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#In
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An
Ag
en
da
fo
r U
tah
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20
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VO
ICES
FO
R U
TA
H C
HIL
DR
EN
At
Vo
ice
s fo
r U
tah C
hild
ren, w
e b
elie
ve t
ha
t e
very
child
de
serv
es
the
op
po
rtun
ity
to r
ea
ch h
is o
r he
r fu
ll
po
tenti
al.
And
to
ac
hie
ve t
his
vis
ion, w
e f
oc
us o
n f
ive
ke
y a
rea
s th
at
be
ne
fit
he
alt
hy
de
velo
pm
ent
of
all
child
ren:
We
at
Vo
ice
s w
ork
to
ma
ke U
tah a
pla
ce
whe
re a
ll c
hild
ren t
hri
ve. W
e s
tart
wit
h o
ne
ba
sic
que
stio
n:
All
child
ren d
ese
rve
to
rec
eiv
e t
he
se
rvic
es
&su
pp
ort
the
y ne
ed
to
ena
ble
the
m t
o s
tart
scho
ol p
rep
are
d f
or
suc
ce
ss.
All
child
ren d
ese
rve
to
be
sa
fe in
the
ir h
om
es
& c
om
mun
itie
s fr
om
all
form
s o
f a
bus
e,
ne
gle
ct,
exp
loit
ati
on &
vio
lenc
e.
All
child
ren d
ese
rve
to
live
in f
am
ilie
s th
at
ca
np
rovi
de
fo
r th
eir
ne
ed
s&
ma
ke in
vest
me
nts
inth
eir
fut
ure
.
All
child
ren d
ese
rve
to
rea
ch t
he
ir f
ull
po
tenti
al i
n a
so
cie
tyth
at
clo
ses
op
po
rtun
ity
ga
ps
& r
ec
og
niz
es
and
va
lue
s d
ive
rsit
y.
Ma
uri
ce
"M
oe
" H
icke
y, C
EO
Te
rry
Ha
ven
, De
put
y D
ire
cto
r
Sa
ra G
un
de
rso
n, O
ffic
e M
ana
ge
r
Ch
ris
Co
na
rd, C
ha
ir
Ea
rl A
rno
ldso
n, V
ice
Cha
ir
Bro
oke
Ge
org
ell, T
rea
sure
r
Eri
n L
an
ey
Ba
rr, I
mm
ed
iate
Pa
st C
ha
ir
He
alt
h
All
child
ren d
ese
rve
to
rec
eiv
e a
ffo
rda
ble
,c
om
pre
he
nsi
ve, &
hig
h-
qua
lity
he
alt
hc
are
.
Sch
oo
l Re
ad
ine
ssS
afe
tyEco
no
mic
Sta
bili
tyD
ive
rsit
y
ST
AFF
BO
AR
D O
F D
IREC
TO
RS
Anna
Tho
ma
s
Cir
iac
Alv
are
z V
alle
Ma
tthe
w W
ein
ste
in
Lane
ta F
itis
em
anu
Jess
ie M
and
le
Ma
rtín
Muñ
oz
Lilia
na
Ta
pia
Alli
son N
icho
lso
n
Ste
pha
nie
Pit
che
r
Susa
n P
izit
z
Ka
thy
Ca
rr
Re
ne
Hun
ter
Ce
lina
Miln
er
Tam
my
Ric
ha
rds
Mic
ha
el Z
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Intr
od
ucti
on...
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Uta
h's
Gro
win
g G
ap
s A
mo
ng
Dif
fere
nt
Ra
cia
l, E
thnic
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Eco
no
mic
Gro
up
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rly
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uca
tio
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Juv
enile
Just
ice
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Imm
igra
nt
Fam
ily J
ust
ice
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Co
nclu
sio
n...
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Fisc
al R
esp
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bili
ty...
