Do you support second chances for young people? Do you want to see expanded academic opportunities for low-income kids? Do you care about partnering nurses and Moms?

Then let your legislator know by signing this petition!

In recent years, the state has been financially healthy and tens of millions of dollars in discretionary funds have become available. But not enough of this money has been invested directly in programs that benefit at-risk children.

There are enormous gaps in the services that Delaware provides for at-risk children.

This year at Action for Delaware’s Children we have two priorities that evidence shows us can have a real impact on the lives of at-risk children:

The first is to convince the state to fund the recommendations of the Redding Consortium for Educational Equity, including its recommendations to dramatically expand quality full-day Pre-K for children living in poverty, to create quality before-school, after-school, and summer programs in Delaware’s schools serving the highest percentages of children living in poverty, and to increase home visitation programs for infants and toddlers living in poverty.

Our second priority is to advocate for supplementing the state’s re-entry services for juveniles leaving juvenile correctional facilities, to include cognitive behavioral therapy and vocational training services.

Do you support these initiatives? Then sign this petition!