The country and state of Kansas are experiencing uncertain and difficult times. The spread of COVID-19 and its variants has created new challenges, both practical and emotional, for our work. Kansas Action for Children is committed to the children and families of this state — along with the team members, partners, and stakeholders who make this work possible.
That’s why we’ve assembled this page of resources. It includes work KAC produced in the spring and summer of 2020, along with links to important state and national sites. We hope you find it useful, and please contact us if you have questions or thoughts.
National sites
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention COVID-19 page
- Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center
- Alliance for Early Success COVID-19 State Actions
- Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
State sites
- Kansas COVID-19 Response and Recovery
- Kansas Department of Health and Environment COVID-19 response
- Kansas Together Coronavirus Resource Center
- KU Institute for Policy & Social Research COVID-19 Research and Resources
KAC resources
As Kansas counties rolled out stay-at-home orders, Kansas Action for Children staff members kept a close watch and were poised to respond. Our last day in office was March 12, 2020, and the next week we began to roll out content addressing the challenges of this new reality. This is a reverse chronological collection of our COVID-19-related blog posts, newsletters, live videos, and other materials, from March through July 2020.
- July 28: Kansans must ask leaders to support child care (op-ed)
- July 15: A Tax Day lesson: As crisis rages, shortsighted fiscal policy hurts our kids (blog entry)
- July 2: Victories to celebrate amidst turmoil (KAC monthly newsletter)
- July 2: June revenue for Kansas beats reduced estimates (monthly revenue report)
- June 30: From the inside of a storm, hope for the future (legislative wrap-up)
- June 22: How Kansas kids were doing before the coronavirus (2020 KIDS COUNT update)
- June 10: Why Kansas kids need cash assistance now more than ever (blog entry)
- June 8: May revenue comes in above expectations (monthly revenue report)
- May 27: A marathon session, followed by a veto (Capitol Connection newsletter)
- May 19: Medicaid expansion would address public health, budget challenges (blog entry)
- May 12: April revenue numbers show difficult path ahead (blog entry)
- May 9: David Jordan and John Wilson: As crisis hits Kansas, existing federal funds can help families (op-ed)
- May 6: Alliance for a Health Kansas Town Hall: COVID-19 & the State Budget (video)
- April 28: KAC Conversation 5: The state revenue picture for kids and families (video)
- April 20: As revenue forecast drops, investments in kids and families all the more important (press release)
- April 20: New estimates show sharp Kansas revenue declines, need for investment in kids (blog entry)
- April 17: Add your name: Stand with Kansas children and families (petition)
- April 16: At KAC, a certain vision in uncertain times (KAC monthly newsletter)
- April 9: KAC Conversation 4: Working through working from home (video)
- April 3: KAC Conversation 3: Breaking down the state budget (video)
- March 27: KAC Conversation 2: The federal response to COVID-19 (video)
- March 26: KAC Conversation 1: Welcome and checking in (video)
- March 25: Making working from home work for you (blog)
- March 23: Kansas Action for Children supporter update (newsletter)
- March 20: As Legislature breaks, taking stock (Capitol Connection newsletter)
- March 20: Kansas needs to brace for rough economy (blog)
- March 18: Resources for teaching (and learning!) at home (blog)
- March 16: KAC committed to our state and staff during a pandemic (blog / letter)
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