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Causes: Children & Youth, Civil Rights, Human Services, Youth Development
Mission: Utah children dba: voices for utah children (the organization) is an advocate for the rights of children in the state of utah. The organization promotes the development of healthy children and sound families through research, publications, media relations, community outreach, training sessions and conferences.
Programs: Early care and education: to provide to all children the services and support necessary to enable them to start school and to prepare them for success. The organization researches best-practices and develops recommendations to help state policymakers think strategically about policy decisions to increase accessibility, affordability, and quality of child care and early education.
tax and budget issues: conduct policy analysis of budget and tax policies with a particular focus on the needs of low and moderate income families. The organization works to broaden the debate on budget and tax policy through public education and the encouragement of civic engagement on these issues.
research: conduct research to provide accurate, objective information to inform public debate and strengthen public action on behalf on children and families.
children's health: to improve and strengthen public and private programs to ensure that all children have access to and receive quality health care. Advocacy: to legally engage in lobbying efforts to influence specific legislation. Utah children has filed a 501(h) election with the internal revenue service that allows the organization to engage in direct lobbying communications to elected officials and grass roots lobbying communications that encourage the public to contact elected officials. Parent information & research centers: to provide educational support and training to all parents, to promote parental involvement, and to increase the quality of school, family and community partnerships.