CNN’s poll released [in August] shows a striking generational divide over support of Obama’s health care plan, with the reform being significantly more popular among young people than among adults over the age of 50. Nevertheless, every day I try new responses to those that ignorantly assume I don’t care about health care reform because I’m under 30 and supposedly invincible.

A July 8 Congressional briefing hosted by the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) and the Afterschool Alliance laid out some surprising facts and inspiring optimism about this fall’s opportunity to build a better food program for the nation’s vulnerable children. CFK has this field report.

Community colleges across the country are struggling to meet an unprecedented surge in enrollment, largely driven by the economy—even as states are slashing funds needed to serve these students. The Obama administration has unveiled a two-pronged plan to sustain community colleges and measure their effectiveness. CFK's Maria Allen joined a July 14 teleconference with White House officials to bring you the scoop.

At this time of tight budgets and high price tags, overlooking opportunities to invest in youth is the biggest mistake Americans can make, according to a July 2009 Capitol Hill briefing hosted by the Coalition on Human Needs and co-sponsored by Sen. Dodd (D-CT) and Rep. McDermott (D-WA).

A CFK summary and list of some key issues in health care reform. This is constantly evolving, so check back often.

Congress passed the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act, which includes the HEARTH Act reauthorizing the HUD McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act programs. Is it good for children and youth? Yes—but there's a major missed opportunity, according to an analysis from the nonpartisan advocacy group First Focus.

A national campaign is gaining momentum to urge President Obama and Congress to create a White House Office on Children and Youth, that will centralize leadership across the 12 departments and agencies that provide federal services and funds for children and youth.

The latest federal budget is making its way through Congress. So what's in it for children and young people?

How a student YouTube posting brought top-level attention to a growing initiative that connects under-represented young people to college campuses—Jamaal Abdul-Alim of Youth Today reports.

The economic recovery bill, signed into law by President Obama on February 17, includes more than $100 Billion for the U.S. Department of Education. That’s less than the original House bill asked for, but more than twice last year’s federal education funding, as the Alliance for Excellent Education reports.