LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, March 27 -- Kentucky Youth Advocates issued the following statement on March 26, 2024, by Executive Director Terry Brooks: * * * Along with Bloom Kentucky, we are celebrating as House Bill 199 passes the Kentucky House to expand access to safe and healthy prenatal and birth options. HB 199 seeks to remove the certificate-of-need requirement for freestanding birth centers which will allow Kentucky to expand access to safe alternatives to hospital delivery for families. Al  more

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, March 27 -- Kentucky Youth Advocates issued the following statement on March 26, 2024, by Executive Director Terry Brooks: * * * With today's unanimous passage of House Bill 377 by the Senate Education Committee, Kentucky is one step closer to strengthening the student-teacher pipeline and the future of the K-12 workforce. In many ways, an investment in our teacher workforce is an investment in the current and future students across our Commonwealth. HB 377, sponsored by  more

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, March 27 -- Kentucky Youth Advocates issued the following statement on March 26, 2024, by Executive Director Terry Brooks: * * * All kids need a place that is safe and stable to grow up in, and every parent and young person needs a place to live that is affordable given their income. However, rising housing costs, slowed construction, and natural disasters have made it increasingly difficult for families to find and afford safe places to live across the Commonwealth. Hou  more