The life chances of children are vastly
improved when they are the top priority of supportive families and
communities. But as the numbers in our report show, this happy ending
eludes many millions of children, who are challenged by problems that
should not exist in the world’s wealthiest nation—health care, child
abuse, imprisonment, school readiness, afterschool care, and poverty.
This report finds that new investments in children's programs can make
homeland security a reality for all children.
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Help Kids: Petition Congress!
President Obama has already taken the first steps towards improving child well-being by submitting a kid-friendly first budget. For more information on what his new budget means for our children, click here.
We need your help to urge Congress to support the child-friendly principles in President Obama's budget. Please sign our petition calling upon Congress to follow and build upon the President's lead in crafting its Budget Resolution, recognizing that there is no time to waste in meeting the long-deferred health, education and social needs of the nation's children. »Sign the petition today.
