Igual si se vota por correo o en persona, es esencial informarse bien en las formas de votar, tener un plan, y seguirlo. A continuación encontrara recursos e información que pudiera necesitar para votar en las próximas elecciones.
Lo que esta en la boleta este Noviembre 3 no es solamente la elección de Presidente. También están decisiones acerca de seguro de salud, fondos para escuelas y currículos (plan de estudios) de clases, parques y caminos, reformas a la fuerza policíaca y vivienda asequible. Estar informado acerca de estas decisiones ayuda a que su voto esta protegiendo a niños en su comunidad. Estas son algunas de las decisiones que su voto puede impactar.
Este verano, académicos de CDF Freedom Schools publicaron declaraciones sobre porque la votación es importante y que temas quieren que adultos luchen por defender en las elecciones. Este es el momento para usar nuestro poder, ampli car las voces de los que no pueden votar, y comprometernos en traer a las elecciones las necesidades de los niños.
Child nutrition programs alleviate poverty and hunger, improve child health and well-being, and strengthen development and academic achievement. However, these programs utilize long-standing bene t and eligibility criteria and lengthy reimbursement processes that require providers to cover the costs up front and can be in exible to the growing needs of children and families. This is particularly true during the current pandemic as factors including meal times, meal sites, and delivery are constantly shifting.
It’s decisions in your community about health insurance, school funding and classroom curriculum, parks and roads, police reform, and affordable housing. Being informed about these decisions can help ensure your vote is protecting children in your community. These are some of the decisions your vote can impact.
Regardless of how you choose to vote, it is essential you educate yourself on ways to vote, make your plan, and stick to it. Below, you will find resources and information you might need to vote in the upcoming election.
This summer, CDF Freedom Schools scholars made their voices heard on why voting matters and what issues they want grown-ups to champion at the polls. Now it’s our turn to use our power, amplify the voices of the voteless, and commit to taking children’s needs to the polls.
On September 15 and 17, the U.S. Census Bureau released national and state-level poverty estimates from 2019. However, these estimates did not adequately capture our present-day realities due to the impacts of COVID-19.
For decades, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) has delivered quality nutrition services in community-based clinical settings to improve pregnancy and birth outcomes and promote healthy child development. In order to sustain much-needed program modifications to provide services throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we urge that any final legislative package that responds to the public health and economic crises include an extension of USDA waiver authority for WIC services through at least September 30, 2021.