Casey Hanson, Kids Win Missouri’s Director of Outreach and Engagement I am no stranger to Kids Win Missouri as a member for the last 4 years, but I am very pleased to join the organization in my new role as Director of Outreach and Engagement. I’ve been in the trenches alongside many of you over…
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On Tuesday April 2nd, over 500 people gathered in Jefferson City at the capitol building in support of Child Advocacy Day. Advocates come from across the state for the annual event in order to urge legislators to support policies and programs that support and uplift children. The day started off at a kick-off rally where…
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Brian Schmidt, Kids Win Missouri The nation’s health care system is shifting to promote care that delivers the best health outcomes. One of the tools that health care providers are putting into action to help obtain the best health outcomes are community health workers. What are Community Health Workers? Missouri law currently has no definition…
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by Ruth Ehresman, Vision for Children at Risk I am certain that I learned more than my students did during my first year of teaching. I was a science/math/religion/music teacher in a small high school in North St. Louis. I worked hard, hoping my students would learn Chemistry and Math, would grow in self-esteem, and…
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Kids Win Missouri Endorses Proposition B Craig Stevenson, Director of Policy and Advocacy Kids Win Missouri’s Board of Directors has voted to endorse Proposition B, a ballot initiative which will gradually raise the minimum wage in Missouri to $12.00 per hour in 2023. What does Proposition B do? Proposition B would raise the…
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Katie Plax, MD Medical Director of the SPOT (Supporting Positive Opportunities with Teens) For the last 7 years I have listened to the stories of teens in foster care and our kids are hurting. Like most things for children and youth in foster care their experiences often go under the radar. …
Read More From the Pulpit Back into Policy- Focused on Kids Craig Stevenson, Kids Win Missouri During the last several weeks, I have felt my professional and personal lives have collided into new and exciting ways. It is my pleasure to begin serving as the new director of policy and advocacy for Kids Win Missouri. Three years…
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The Annie E. Casey Foundation 2018 KIDS COUNT Data Book release focuses on the risk of an undercount of young children in the 2020 Decennial Census Tracy Greever-Rice, Family and Community Trust & Missouri KIDS COUNT The Annie E. Casey Foundation has released the 2018 KIDS COUNT® Data Book, its annual look at child…
Read More The Net Benefit Brian Schmidt, Kids Win Missouri Our communities are only as strong as our people. And our people—our families, friends, and neighbors—are strong when they have access to the food, shelter, health care, and economic support they need to lead healthy lives. This is true no matter who you are or where…
Read More Extending Postpartum Medicaid Coverage Ensuring Healthy Moms and Babies Brian Schmidt, Kids Win Missouri Pregnant women in Missouri are eligible for Medicaid or health coverage through the Show-Me Healthy Babies program if they earn less than 305% of federal poverty level ($62,281 for a family of three). Unless the new mothers have incomes below 23% of…
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