Finding Hope in Head Start
Many families are finding hope in Head Start. This touching account details how access to early childhood education changed a child’s life-and her mother’s.
Yearly Archives: 2018
Weekly Wisdom: Ending Preventable Deaths
Let’s make sure the U.S. continues to demonstrate strong moral leadership to end preventable deaths for good!
…But What Can You Do?
We often hear “but what can you do?” when talking about issues that matter. As I’ve learned at Save the Children Action Network, there is a lot you can do.
Weekly Wisdom: World Malaria Day
Every two minutes, malaria kills a child. This World Malaria Day, take action to help reduce preventable deaths and save children’s lives!
Photo Journey: Head Start Week of Action
This week, SCAN activists across the U.S. rallied for a week of action to urge Congress to increase funding for Head Start and Early Head Start programs.
Weekly Wisdom: Jennifer Garner knows Head Start Builds Bright Futures
Head Start and Early Head Start provide children the opportunity to have the strong start in life they deserve.
Keeping Kids Safe in Disasters
When crisis strikes, children are always the most vulnerable, and often suffer most. By investing in disaster preparation and mitigation, we can save lives, keep kids in school and save money in the future.
Weekly Wisdom: Breaking the Cycle of Poverty with Head Start
One of the programs that has helped our nation achieve greater equality is Head Start. A new report from the Center for American Progress shows how Head Start has been a critical resource in expanding early education opportunities to vulnerable kids who live in hard-to-reach communities across America.
Learning Doesn’t End When the Bell Rings, So Don’t Close the Door on Students
Megan and Stephanie attend an after-school program that helps with homework and offers activities that combine fitness and fun. Most importantly, it provides them with a safe place to go while their parents are still at work. But despite the overwhelming benefits that after school programs like theirs can offer to students, families and communities, the federal Fiscal Year 2019 budget would eliminate a vital after school program that benefits millions of Americans.
Weekly Wisdom: Big or Small, Change for Kids Matters
Even small things can make a big difference when creating change, especially when it comes to kids.