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Founded in 1996, Fight Crime: Invest in Kids takes a hard-nosed look at the strategies proven to reduce crime. Armed with research, our more than 5,000 members make the case for solutions that cut crime and put kids on the path to productive lives.
Expanding preschool, child care, and voluntary home visiting services helps create a safer Missouri for all. Read the new opinion piece from Rolla Chief Sean Fagan in the Phelps County Focus:
Serving the Rolla area is one of the greatest honors of my career. It is my joy and responsibility to try to improve our community and make it stronger in
Congratulations to 2022 Champion for Kids award winner Sheriff Mike Reese of Multnomah County, OR! Over the past 11 years, Sheriff Reese has been an active supporter of evidence-based programs that keep kids on the path to success. https://bit.ly/3Gd2HJX
Want to reduce long-term crime? Invest in early childhood education. A new Maine research brief explains the connection between academic success and increased public safety: https://bit.ly/3HUwqsk
Last week, community leaders from across Wisconsin met to advocate for increased investments in early childhood education, particularly for rural areas of the state. Learn more about the events:
A new report shows that investments in early programs are essential to strengthening the workforce, boosting public safety, and enhancing national security
NEW: Congress released the text of its bipartisan end-of-year funding bill for 2023 including major funding for early childhood education, MIECHV, afterschool, and juvenile justice resources. Members of Fight Crime: Invest in Kids have long-supported these important, evidence-based supports to reduce crime and ensure a brighter future for our nation’s kids. Read our full statement on these key victories:
Congress passes major year-end bipartisan funding bill that will support home visiting, childhood nutrition, and juvenile justice programs among others
A new blog by Carroll County (IA) Attorney John Werden highlights the long-term impact of home visiting for parents, kids, and Iowans. Without congressional intervention, federal MIECHV funding expires tomorrow. Read the blog on our website:
Carroll County Attorney urges Congress to reauthorize federal MIECHV funding stream
Families in Oklahoma need access to voluntary home visiting programs to help prevent child abuse and neglect and increase positive outcomes for kids. Sheriff Vic Regalado of Fight Crime: Invest in Kids calls for MIECHV reauthorization in a new op/ed for Tulsa World. Read the full piece here:
"The best crime prevention policy is to ensure all of our children have a positive, nurturing start in life," says Tulsa County Sheriff Vic Regalado.
Kids in rural communities often lack early childhood resources and supports compared to their urban peers. Read Council for a Strong America’s new rural early childhood education report in Wisconsin to learn what more can be done to support kids from the entire state: https://bit.ly/3BsPrOD
The U.S. Senate must act to reauthorize MIECHV funding and continue to support voluntary home visiting services across the nation. Members of Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, Mission: Readiness, and ReadyNation applaud the House for passing the Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act of 2022 with strong bipartisan support. Read Council for a Strong America’s full statement:
The House of Representatives' bipartisan passage of the Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act of 2022 is an important step forward for home visiting programs, but the work is not finished.
Summit County’s sheriff and Fight Crime: Invest in Kids Ohio member Kandy Fatheree authored an op/ed in the Akron Beacon Journal explaining how home visiting, funded through MIECHV, helps reduce childhood abuse and neglect. Read the piece:
Voluntary home visits are a type of intervention that can educate families and reduce child abuse and neglect, Summit County sheriff says.
One of the wisest investments we can make as a nation is in healthy pregnancies and early childhood development. That is why the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program is so critical. Evidence-based programs that help families provide proper nutrition, mental and behavioral wellbeing, and a loving home pay massive dividends throughout the life of those who are served.
Unfortunately, this important bipartisan program is at risk. If Congress doesn’t act by December 16th to reauthorize the program, it will expire; that would cause untold hardship for the program’s beneficiaries, as well as negatively affecting recruitment and retention of qualified and effective home visitors.
That is why Fight Crime: Invest in Kids has joined the National Home Visiting Coalition and hundreds of other organizations around the country in our support of the bipartisan Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act of 2022 (H.R. 8876).
The U.S. House will vote on this critical bill very soon, and we urge its passage without delay. Healthy pregnancies, infant and child health and development, and school readiness are too important for these critical services to slip through the cracks. Please share and urge your Members of Congress to act now, because .
Strengthening investments in home visiting can help improve public safety, build the future workforce, and bolster national security
A new opinion piece in the Idaho Press by Fight Crime: Invest in Kids member and Canyon County Prosecuting Attorney Bryan Taylor shares why MIECHV passage is crucial to keep kids safe and well-cared-for. Read the piece [paywall]:
Serving as Canyon County’s prosecuting attorney is an honor. And part of the duty of my office is prosecuting crimes that can be shocking, infuriating, and tragic.
