Current issues


The Children's Alliance of New Hampshire fights for change at the local, state and national levels, within both the public and the private sectors.

Our work includes testimony before House and Senate committees on pending bills and position papers on current issues. It also includes working with news reporters to produce accurate stories on children's issues, writing newspaper commentaries and letters, and networking with other advocacy groups, agencies and organizations to ensure that our message reaches a wide audience. Most recently, our efforts have focused on school readiness, child protection, economic security, and health and wellness.

Along with other child and family advocates around the state, the Children's Alliance is deeply concerned about the impact of the state's budget and in particular, education funding, on children and families. We believe a responsible budget is one that invests in prevention and sets a high value on the health and well-being of our most vulnerable citizens.

Be sure to go to the Advocate's Tool Box to learn how you can make a difference.

• State education funding that ensures equal opportunity for all students
• A federal budget that invests in children and families while preserving the social safety net
• Making public kindergarten available to every 5-year-old
• Responsible and needs-based state budgeting
• Accreditation of NH's child protection services
• Preservation of NH's Healthy Kids health insurance program
• Public and private investment in early education
• Raising NH's minimum wage
• Clarifying clergy responsibility to report child abuse
• Preserving guarantee of Medicaid eligibility and services for poor children and families