Blog Category: Elections

2022 Youth Advocacy Cohort Application

Voices for Virginia’s Children is establishing a small cohort of youth advocates, comprised of young change makers, to join us for Advocacy Days at the General Assembly in January 2022….

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Key Findings: Equity in Action & Equity at a Glance 

The Virginia Department of Health recently released two new dashboards focused on equity. One highlighting the programs and initiatives that have advanced equity during COVID-19 and the other as an…

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Navigating the Policy Path as a Voices Intern

Guest author — Voices intern Hannah Adams This summer I was given the incredible opportunity to work alongside the talented staff at Voices in order to learn more about the…

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Take Action Now! Use Voices 2019 Election Guide

Voices for Virginia’s Children champions public policies that improve the lives of kids across the Commonwealth. We are nonprofit, nonpartisan, and data-informed. In November 2019, all 140 seats in the…

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Recap: Gubernatorial Candidate Forum 9/8/17

During the busy Labor Day week of campaign events, gubernatorial candidates Ed Gillespie and Ralph Northam took time to talk about critical issues facing Virginia’s families. Close to 200 voters…

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Ask the Candidates for Governor Challenge: A Crowdsourced Contest (Updated 8/29)

With the Presidential election in our rear view mirrors, Virginia politics has begun to heat up. In November, Virginia will elect a new Governor.  Youth want to know where candidates stand on issues that impact…

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What really counts in the election- focusing on kids & families

By Carly Green, University of Richmond intern As a newly-minted registered voter, it has been all too easy to get wrapped up and overwhelmed in the chaos of this election…

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Help RVA candidates focus on kids this election

As the campaign season heats up we are glad to hear more candidates talking about how they will support kids. In Richmond we believe this topic is incredibly important to…

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The most important question- #IsItGood4KidsRVA?

We often hear complaints that folks are not willing to step up the plate a run for office. “If only there were more candidates running, we could find the perfect…

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2016 Legislative Session: Important Dates

The 2016 General Assembly session is just around the corner—Day 1 is January 13th, 2016. Voices’ policy staff are hard at work pulling together our legislative agenda priorities around children’s…

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