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., encouraging support for girls’ leadership 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.
Investing in Girls
Approximately 132 million girls between the age of 6 and 17 are out of school worldwide.
When girls lead their own lives, speak their minds and determine their futures, everyone benefits.
Learn how we’re building support for girls’ leadership.
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
From the Communities to the Capitol
Olivia Kim is a Student Ambassador for Save the Children Action Network at the University of Washington. Hear, in her words, why this work is so important to her.
Advocates With Big Hearts
February and Valentine’s Day are great reminders to share love! Here are a few of our amazing advocates who “share the love” all year around.
One Year On: How the Remain in Mexico Policy has Affected Children at the Border
On the one-year anniversary of the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), SCAN spoke with a community volunteer in Ciudad Juárez to learn how MPP has affected children and families at the border,