Our Perspectives

Child Care workers are emergency responders. We need to treat them like it.

Child Care workers are emergency responders. We need to treat them like it.

One in five early childhood teachers has no health insurance whatsoever, and yet we are asking them to risk their own health and safety as front-line emergency responders in a national health crisis.

By: Michelle Hughes | March 2020

Child advocates respond to COVID-19

Child advocates respond to COVID-19

Our Congressional and legislative leaders need to act right now to prevent the loss of life, to protect children, and to provide emergency support to working families who are caught in the middle of global pandemic and a rapidly cascading economic fallout.

By: Michelle Hughes | March 2020

Three easy ways to make sure kids count in your community

Three easy ways to make sure kids count in your community

By: Whitney Tucker | March 2020

Don’t let fear keep kids from getting care

Don’t let fear keep kids from getting care

We have seen a significant decline in the number of children in North Carolina with health coverage over the last two years.

By: Ciara Zachary | February 2020

Rural North Carolina leaders call for Medicaid expansion

Rural North Carolina leaders call for Medicaid expansion

By: Adam Sotak | February 2020

Kids and “Forever Chemicals” in North Carolina

Kids and “Forever Chemicals” in North Carolina

By: Vikki Crouse | February 2020

What do moms’ smiles have to do with thriving babies?

What do moms’ smiles have to do with thriving babies?

By: Sarah Vidrine | February 2020

Dental Practice Rule Change and Children’s Oral Health: A Conversation With NC Child’s Sarah Vidrine

Dental Practice Rule Change and Children’s Oral Health: A Conversation With NC Child’s Sarah Vidrine

January 2020

Little Kids Need Mental Health Supports, Too!

Little Kids Need Mental Health Supports, Too!

By: Morgan Forrester | January 2020