In the Fall of 2019, Advocates for Children and Youth launched an equitable and inclusive Community Engagement Framework that will advance policies and programs across multiple issue areas. Advocacy is best if made in partnership with the people they affect…

Advocates for Children and Youth conducted a review on chronic absenteeism and its effect on the lives of children. We found out some interesting information to share with you. Chronic absence is defined as missing 10 percent or more of…

Maryland is committed to keeping more children in the classroom by reducing the number and disproportionality of suspensions and expulsions. New proposed state regulations require new processes for discipline and provide an opportunity for schools to implement in-school alternatives to…

Graduate Maryland, Advocates for Children and Youth’s initiative to increase graduation rates, was launched recently with a kick-off event. The initiative was developed in response to Maryland’s dropout rates and the recent passage of the new Compulsory School Age (CSA)…

INITIATIVE COMPLETE: Promoting public policies and investments so that all Maryland children are safe, healthy, educated, and secure in their families and communities. The Imagine advocacy campaign, which supports in-state tuition for all qualifying students, runs until the November election.…