Children’s Monitor Highlights

Snippets from CWLA’s weekly breakdown of federal policy and its impact on children and families

Newsletter Excerpts

CWLA Endorses: Bills to Support Children and Families

Child Poverty Reduction Act On September 21, 2023, Representative Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA), Representative Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA), Representative Sara Jacobs (D-CA), and U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) introduced the Child

By Kati Mapa|October 2nd, 2023|Categories: Advocacy, Budget, Budget Policy, Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention, Children's Monitor, Early Childhood, Education, Family & Community Support, Health, Health Care, Healthy Growth & Development, House legislation, Infants and Toddlers, Legislation, Maltreatment Prevention, Older Youth, Prevention, Protecting Youth & Families, Senate Legislation, Uncategorized|Comments Off

CWLA Statement on the Creation of the Office of Gun Violence Prevention

On Friday, September 22, President Biden announced the creation of the Office of Gun Violence Prevention. CWLA President & CEO, Christine James-Brown, released the following statement: “As an organization with more than a century-long commitment

By Kati Mapa|October 2nd, 2023|Categories: Administration, Children's Monitor, Health, Prevention|Comments Off

First Focus Releases 2023 Children’s Budget Book

On Friday, September 22, 2023, First Focus on Children released its annual Children’s Budget Book in a live event hosted by the Senate Budget Committee. Chairman Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) opened the event, stating, “there is

By Kati Mapa|October 2nd, 2023|Categories: Budget, Children's Monitor, Education, Health, Infants and Toddlers, Prevention, Research|Comments Off

Child Poverty More than Doubled in 2022

On September 11, 2023, the United States Census Bureau released Poverty in the United States: 2022, the annual report that measures the economic wellbeing of households, families, and individuals in the United States. This report

By Kati Mapa|October 2nd, 2023|Categories: Advocacy, Budget, Budget Policy, Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention, Children's Monitor, Early Childhood, Family & Community Support, Maltreatment Prevention, Protecting Youth & Families, Research|Comments Off

House Hearing on Child Trafficking

On September 14th, 2023, The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance held a hearing to examine child sex trafficking, the increase in child sexual abuse materials (CSAM) online, and how social media

By Kati Mapa|October 2nd, 2023|Categories: Advocacy, Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention, Children's Monitor, House legislation, Juvenile Justice, Older Youth, Protecting Youth & Families|Comments Off

Child Care Stabilization Act Introduced

On September 13, 2023, Representatives Katherine Clark (D-MA), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Bobby Scott (D-VA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), and Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) and Senators Patty Murray (D-WA)