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Upcoming Voices for Illinois Children Webinar

On Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at 11am, UVC partner Voices for Illinois Children will present a webinar on the State of Illinois Finances. This webinar will provide an overview of the Governor’s budget proposal, the latest on the federal debate…

Celebrating Child-Serving Agencies & Giving Churches

United Voices for Children (UVC) presented an online celebration on August 5th to highlight the valuable services that its affiliated agencies provide to at-risk children, youth and families in Northern Illinois.  At the same time UVC honored 69 congregations in the Northern Illinois Conference that provide financial support to those agencies through UVC.

UVC Celebrates Agencies & Church Giving

United Voices for Children (UVC) announces a special online gathering on Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at 1:00 pm: UVC Celebrates: Kids Above All, MYSI, & Rosecrance.  This event will feature the three affiliated agencies in the Northern Illinois Conference that advocate for and serve at-risk children, youth, and families: Kids Above All; MYSI; and Rosecrance. Participants will also have a unique opportunity to hear about the outstanding work being done by each of these agencies.

Count All the Kids

United Voices for Children has released Count All the Kids: A Call to Action to Faith Community Engagement in the 2020 U.S Census.   The report encourages faith groups to educate and empower  their communities to complete the census. 

Children Still Count!

In the upcoming months, UVC Policy Coordinator, Rev. Beverly Dukes will be reaching out to Northern Illinois Conference congregations to share how, faith communities can impact US Census outcomes in a positive way.  The immediacy of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis has taken attention from the 2020 US Census, however the census is the “long game” to address the root causes of issues in communities hardest hit by the virus.

Learn How UVC Is Raising Our Voices

Ninety persons participated in UVC's Raising Our Voices Annual Awards ceremony on June 9, 2020.   This virtual celebration honored outstanding ministries with children youth and families in Northern Illinois and provided opportunities to join with UVC in advocating on behalf of at-risk children. 

New Policy Coordinator Is Beverly Dukes

UVC welcomes the Reverend Beverly Dukes to its new position of Policy Coordinator.  In this role Rev. Dukes will identify and coordinate the dissemination of public policy initiatives and legislation that impacts children, youth and families in Northern Illinois. “By working with United Voices for Children,” noted Rev. Dukes, “I am looking to create an environment within faith communities that will become increasingly knowledgeable of children's issues and how best to advocate on their behalf—and to be their voice.”

UVC Seeks Policy Coordinator

United Voices for Children invites applications for a newly-created part-time position of Policy Coordinator.  This position will identify and and coordinate the dissemination of public policy initiatives and legislation that impacts children, youth and families in Northern Illinois.

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