Emerging Leaders
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…
How to Increase Dental Access Across Maryland
https://youtu.be/BvO2VsrtA54 There has been much debate about how to increase dental access for children and their parents across Maryland. The purpose of this report, "Access to Dental Care in Maryland: An Assessment of Challenges and Solutions," is to contribute to…
Chronic Absenteeism
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…

The Resilient Ones: Maryland’s Foster Youth
The Resilient Ones is an initiative to help foster youth—one of the most unseen and vulnerable populations in Maryland. We have national statistics and local anecdotal stories which show foster youth need our attention. Our knowledge about foster youth grows every…