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Kentucky Is No Longer #1 in Child Maltreatment

By Shontelle Davis, MSSW intern at Kentucky Youth Advocates According to findings within the latest US Department of Health and Human Services annual Child Maltreatment Report, Kentucky no longer has the highest child victimization rate in the nation. Among all 50 states, Kentucky now has the 5th highest rate of child maltreatment as opposed to its number 1 spot in 2019.  With Senate Bill 8 being voted out of the Kentucky Senate and the release [...]

By |2022-02-14T09:47:26-05:00February 8th, 2022|Blog, Child Welfare & Safety|
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Help Families Claim the 2021 Child Tax Credit!

Over one million Kentucky families can claim the second half of the expanded Child Tax Credit this tax season, which is open until April 18!  The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 made big changes to the Child Tax Credit, expanding eligibility to cover an estimated 93% of Kentucky kids and splitting the credit into two halves. Eligible Kentucky families received the first half of the expanded credit through monthly Child Tax Credit payments that [...]

By |2022-02-03T13:47:03-05:00February 3rd, 2022|Blog, Economic Security, Race Equity|
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The Inconvenient And Inspiring Truth About Children’s Advocacy Week

Y’all, let’s be real: Our days are now so full of virtual meetings that many of us are exhausted. Whether you are a professional who works with kids, a youth, or even a legislator, you have logged a lot of hours on Zoom. When, for the second year in a row, Children’s Advocacy Week had to be a fully virtual event, it would have been easy for you advocates to tune out. And yet? [...]

By |2022-02-03T14:40:31-05:00February 3rd, 2022|Blog|
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Community Input: Jail Practices to Support Children Visiting Incarcerated Parents

Kids rely on their parents to provide a safe home where all of their emotional, physical, and financial needs can be met. Unfortunately, in Kentucky more than one in 10 children have had a parent separated from them due to incarceration—the 6th highest rate in the nation.  Parental incarceration is an Adverse Childhood Experience that has been referred to as a “shared sentence” due to the short and long-term effects it has on a child’s [...]

By |2022-01-27T17:14:13-05:00January 27th, 2022|Blog, Child Welfare & Safety, Justice, Race Equity|
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Celebrating the 2022 Champions for Children

Elected leaders and advocates step up for Kentucky kids in countless ways every day, especially in Frankfort throughout the legislative session. During Children’s Advocacy Week, Kentucky Youth Advocates and partners in the Blueprint for Kentucky’s Children present Champion for Children and Step Up for Kids awards to honor those state leaders and advocates for their efforts. At this year’s Rally for Kentucky Kids, we honored several members of the 2022 Kentucky General Assembly for [...]

By |2022-01-28T11:33:35-05:00January 20th, 2022|Blog, Child Welfare & Safety, Economic Security, Education, Health, Justice, Race Equity, Youth Justice|
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“We owe our youth more… Now, let’s get to work!”

These remarks were part of the Rally for Kentucky Kids during 2022 Children's Advocacy Week. Watch a recording of the virtual rally via Facebook or YouTube.  By Tyler Hunter, Child Welfare Leader First, let me thank each and every one of you all for attending today’s rally for Children’s Advocacy Week. My name is Tyler Hunter. I am from one of the best places on earth… Bowling Green, Ky (Warren Co). Outside of being a [...]

By |2022-02-02T13:10:13-05:00January 19th, 2022|Blog|
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Hundreds of Advocates Rally on Behalf of KY Kids, featuring Gov. Beshear and legislative leaders

Contact: Mara Powell mpowell@kyyouth.org Governor Beshear, House Speaker Osborne, and Senator Westerfield Join Hundreds of Youth and Advocates for Virtual Rally for Kentucky Kids Louisville, KY – Hundreds of youth advocates from across Kentucky are virtually convening this week for Children’s Advocacy Week. They are urging elected leaders to support the Blueprint for Kentucky’s Children, a unified agenda for child advocates across the state. Today, in place of the gathering in the Capitol Rotunda, advocates and state leaders tuned into [...]

By |2022-01-20T13:35:39-05:00January 19th, 2022|Blog, News Room|
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Get Ready, Get Set: Children’s Advocacy Week Checklist

Children's Advocacy Week is (almost) here! As we shared in our recent update, due to an increasing number of COVID cases, all events happening January 18-21 will now be virtual. Review this checklist to help you make the most of Children's Advocacy Week: Sign up to receive email updates throughout the virtual advocacy week View and download the Children's Advocacy Week app Review the schedule of virtual events and add to your personal schedule via [...]

By |2022-01-12T14:29:57-05:00January 12th, 2022|Blog|
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2022 State Budget Checklist for Kentucky Kids

It’s week two of Kentucky’s 60-day legislative session! The end of week 1 unveiled a budget proposed by the Kentucky House of Representatives, which signals the fast-track nature of the 2022 budget process. This week, the Governor outlined his budget proposals for pre-K-12 education and health care.  As the week continues, we will hear the remaining components of the Governor’s budget proposal during his budget address on Thursday, January 13 at 7:00 PM ET, as [...]

By |2022-01-14T11:35:33-05:00January 10th, 2022|Blog, Child Welfare & Safety, Economic Security, Education, Health, Medicaid, Race Equity|
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2022 Children’s Advocacy Week Updates

New year, new information about Children’s Advocacy Week! With less than two weeks to go, we wanted to share the schedule and a few reminders to help you lift your voice on behalf of kids during Children’s Advocacy Week.  Due to an increasing number of COVID cases, all events will now be virtual. Also, event times are subject to change—and new events may be added!—as legislators’ schedules change. We will send updates as needed, and [...]

By |2022-01-20T16:21:27-05:00January 5th, 2022|Blog|
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