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Posted 10-6-09
First Focus recently released Children's Budget 2009, the newest edition of the organization's comprehensive guide to all federal spending on children. This year's book includes information on the over 180 federally funded programs that are aimed at enhancing the well-being of our nation's children. To download a summary of the report, click here.
Children's Budget 2009 features a special section that details investments in children made through the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, known as the economic stimulus package. This book is an invaluable resource for all those seeking to improve the lives of America's children.
· For the past five years, less than one nickel out of every new, real non-defense dollar spent by the federal government has gone to children and children's programs.
· Children's spending makes up less than ten percent of the entire non-defense budget.
· The overall share of federal, non-defense spending going to children's programs has dropped by twelve percent over the past five years.
· Real discretionary spending on children has declined by one percent since 2005, while at the same time all other non-defense discretionary spending has increased by 4 percent.
To raise awareness of this alarming trend, Congressman Danny Davis has introduced introduced the Children's Budget Act, legislation that would provide an annual accounting of all federal money spent on children. To download a summary of the Children's Budget Act, click here.
Posted 10-2-09
In the early morning hours of October 1st--the first day of the new fiscal year--the Michigan Legislature approved a continuation budget for fiscal year 2010 after failing to come to an agreement on some of the major cuts proposed to balance a $2.8 billion budget deficit.
Read the latest on negotiations over the K-12 School Aid, DCH, and DHS budgets in our October 2 Budget Basics report.
Posted 9-29-09
Maria Herrera is a real person worried about the future of Michigan and whether she can continue to raise her family here. Many families share these same concerns as the state continues to shed jobs and cut services to vulnerable children and families.
Watch Maria's story at www.youtube.com/michiganschildren
Posted 9-29-09
With less than 40 hours from the start of the new fiscal year, Michigan legislators still grapple with a $2.8 billion budget deficit. Read the latest on negotiations over the K-12 School Aid, DCH, and DHS budgets in our Sept. 29 Budget Basics report.
Posted 9-23-09
Michigan's Children, in partnership with the School-Community Health Alliance of Michigan and other statewide organizations, is proud to announce its first youth conference -- PROJECT VOICE: A DYMANIC APPROACH TO YOUTH EMPOWERMENT. The conference will be held Oct. 26, 2009 at Zehnders Splash Village Hotel and Waterpark in Frankenmuth, MI.
If you are interested in creating cutting edge leadership opportunities for high school youths or formal youth advisory councils, we invite you to attend. High school youths will learn hands-on advocacy strategies to empower themselves to let their voices be heard in their communities!
Registration is $35.00 per team, and includes waterpark admission. Keynote speakers will be two students from the original FREEDOM WRITERS group! Registration is limited to the first 100 participants. Click here to download the registration form.
Questions? Please contact Keri Bennett, Director of School and Community Outreach, School-Community Health Alliance of Michigan (SCHA-MI) at 517-908-0847, ext. 225, or by email at
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, or visit SCHA-MI's website at www.scha-mi.org.
First Focus Releases Children's Budget
Key findings of Children's Budget 2009 include:
Budget Update: Services for Children and Families
New YouTube Video: Michigan's Future?
Budget Update: Services for Children and Families
Project Voice: A Dynamic Approach to Youth Empowerment
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