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Save the Children Applauds Introduction of the SMART Act
Save the Children is pleased to endorse the bipartisan Summer Meals Alternative Relief and Transportation (SMART) Act being introduced in Congress today by Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Cory Booker (D-NJ). The SMART Act would ensure children in rural communities and other hard-to-reach areas have access to nutritious meals during the summer months when school meals are not accessible. Currently, at the end of the school year, only 14 percent of eligible low-income children receive meals through the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), often because they cannot access meal distribution sites due to distance or lack of transportation. The SMART Act would work to address this by establishing an alternate food distribution service option, direct home delivery.
Save the Children CEO: First Family Reunifications is Important Step in Right Direction
In response to yesterday's announcement that the Biden administration will begin to reunite families separated under the prior administration, Janti Soeripto, Save the Children President and CEO, issued the following statement
Save the Children Applauds the American Families Plan, a Historic Investment in Early Childhood
Save the Children applauds the American Families Plan released by President Biden today, particularly the plan’s unprecedented prioritization of early childhood education and care, as well as its efforts to combat child hunger and poverty.
SCAN In the News
How the Tennessee Opportunity Act will provide urgent support to vulnerable families
One year after COVID-19 took hold in the U.S., we see light on the horizon, and it looks like things could finally be aligning for Tennessee’s most vulnerable families.
Letter: Child care, economic crises are linked
New Hampshire is in a child care crisis.
Interview with Lacey Daniell-Miller of Save the Children Action Network
Lacey Daniell-Miller, New Mexico State Director of the Save the Children Action Network New Mexico, on the Land Grant Permanent Fund and Helping to Getting HJR1 Passed through the State Senate.
Multimedia
Poll Shows Majority of Voters Support Federal Assistance for Child Care Providers
A new national poll by Save the Children Action Network found 87% of voters support providing enough federal assistance during the COVID-19 outbreak to make sure child care providers can pay their bills.
ERIN LIVE ON THE AIR WITH GUEST Deborah Merrill DePaoli
Deborah Merrill DePaoli is the South Carolina State Manager for Save the Children Action Network (SCAN). This winter, she spoke with Erin Live on the Air about SCAN's work to help children in the U.S. and around the world survive and thrive.
We care for child care
Many families in the U.S. live in child care deserts -- areas where it is nearly impossible to access quality care for their children. We must urge Congress to fix this and #Care4ChildCare.
Publications
Investing in Maternal and Child Health: Development Impact Bonds Potential and Early Learning
Child mortality rates have fallen by more than half, from 12.7 million under-5 deaths in 1990, to 5.6 million in 2016. U.S. leadership and foreign assistance played instrumental roles in this achievement, saving the lives of millions of children around the world.
2018 Campaign Prospectus
SCAN crafted this prospectus to help 2018 midterm election candidates of both parties amplify an agenda for early childhood, to help kids survive and thrive.
2016 Annual Report
This report higlights Save the Children Action Network's efforts as the political voice for kids in 2016.