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National Partners

Kentucky Youth Advocates is proud to partner on a number of national initiatives.

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First Focus is a bipartisan advocacy organization that is committed to making children and their families a priority in federal policy and budget decisions. Kentucky Youth Advocates works closely with this nationally recognized organization on children’s issues including health,   education, family economics, child welfare, and child safety.

   

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KIDS COUNT is a national and state-by-state effort to track the status of children in the United States.  KIDS COUNT exists to measure child outcomes and contribute to public accountability for those outcomes, resulting in a model for data-driven advocacy for children, their families, and their communities.

  

Safe Routes to School Logo KYA organizes the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Kentucky State Network which is connected to the Safe Routes to School National Partnership (SRTSNP). This partnership includes more than 500 nonprofit organizations, government agencies, schools, and professionals working together to advance the SRTS movement in the United States.

   

Voices Logo Voices for America's Children is a national network with 60 members in 46 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The VOICES’ network is connected in a shared vision of a world in which every child has the opportunity to reach their full potential. This vision is achieved with the help of member organizations, like KYA, working with elected officials at the local, state and federal level.