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About KAC

Kansas Action for Children’s nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy transforms the lives of Kansas kids. The Topeka-based KAC focuses on early education, health care access, and family supports for the more than 707,000 children who call this state home. With support from individuals and private foundations, KAC has worked for more than four decades to make Kansas the best place to live, work and raise a family.

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11 May 2022 | Tax and Budget

New revenue forecast is positive overall, but economic security continues to lack for low-paid Kansas workers

Karuva Kaseke
May 11, 2022

Kansas is collecting enough revenue to fund its current commitments while maintaining a healthy ending balance, as demonstrated in the revised economic forecast released by the Consensus Revenue Estimating (CRE) Group in late April.¹ The budget outlook remains positive compared to the projections in the November 2021 estimate despite recent global disruptions, including inflation.

18 March 2022
Early Learning

Let kids learn: HB 2662 limits student opportunity in Kansas

14 March 2022
Tax and Budget

TABOR-like Resolution Must Be Rejected in Kansas

20 January 2022
Tax and Budget

Bills Introduced to End the State Sales Tax on Food: Understanding the Differences

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40

years of KAC putting the children and families of Kansas first.

705,000

children call our state home. We owe them a bright future.

103,000

Kansas kids live in poverty. We can and must do better.

Areas of work

Every Kansas child — from birth to elementary school— should have access to high-quality early education, access to affordable health care, and support if times get tough. These investments in the early years create a rock-solid foundation for growth and development that lasts a lifetime. And through sensible budget and tax policy, Kansans support kids and families who otherwise would go without. These four areas, separate but tightly linked, are at the center of all that KAC does.

Health

AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE is necessary for children and adults, and untreated illness costs money and lives. We should start with...

Early Learning

HIGH-QUALITY EARLY LEARNING is formal and informal education delivered by qualified and fairly compensated professionals in home, center, and school...

Family Supports

PROVEN PROGRAMS HELP FAMILIES ON THE EDGE. Programs such as the federal and state EITC (Earned Income Tax Credit) and...

Tax & Budget

SENSIBLE FISCAL POLICY MAKES A DIFFERENCE. Children can thrive when they have their basic needs met. Through our tax dollars,...