Kentucky Youth Advocates: Cynthia Schepers tells difficult story about growing up in foster care
We know that youth in Kentucky are key to creating positive change for kids, and their leadership galvanizes other youth, parents,…
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New KIDS COUNT data ranks Kentucky 34th in nation in overall child well-being; gains in health, economics
Kentucky ranks 34th in the nation in overall child well-being, according to the 2017 KIDS COUNT® Data Book, released by…
NKY Forum: Kentucky Youth Advocates’ Terry Brooks will lead discussion on childhood poverty
Terry Brooks, longtime director of Kentucky Youth Advocates, will discuss childhood poverty in our region, the state, and the nation…
Ky Youth Advocates KIDS COUNT data book provides sad snapshot of our kids; Boone County among best
The Kentucky KIDS COUNT 2016 County Data Book provides a snapshot of children by county, including county-level rankings of child well-being based…
Commentary: In and out of abusive foster care, she survived, joins First Lady’s Youth Leadership Council
Through a partnership with Kentucky Youth Advocates, Kosair Charities®, and Casey Family Programs, First Lady Glenna Bevin invited youth and…
Children’s Law Center releases report regarding school-based restraint and seclusion in Kentucky
A report released today by the Children’s Law Center (CLC), Inc., regarding the use of restraint and seclusion in Kentucky’s…
Your vote counts! Kentucky Youth Advocates encourages all residents of voting age to register
Your vote is your voice! In celebration of National Voter Registration Day October 11, Kentucky Youth Advocates are encouraging all Kentuckians…
Terry Brooks: The ripple effect, or how one good thing might lead to . . .solving child poverty perhaps?
You remember, don’t you? You’re that twelve-year old kid on a hot summer day. You and your friends are exploring…
Kentucky Youth Advocates: Act now to submit comments on proposed changes to Medicaid
As child advocates, we are counting on you to raise your voice by submitting public comments on the Bevin Administration’s…
Report shows children in KY benefit from affordable health care made possible by Medicaid expansion
Children are already reaping the benefits of more Kentucky parents having health insurance due to Medicaid expansion, according to a…
KIDS COUNT: Kentucky has highest rate of kids with a parent in jail, according to ‘Shared Sentence’ report
By Terry Brooks Kentucky Youth Advocates Policy debates about incarceration rarely focus on the impact on children. Yet, we know…
Allison Russell: Kentucky can do better when it comes to helping grandparents as parents
Family members participating in the care and raising of children is a long-held tradition in our country. However, the reasons…
Children’s advocates rally in state Capitol building to promote ‘Blueprint’ for Kentucky’s most vulnerable
By Rae Hodges NKyTribune Frankfort Reporter Filling up three floors of the state’s Capitol building, an estimated 700 Kentuckians from…