As identified in our new strategic plan, we know policy, advocacy and mobilization are key components for getting better results for youth and families in the coming years as we continue our cradle-to-career efforts. Hopefully, Tuesday\u2019s election results are a sign of the support we will continue to receive from elected officials and policymakers as we strive to advance equity and close gaps for kids. If you saw other terrific policy wins that you\u2019d like to share, please leave a comment below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Like many of you, I performed my civic duty and voted in Tuesday\u2019s midterm election. For the rest of the day, I proudly sported my \u201cI voted\u201d sticker and then rushed home, ordered a pizza, hurried my kids to bed and camped out in front of my TV for the next several hours. I\u2019ll admit…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":10978,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"categories":[224],"tags":[81],"class_list":["post-10977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-policy","tag-blog","category-224","description-off"],"yoast_head":"\n