One of the most important things we do through our government is help children grow and thrive. We build schools to educate them; we ensure they have access to quality health care; we provide housing and food assistance to those who need it most.
MassBudget’s new web resource, the Children’s Budget, provides information and analysis of the many programs in the Massachusetts state budget which affect children.
Using the Children’s Budget you can:
- Learn about all the programs in a particular area, including Early Education & Care, K-12 Education, Health, Housing, Human Services, and Justice.
- Within those areas, you can look at individual programs, like the Newborn Hearing Screening Program. For each program, you will find a full description, information on funding history, proposals for future funding, and links to other online resources. The Children’s budget includes over 150 different programs across the state budget–all of them related to the well-being of children.
MassBudget’s Children’s Budget also allows you to:
- Browse material by age (for instance, all programs for 0-5 year olds)
- See clusters of related programs in our Common Threads
- Learn about tax breaks that affect children in Massachusetts
If you want to understand what we do for children in Massachusetts through our government, visit the Children’s Budget. Use it, share it with friends, and then share your thoughts and suggestions with us.
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