The federal MIECHV funding stream is set to expire next month on December 16. Read Council for a Strong America’s research report to learn how voluntary home visiting programs lead to a stronger nation.
Strengthening investments in home visiting can help improve public safety, build the future workforce, and bolster national security
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids member Carroll County (IA) Attorney John Werden recently interviewed with KCIM 1380 am & 95.1 fm to discuss his recent meeting with Senator Chuck Grassley and his support of JJDPA and MIECHV to aid Iowa kids. Listen to the interview:
Carroll County Attorney John Werden is one of the leading voices behind a push in Washington, D.C. to reauthorize legislation aimed at reducing national crime rates through youth programs. Werden serves on the executive board for Fight
A new Council for a Strong America Texas factsheet explains how MIECHV-supported home visiting programs increase positive outcomes for kids and new parents and strengthen the long-term public safety of the Lone Star State: https://bit.ly/3UIMEs4
Thank you Senator Tester for meeting with Montana's Sheriff Leo Dutton and County Attorney Jed Fitch on child care and home visiting. In Montana, only 1/10 eligible kids have a child care spot and 1/6 can access voluntary home visiting.
I agree with Montana law enforcement: We need to boost our early childhood programs that pay huge dividends down the road. Getting the right health, education, and safety resources to Montana kids early is how we make sure they stay healthy, strong, and out of the justice system.
MIECHV is set to expire on December 16th without congressional action. Read Council for a Strong America’s new Oregon factsheet to learn more about voluntary home visiting and its impact on Oregonian kids and the state’s crime prevention efforts: https://bit.ly/3gd3PmG
NEW: Read Council for a Strong America’s latest home visiting factsheet to learn how MIECHV supports key voluntary programs in Louisiana and the long-term crime-prevention benefits for the state: https://bit.ly/3X2nc2m
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids Pennsylvania helped celebrate the new Pre-K Counts expansion classroom at Manheim Township’s Brecht Elementary School last week. Learn more about the event:
The site is a partnership between Manheim Township School District and Owl Hill Learning Center.
San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers of Council for a Strong America Texas authored a guest commentary in the Huntsville Item explaining how MIECHV-funded voluntary home visiting programs help create a safer Texas. Read the full opinion piece:
When I was elected Sheriff of San Jacinto County, I made it my priority to combat the problems directly harming our communities. That’s why I created the Patrol Tactical Unit
NEW: Voluntary, evidence-based home visiting programs can play a significant role in improving outcomes for South Carolina parents and children. Read Council for a Strong America’s latest factsheet to learn more: https://bit.ly/3hqdG8U
A new factsheet in Iowa from Council for a Strong America shares the long-term benefits of MIECHV-funded voluntary home visiting programs in the state. Read the factsheet to learn more about the MIECHV federal funding stream and how it impacts our nation’s future: https://bit.ly/3hqsHro
On Monday, Fight Crime: Invest in Kids Pennsylvania participated in an event at Brecht Elementary School to celebrate the opening of its new pre-K classroom. Lancaster County District Attorney Heather Adams highlighted the benefits of quality pre-K at the event. Learn more about the event:
Manheim Township School District celebrated the opening of its newest pre-K classroom at Brecht Elementary School on Monday, while local leaders emphasized the need for additional pre-K classrooms throughout Lancaster
A new op/ed in the Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post by Fight Crime: Invest in Kids member Sheriff Buddy Mills calls on lawmakers to use Texas surplus funding to invest in early childhood education programs that will benefit the state in the long run. Read the full piece:
Serving as the Gillespie County Sheriff is one of the greatest honors of my life. The safety of our community is of paramount importance to me.
A letter to the editor in the Peoria Journal Star by Fight Crime: Invest in Kids- Illinois member Sheriff Jeff Standard explains how investing in early childhood programs like can aid long-term crime prevention efforts and keep kids safe. Read the letter:
In Illinois, we have a rare opportunity to use millions of dollars to put toward underfunded services helping children and families, a sheriff says.
Congratulations to our 2022 Champion for Kids award recipient Sheboygan Police Department Chief Christopher Domagalski! Chief Domagalski is a dedicated community leader committed to keeping Sheboygan kids safe and out of trouble. Thank you for all you do, Chief!
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids Associate Director of Mobilization Jamar Day met with members Chief Johnson, Chief McCoy, and Chief Barns along with many others at the Louisiana Association of Chiefs Conference in Alexandria, LA earlier this month.
