because Head Start has played a significant role in my own household.
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New Colorado Law Marks a Victory for Kids
Today, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper signed a bill into that law that helps more families have access to high-quality child care. Thanks to these efforts, thousands of Colorado’s children will benefit.
Happy Birthday, Head Start!
For more than 25 years, I have visited Head Start programs all across the nation. Each time I am inspired by the children and families who go to these programs to not only learn, but to become future leaders. That’s the power of Head Start. It transforms lives by giving children living in poverty a chance at the future they deserve.
How to Channel Your Inner Capitol Hill-Strutting Warrior
Here is my challenge to you: this week, take one action. I promise that the action will spark an energy that will inspire you to keep acting and using your voice to change the world, one step at a time.
Worth Celebrating: How to Help More Mothers Survive and Thrive
Motherhood should be celebrated. You can do a small part, through advocating for the Reach Every Mother and Child Act, to ensure joy is present with every pregnancy, child, and in every family.
Finding Hope in Head Start
Many families are finding hope in Head Start. This touching account details how access to early childhood education changed a child’s life–and her mother’s.
Weekly Wisdom: Ending Preventable Deaths
Let’s make sure the U.S. continues to demonstrate strong moral leadership to end preventable deaths for good!
…But what can you do?
We often hear “but what can you do?” when talking about issues that matter. As I’ve learned at Save the Children Action Network, there is a lot you can do.
Weekly Wisdom: World Malaria Day
Every two minutes, malaria kills a child. This World Malaria Day, take action to help reduce preventable deaths and save children’s lives!
Photo Journey: Head Start Week of Action
This week, SCAN activists across the U.S. rallied for a week of action to urge Congress to increase funding for Head Start and Early Head Start programs.