Policy and Advocacy

Advocacy in the U.S.

Creating Long-Lasting Change

Children are born ready to learn, but too many of the 14 million U.S. children living in poverty enter school not prepared to succeed. Kids can’t vote or influence policies that impact their lives. That’s why, together with our political advocacy arm Save the Children Action Network, we advocate for kids. Our key domestic issues include:

• Ensuring all children in America have access to high-quality early education programs
• Increasing funding for critical kids’ programs, like Head Start, home visiting, afterschool and summer enrichment

Since its founding in 2014, SCAN has grown into a grassroots network of more than 250,000 supporters from every state, who speak out for change and mobilize in their communities, counties and states advocating for kids.