Expanding early learning opportunities in Arkansas can lead to a safer, more educated state. Last week, Arkansas State Senator Missy Irvin joined Chief George Bethel and Rita Ward of Busy Bee Day Care to discuss challenges in the early childhood sector. Read our blog about the event:
Chief Bethel and Senator Irvin read to kids and discuss child care challenges for Arkansas parents and providers
A guest commentary in the Nashville Tennessean by Fight Crime: Invest in Kids member Sheriff Jeff Box explains how voluntary home visiting services funded by MIECHV act as a crime prevention tool. Congress must intervene by the end of this year to preserve this key funding. Read the full piece:
Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting funding stream has broad bipartisan support and is popular within state and other governments.
NEW: Fight Crime: Invest in Kids Oregon just released a new report highlighting how voluntary home visiting services in the state can help reduce child abuse and neglect. Read the full report to learn more: https://bit.ly/3r1JcvE
Voluntary home visiting helps prevent child abuse and neglect. Law enforcement leaders like Sheriff Steve Sparrow are supportive of MIECHV expansion. Read his latest op/ed in the Louisville Courier Journal:
In Kentucky, only 1,439 of the highest-priority families are served by MIECHV, not even 3% of those who need it.
On Monday, Council for a Strong America’s President & CEO Barry Ford will speak in Kearney, NE at the 2022 Thriving Children, Families, and Communities Conference to explain the connection between early childhood programs and America’s economy, military, and safety. Learn more about the event: https://bit.ly/3KiEjHi
How many high-priority families are able to access MIECHV-funded voluntary home visiting programs in your state? Use Council for a Strong America’s new map to find out:
This interactive map shows the impact of MIECHV-funded home visiting programs in each state.
Last week, Fight Crime: Invest in Kids- Illinois held a press conference calling on state lawmakers to use opioid lawsuit-settlement dollars to improve early childhood education programs. Three law enforcement leaders from across the state came together to share how investing in these programs can lead to a safer and more successful Illinois. Learn more about the event:
Dedicating opioid lawsuit-settlement dollars to key birth-to-3 programs can support at-risk families, reduce crime, and prevent future drug abuse and addiction
NEW: Council for a Strong America’s latest national report, “Voluntary Home Visiting Yields Strong Returns for Children, Families and the Nation,” explains how MIECHV-funded voluntary home visiting programs reduce criminal behaviors, child neglect, and substance abuse. Without intervention, MIECHV will expire at the end of the month, leaving families across the country without access to these vital home visiting services. Read more: https://bit.ly/3QEy02q
St. Charles Sheriff Greg Champagne authored a guest commentary in The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) calling on lawmakers to renew and expand MIECHV to support voluntary home visiting programs across the country. Read the piece:
Successful law enforcement officers have a high level of curiosity. It’s a crucial tool in crime investigation.
In exactly 30 days, the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program will expire, leaving thousands of families without reliable access to critical funding for home visiting programs.
With the window for reauthorization closing fast, we are watching to see whether Congress acts before the program’s expiration.
A new research report from Council for a Strong America California highlights how child care and afterschool programs help bolster the state and improve positive outcomes for kids. Read the report: https://bit.ly/3Tq2HLf
Thank you for meeting with Fight Crime: Invest in Kids member Jacksonville (NC) Chief of Police Michael Yaniero to discuss how voluntary programs prevent child abuse and help NC public safety. In NC, federal home visiting programs only reach ½ of 1 percent of families due to lack of funds – including priority military families. https://bit.ly/3R3tn2A !
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October is #CrimePreventionMonth! We thank @FightCrime members for championing evidence-based crime prevention strategies, including #Afterschool programs 📚⚽️! @FightCrimeCA member and Contra Costa DA Diana Becton speaks on the importance of afterschool to help students grow & keep them on track ⬇
This week on #MemberMonday, we want to thank Butte County Sheriff's Office South Dakota Sheriff Fred Lamphere, Immediate Past President of the Western States Sheriffs’ Association, for his longtime advocacy on behalf of kids across South Dakota and beyond. While he was president of the Western States Sheriffs’ Association this past year, Sheriff Lamphere led the organization in passing a resolution honoring its law enforcement leaders who are members of Fight Crime: Invest in Kids for their work with us over the past 25 years: https://bit.ly/3gqnnB4 And check out the partner spotlight that WSSA featured on page 8 of their latest newsletter: https://bit.ly/386HWO7
Garfield County Sheriff's Office Clay Lammers: Thank you for all your advocacy in support of Fight Crime: Invest in Kids. And for joining as a member four years ago, helping make it possible for us to achieve 25 more years of successes! #MemberMonday
Skamania County Sheriff's Office and Past President of the Western States Sheriffs’ Association Dave Brown has for 15 years advocated with Fight Crime: Invest in Kids for policies that help kids succeed. In honor of our 25th Anniversary year, Sheriff Brown talked about why he has been a part of the organization for over a decade. And check out the #StorytimeWithASheriff challenge that Sheriff Brown did last year, to encourage kids to pick up a book and read! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJ6PwX0x6SE
Sacramento County DA Anne Marie Schubert at the 13th Annual California Afterschool & Summer Challenge today: "There is nothing more important to the future of California than our children." We must #SaveAfterSchool to prevent crime and keep kids, communities safe.
