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Complete the Blueprint for Kentucky’s Children survey to help determine top 2014 Blueprint child priorities

The Blueprint for Kentucky’s Children is is beginning its 7th year. The Blueprint is a policy initiative supported by children’s advocates across the Commonwealth to improve the lives of children in Kentucky. The Blueprint aims to achieve safe and healthy families, a fair deal for working parents and a fair opportunity for every child in Kentucky. Responding to a challenge from legislators asking child advocates to speak with a common voice, children’s advocacy groups formed the Blueprint [...]

By |2013-08-05T17:23:56-04:00August 5th, 2013|Blog, Child Welfare & Safety, Economic Security, Education, Health, Youth Justice|
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Upcoming Webinar: Get Covered Kentucky: Understanding the Affordable Care Act

Thursday Aug 8, 2013 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM (Eastern Time) Click here to register for the webinar. This webinar is intended for health educators, healthcare employees and community members within the state of Kentucky who want to improve their understanding of and ability to talk to the public about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), Health Benefit Exchanges, and Medicaid Expansion in Kentucky. By the end of the webinar, participants should be able to: Explain [...]

By |2013-08-01T10:35:40-04:00August 1st, 2013|Blog, Health|
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Reminder – Join the KY Oral Health Coalition at O’Sheas on Baxter in Louisville on Thursday

The Kentucky Oral Health Coalition officers are hosting a networking, membership drive event at 5:30 pm ET on July 25th at O’Shea’s on Baxter Ave in Louisville. This fun event will allow members and those interested in becoming a member to network the evening before our annual meeting. Refreshments are on your own as we are working to build the sustainability of our coalition. Please come out and support the important work on the coalition! Please RSVP for this event to mkalra@kyyouth.org.

By |2013-07-24T13:20:24-04:00July 24th, 2013|Blog, Health|
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Cabinet responds to advocates’ concerns regarding cuts to children’s program

Since April 1, no new families have been able to receive child care assistance or apply for the Kinship Care Program, which provides financial support to non-parental, relative caregivers, like grandparents. In addition, the state raised income eligibility limits for child care assistance from 150 percent to 100 percent of the poverty level, causing 8,700 families to lose child care assistance each month. This stems from a decision by the Department for Community Based Services [...]

By |2013-07-18T15:06:53-04:00July 18th, 2013|Blog, Child Welfare & Safety, Economic Security, Education, Health|
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Health insurance changes coming soon – check out this video for helpful information

Significant changes are coming to the state health insurance system that will impact hundreds of thousands of children and families staring October 1. There are currently 640,000 uninsured Kentuckians, or 17.5 percent of the state’s population under age 65. About 332,000 of these uninsured individuals can gain coverage through the Health Benefit Exchange. With expansion of Medicaid, the other 308,000 uninsured Kentuckians can gain health insurance coverage through Medicaid. This group includes families of four [...]

By |2013-07-18T13:30:09-04:00July 18th, 2013|Blog, Health|
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Attend Upcoming Kentucky Oral Health Coalition Events

July 25th: Kentucky Oral Health Coalition Networking Membership Drive Event The Kentucky Oral Health Coalition officers are hosting a networking, membership drive event at 5:30 pm EDT on July 25th at  O'Shea's on Baxter Ave in Louisville. This fun event will allow members and those interested in becoming a member to network the evening before our annual meeting. Refreshments are on your own as we are working to build the sustainability of our coalition. Please RSVP [...]

By |2013-07-15T12:57:20-04:00July 15th, 2013|Blog, Health|
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Remember the original meaning of “The Pursuit of Happiness” this Independence Day

“The pursuit of happiness.”  That phrase animates an essay by Jon Meacham in the most recent edition of TIME. It made me remember Mary Kay Tachua – the most brilliant professor I ever experienced.  More than forty years ago, an administrative error at the University of Louisville put Dr. Tachua as the professor of an undergraduate section of American History.  Dr. Tachua was renowned as a graduate professor; social activist; and, perhaps on special and [...]

By |2013-07-03T12:12:32-04:00July 3rd, 2013|Blog, Child Welfare & Safety, Economic Security, Education, Health, Youth Justice|
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Introducing the new and improved KIDS COUNT Data Center

Monday not only marked the public release of the 2013 National KIDS COUNT Data Book, it also included the unveiling of the new and improved KIDS COUNT Data Center by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The Data Center is now easier to use, featuring an improved search tool, easier tools to make maps and charts, and better ways to customize and share materials on social media. For those not familiar with the KIDS COUNT Data [...]

By |2013-06-27T16:24:42-04:00June 27th, 2013|Blog, Child Welfare & Safety, Economic Security, Education, Health, Youth Justice|
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Can we commit to a ten percent plan?

Yesterday’s blog post focused on some of the new Kentucky data portrayed in the 2013 National KIDS COUNT Data Book released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. I pointed out some of the child well-being indicators our state is moving backwards on and the fact that not all of the apparent good news is all good news. Given that we have a lot of room for improvement, I wondered what child well-being in the Commonwealth [...]

By |2013-06-25T12:52:12-04:00June 25th, 2013|Blog, Child Welfare & Safety, Economic Security, Education, Health|
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