Failure by Congress to reauthorize the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) prior to its expiration September 30 places more than 340,000 Florida children in jeopardy of losing health care coverage, according to a new policy brief. Florida, and 28 other states, are expected to runout of funding for the program between January and March, 2018 […]

Federal lawmakers and advocates are urging Gov. Rick Scott to take steps to ensure that Floridians have adequate access to food after Hurricane Irma. The group asked the governor to seek additional assistance from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to further meet the needs of Florida’s most vulnerable citizens during this time. The […]

Nearly 40 percent of people in Florida live in a child care desert and have little or no access to quality child care, according to a new report by the Center for American Progress. Child care supply is especially low in Florida’s rural areas, where 51 percent of residents live in areas without enough licensed child care […]