Today, on behalf of the 70 New Mexico members of the national anti-crime organization, Fight Crime: Invest In Kids, Albuquerque Chief of Police Gorden E. Eden, Jr., Cibola County Sheriff Tony Mace, and 13th Judicial District Attorney Lemuel Martinez, released a state-specific report, Preventing Crime Through Voluntary Home Visiting, in the Albuquerque City Council Committee Room in Civic Plaza. Joined by New Mexico National Center for Parents as Teachers, the law enforcement leaders discussed how voluntary home visiting helps reduce rates of child abuse and neglect, which in turn prevents crime and increases public safety. Parent Education Coordinator and prior parent educator, who performed home visits, Emily Aragon, provided a program overview and shared the story of a family touched by home visiting that she worked with, personally. The law enforcement leaders called for state legislators to protect critical monies set aside for home visiting and invest even more state funding in the programs to reduce child abuse and neglect and prevent crime in New Mexico.
A big shout out and thank you to Little Rock Police Department Chief Kenton Buckner, Benton Police Department Chief Kirk Lane and Pulaski County Sheriff Doc Holladay for reading to preschoolers in the Little Rock School District in Arkansas to talk about how quality pre-K plays a big role in cutting crime in our communities. Not a peep from these kids they were listening so hard!
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids thanks Louisville Metro Police Department Chief Steve Conrad and Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney - Jefferson County, KY Commonwealth's Attorney Thomas Wine for reading to children from donated books at Portland Elementary School in Louisville, KY! What a generous city...nearly 3,000 books were donated to benefit both Portland and Maupin Elementary Schools.
On National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day we at Fight Crime: Invest in Kids thank all of the men and women in uniform who risk their lives to protect ours each and every day.
Tunica County Mississippi Sheriff K.C. Hamp says it's important to #StartEarly because our children are the leaders of tomorrow.
UC Irvine Police Department Chief of Police Jorge Cisneros says it’s important that prevention and intervention #StartEarly #ECE
The earlier we make an impact on young people, the better off the child is later in says says Ashland County (OH) Sheriff E. Wayne Risner #StartEarly #OH
We enjoyed sponsoring Monday’s lunch at the Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police Summer Training Conference. During the lunch our Michigan Director, Jerry Dash, spoke to about 150 chiefs in attendance about how investing in early childhood education, community college access and other programs all have a direct impact on crime prevention.
Today, we celebrated Flag Day in Michigan by thanking Michigan lawmakers at the State Capitol in Lansing. Thanks to Senator Mike Kowall, State Representative Aric Nesbitt and State Representative Sam Singh who stopped by our Flag Day table in the Capitol. cc: Michigan House Republicans Michigan House Democrats
Children who get high-quality #earlyed walk into kindergarten with pride, a sense of belonging and ready to learn says Santa Barbara County DA Joyce Dudley #StartEarly
We should #StartEarly with kids because when they are educated early, young people have the opportunity to do really well says Petersburg (VA) Police Chief John Dixon
Sheriff Mike Mondul (Danville, VA - Government) says we need to invest early in kids to teach them how to stay on the right path, so they don’t end up in jail. And when we #StartEarly, it's a win for the whole community.
City of Powell (OH) Police Chief Gary Vest says that a slow start may be a no start because when we don’t #StartEarly, kids often fall behind and stay behind cc: City of Powell Local Government
"Too often, we spend money at the tail end, once kids are already in the criminal justice system," says Kendall County, IL State’s Attorney Eric Weis. But if we #StartEarly we can keep kids out of the system and invest today and in our future. #twill
Fox Lake (IL) Police Chief Russell Laine believes that it's important to #StartEarly with young people in order to build a foundation for learning--the same as you would want to lay a solid foundation when building a house. An early start results in good decisions later in life. #twill
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