Iowans overwhelmingly support investing in our kids, and especially early education.
In 2022, we worked with coalition partners to oppose legislation that will reduce child care quality. We trained advocates to speak directly to the media, elevating the issue in the state.
While this harmful bill passed, SCAN and our partners successfully advocated to remove the worst measures.
We’re training everyday Iowans to be the voice for kids.
Join us to help all children in Iowa succeed in school and life.
SCAN applauds the reelection of this slate of bipartisan champions for early childhood education.
Sarah Trone Garriott (D)
for Iowa State Senate District 14
Megan Jones (R)
for Iowa State House District 6
Jon Dunwell (R)
for Iowa State House District 38
February 2, 2023
As a volunteer with Save the Children Action Network, I can’t stay silent about House File 3 and Senate Study Bill 1105, bills that drastically impact eligibility for SNAP and other public benefits.
Advocates for improving child care say they hope Iowa lawmakers put state money into improving child care affordability and quality next year.
Iowa Voters Return Bipartisan Slate of Champions for Children to Des Moines November 9, 2022 – Today, Save the Children Action Network, a leading political voice for children, applauds the reelection of Sarah Trone Garriott (D – Senate District 14), …
As children around the world face a hunger crisis, strengthening the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education program is critical.
E.J. Wallace
Advisor, State and Electoral Campaigns
E.J. Wallace brings a deep passion for social justice and community engagement to the SCAN team, fueled by his family and faith. He began his interest in advocacy and community organizing at Drake University in Des Moines, where he studied Sociology and volunteered with various community based organizations.
From 2010 to 2014, E.J. was a community organizer with the hotel workers union, UNITE HERE! in Honolulu, Hawai’i. In this role, he worked with hotel workers and community allies to use their collective voices to make positive, lasting change that benefited their entire community.
E.J. is an Iowa native, and is excited to work in his home state, mobilizing Iowans to hold policy makers accountable to children and families.