Blogs and Testimony: Family and Community

Reflections for Mother’s Day

May 14, 2012

I am the lucky mother of two amazing kids. Yesterday reminded me of how...
April Awareness

April 4, 2012

A lot is happening in April to bring awareness to different children’s...
A bright new day in this neighborhood

March 23, 2012

Families in D.C. may become homeless for many reasons - a death in the...
New data show D.C. children in high poverty neighborhoods could fill 60 8-car metro trains

February 23, 2012

The places in which children live, learn and grow have a tremendous effect...
What 40 dollars a paycheck means to you

February 22, 2012

The White House re-launched the “what 40 dollars mean to you” campaign....
Why Place May Matter in the D.C. Achievement Gap

February 15, 2012

It is not breaking news that D.C. has a persistent achievement gap, a gulf...
Too many D.C. children and families have too little to show for city’s economic boom

February 9, 2012

Our city’s economy is booming, steadily adding jobs during the last decade...
Children’s issues I wish the presidential candidates were talking about

January 20, 2012

How many low-income children does it take to replace one janitor at a...
Leaders investing in our nation’s kids

January 13, 2012

Last month, AppleTree Institute for Education Innovation announced that it...
Not the Naughty or Nice List but the Wait List

December 20, 2011

In October, Voices for America’s Children sent a petition to Congress...

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