VOICES for Alabama's children

Advocacy groups are urging Alabama lawmakers to join a federal program that gives summer food assistance to low-income families with school age children. The program called Summer EBT, or Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program, provides families $40 per month for each child receiving free and reduced-price school lunches.

Alabama has some work to do when it comes to taking care of children. A KIDS COUNT study done in 2019 places Alabama at 47th overall out of 50 in the US.…

A new report could give future researchers information on how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted children in the state.The Alabama Kids Count Data Book is a…

A nonprofit organization in Alabama has some tough news about kids in Alabama.VOICES for Alabama’s Children has released its annual Kids Count Data Book,…

Alabama ranked 44th in an annual national assessment of child well-being that looks at poverty, education and health access. The Kids Count report was…

The Alabama Senate is expected to vote on legislation that would allow people to carry a concealed handgun in Alabama without a getting a permit. In the…

Alabama lawmakers are expected to debate a proposal that would require all day care facilities to be regulated by the state, and would end a longstanding…

State lawmakers are planning to debate a bill that would require all day care facilities to be licensed and end a longstanding exemption for…

A new national report shows Alabama is trailing the rest of the country in overall child well-being.The Annie E. Casey Foundation is out with its annual…

Alabama education professionals are attending this week’s MEGA Conference in Mobile.Over 2000 individuals preregistered for the event including teachers,…