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Increasing Access to Child Care, KidsCare, and Quality Foster Care Are the Legislative Goals for the Arizona Children’s Action Alliance in 2025

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Hoping to build on the legislative successes of 2024 that included increases in funding for affordable child care, expanded KidsCare through AHCCCS, and continuing vital reforms in child foster care, Arizona Children’s Action Alliance (CAA) is looking to the members of the State Legislature to enact several of their recommendations in 2025.  They include: CAA … Read more

New Children’s Action Alliance Leader January Contreras discusses Her Legislative Priorities for 2024

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Former Biden/Harris Assistant Secretary for the Administration for Children and Families at the Department of Health and Human Services, Attorney, Public Interest Advocate, and 2018 Democratic Arizona Attorney General Nominee, January Contreras is having a “wonderful” time as the new head of the Arizona Children’s Action Alliance (CAA.)  A 35-year-old bipartisan organization dedicated to the … Read more

Child Poverty and Food Insecurity are Major Concerns as the CAA releases the 2020 Arizona Kids Count Book

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The Children’s Action Alliance (CAA) has released its 2020 Kids Count Book which traces socioeconomic trends for Arizona’s children over a ten-year period from 2009 to 2019. While the report does not reflect the current situation due to the Coronavirus Pandemic in areas like preschool attendance, the effect of school closures, and current health insurance … Read more

Saying Donald Trump “has quit on you,” Joe Biden unveils a $775 Billion Child and Senior Caregiving Build Back Better Plan

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Joe Biden reinforced that he is the Presidential Candidate that, unlike Donald Trump, cares about the American People, as he unveiled the third phase of his Build Back Better Economic Renewal Plan for the country. Knowing that the country, especially with the COVID 19 Pandemic, is facing a child and senior caregiving crisis, the Nominee … Read more