Bold Voices Blog

21 May State Support for Out-of-School-Time Opportunities Continue to Increase; Local Partners Should Pair Investments with Strategy

Posted at 11:36h in Bold Voices

(May 21, 2026) Investing in Out-of-School Time (or OST) opportunities is a rare find that both sides of the aisle can...

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20 May More Than a Barbershop: How HEIRS Is Building Community, Confidence, and Opportunity

Posted at 15:14h in Bold Voices

(May 20, 2026) I first met Jahi Jackson at Manchester Academic Charter School (MACS) where he was cutting a student’s hair....

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16 Apr President Proposes Major Reductions in Key Children’s Programs

Posted at 15:22h in Bold Voices

(April 16, 2026) Each year, similar to the state budget process, the federal budget passes through a multi-step process before Congress...

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12 Mar A Pediatric Resident’s Reflections on Childhood Vaccines

Posted at 14:30h in Bold Voices

(March 12, 2026) This Bold Voices blog post was written by one of Allies for Children’s partners about a subject that...

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09 Mar Allies for Children’s Latest Report Reflects on the Urgent Need to Change the School Transportation System

Posted at 09:30h in Bold Voices

(March 9, 2026) Children in all school districts, households, and income levels rely on school transportation to get safely to school,...

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27 Feb Pennsylvania’s Future Needs Skilled Workers, CTE Can Teach Them

Posted at 14:57h in Bold Voices

(February 27, 2026) This Bold Voices blog post was written by some of Allies for Children’s partners about a subject that...

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24 Feb NEW! Medicaid Toolkit

Posted at 17:03h in Bold Voices

(February 24, 2026) Have you ever wanted to know more about Medicaid? Allies for Children is releasing a Medicaid Toolkit, with...

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10 Feb State Budget 2026-27: A Review of Gov. Shapiro’s Proposal

Posted at 14:06h in Bold Voices

(February 10, 2026) On Tuesday, Feb. 3 Governor Josh Shapiro released his proposed budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year. The budget...

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30 Jan Investment in Child Care Teachers Supports Children, Families and the Economy

Posted at 17:02h in Bold Voices

(January 30, 2026) This Bold Voices blog post was written by one of Allies for Children’s partners about a subject that...

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22 Dec Facilitating Student Voice at the Activating Agency & Well-Being Student Symposium

Posted at 09:59h in Bold Voices

(December 22, 2025) On November 18, I had the incredible opportunity to serve as a facilitator at the Activating Agency &...

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