Name/Title
Political ButtonEntry/Object ID
2000.19.6Description
Round white button with green lettering and image of a silhouette showing a child in a tree with a ladder leaning against the trunk, with another child looking up. Text on the button: Be a Voice for Children / Vermont Children's Forum. (See Notes field for more information.)Context
Established in 1983, Voices for Vermont’s Children (formerly Vermont Children’s Forum) began as an informal alliance of human service and education advocates concerned about the status of children and youth in Vermont.
Voices has evolved into a statewide membership organization of several hundred individuals and organizations. Membership dues and contributions support our advocacy, outreach and community organizing on behalf of Vermont’s children and youth.
Voices addresses the full spectrum of child, youth and family issues – from child care and access to health care coverage for children and youth to juvenile justice and child welfare. Voices for Vermont’s Children works on behalf of children and youth by:
--Advocating during the Vermont Legislative session;
--Organizing and working in state and regional coalitions;
--Providing up-to-date information, policy briefs and fact sheets on issues important to children and youth. This includes publishing Vermont KIDS COUNT child and family data reports; and
--Co-sponsoring workshops, trainings and conferences.
From the website: http://www.voicesforvtkids.org/ (viewed 10/4/2016)Acquisition
Accession
2000.19Acquisition Method
Collected by StaffCredit Line
collected by Paul CarnahanLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
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Button, PoliticalNomenclature Primary Object Term
Symbol, PoliticalNomenclature Sub-Class
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Category 08: Communication ObjectsRelationships
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Person or Organization
Voices for Vermont's Children