Contact: Andrea Bennett abennett@kyyouth.org (502) 381-1176 Jeffersontown, KY - Today’s passage of SB 176 by the Senate affirms the importance Kentuckians place on family values. The bill ensures that the 59,000 children in Kentucky being raised by grandparents and other relatives can access fundamental services like health care and education.  Research shows that children fare better when cared for by relatives compared to foster care with strangers. Many times grandparents, aunts and uncles, and other relatives step [...]

Contact: Andrea Bennett abennett@kyyouth.org (502) 381-1176 Jeffersontown, KY - The Senate's passage of SB 200 is a major step forward for improving the juvenile justice system in the Commonwealth. We commend Senator Westerfield, as well as Representative Tilley, for addressing this issue that represents an important combination in Frankfort - better outcomes for children and families and budget savings. This bill will enhance public safety by shifting Kentucky spending in juvenile justice on community-based programs that are more [...]

Jeffersontown, KY - Today the House Appropriations and Revenue Committee passed the House budget bill (HB 235), meaning we are one step closer to restoring the harmful cuts to the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) that occurred last year.  The Committee included restored CCAP funding to 2012 levels in the House budget which provides money to return eligibility to 150% of the federal poverty level. The House Budget bill will now go to the full House for a [...]

Importance of Restored Child Care Assistance Program Funding to 150% of Poverty in House Budget Jeffersontown, KY - Today's hearing reminded us that the need for restored Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) supports is about hard numbers but also about very real stories.  We know that child care assistance is a win for kids, a win for families, a win for local communities, and a win for the state budget in the long-term.  In hearing the real-life [...]