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ow
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7
Th
e V
irtu
ous
Cy
cle
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ow
Up
fro
nt
Inv
est
me
nt
in C
hild
ren
P
ay
s fo
r It
self
p. 1
6
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ve
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| 1
Incre
ase
d S
ch
oo
lR
ea
din
ess
Inc
rea
sed
Ed
uc
ati
on
al
Att
ain
me
nt
Inc
rea
sed
Co
mp
eti
tive
ne
ss
of
Uta
h B
usi
ne
sse
s
Inv
est
me
nt
in t
he
De
ve
lop
me
nt
of
Yo
ung
Ch
ildre
n
Incre
ase
d W
ork
forc
eP
rod
ucti
vit
y
Enh
ance
d E
co
no
mic
Gro
wth
& P
rop
eri
ty
Re
du
ce
d P
ove
rty,
De
pe
nd
en
cy,
Su
bst
an
ce
Ab
use
, C
rim
e,
Inc
arc
era
tio
ns
But
if
the
pa
nd
em
ic le
ave
s b
ehin
d a
nyt
hin
g, w
e h
op
e i
t w
ill b
e a
la
stin
g
und
ers
tand
ing
th
at
the
g
ap
s a
nd
fl
aw
s e
xpo
sed
b
y it
in
o
ur so
cia
l,
ec
ono
mic
, e
duc
ati
ona
l, a
nd
he
alt
hc
are
sys
tem
s sh
oul
d n
o l
ong
er
be
co
nsi
de
red
a
cc
ep
tab
le,
and
re
turn
ing
to
no
rma
l sh
oul
d
no
t m
ea
n
retu
rnin
g t
o t
he
wa
y th
ing
s w
ere
on t
he
eve
of
the
pa
nd
em
ic. W
e h
op
e
tha
t th
is d
oc
ume
nt
ma
y p
rovi
de
fo
od
fo
r th
oug
ht
ab
out
the
wa
ys w
e
ca
n a
ll w
ork
to
ge
the
r to
ma
ke a
be
tte
r fu
ture
fo
r a
ll o
f U
tah’s
child
ren.
Pe
rha
ps
the
b
est
ne
ws
we
ha
ve
to
off
er
the
ne
w
Go
vern
or
and
Leg
isla
ture
is
tha
t U
tah i
s w
ell
po
siti
one
d t
o a
dd
ress
the
cha
lleng
es
fac
ing
our
child
ren.
Our
ec
ono
my
is p
erf
orm
ing
be
tte
r th
an n
ea
rly
any
sta
te i
n s
pit
e o
f th
e c
oro
na
viru
s p
and
em
ic. A
nd
20
21
is e
xpe
cte
d t
o b
e
the
ye
ar
tha
t su
cc
ess
ful
vac
cin
es
ma
ke i
t p
oss
ible
to
em
erg
e f
rom
the
pa
nd
em
ic a
nd
re
sto
re a
se
nse
of
no
rma
lcy
to o
ur li
ves.
Vo
ice
s fo
r U
tah C
hild
ren i
s p
roud
to
we
lco
me
a n
ew
Go
vern
or
and
Leg
isla
ture
wit
h t
his
#In
vest
InU
tahK
ids
Ag
end
a t
ha
t la
ys o
ut t
he
mo
st
eff
ec
tive
- a
nd
co
st-e
ffe
cti
ve -
ste
ps
tha
t o
ur n
ew
ly e
lec
ted
le
ad
ers
ca
n t
ake
in t
he
ye
ars
to
co
me
to
cre
ate
the
be
st p
oss
ible
fut
ure
fo
r a
ll
of
us in
Uta
h b
y su
pp
ort
ing
our
child
ren.
We
the
n p
roc
ee
d t
hro
ugh t
he
va
rio
us p
ublic
po
licy
are
as
tha
t ha
ve t
he
gre
ate
st
imp
ac
t o
n
child
ren,
inc
lud
ing
e
duc
ati
on,
he
alt
h
ca
re,
and
juve
nile
jus
tic
e,
co
nc
lud
ing
wit
h a
dis
cus
sio
n o
f w
ha
t th
e r
ec
om
me
nd
ed
po
licy
cha
ng
es
wo
uld
co
st a
nd
ho
w t
o p
ay
for
the
m.
1
We
be
gin
wit
h a
n o
verv
iew
of
the
cha
lleng
es
fac
ing
Uta
h’s
93
0,0
00
child
ren,
29
% o
f U
tah’s
po
pul
ati
on,
the
hig
he
st p
erc
enta
ge
of
any
sta
te
in t
he
na
tio
n, w
ell
ab
ove
the
na
tio
na
l ave
rag
e o
f 2
2%
. [1]
INT
RO
DU
CT
ION
TH
E L
INK
BET
WEEN
IN
VES
TM
EN
T I
NC
HIL
DR
EN
& E
CO
NO
MIC
GR
OW
TH
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] 2
019
fig
ure
s fr
om
the
Ce
nsu
s B
ure
au’
s A
me
ric
an C
om
mun
ity
Surv
ey
(AC
S)
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TA
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Wh
en
we
in
ve
st i
n o
ur
ch
ild
ren
, w
e b
uil
d a
be
tte
r to
mo
rro
w
-
Ye
t o
ur
10%
ch
ild p
ov
ert
y r
ate
in
20
19 (
wh
ich
we
no
w k
no
w t
oh
av
e b
ee
n t
he
pe
ak
ye
ar
of
the
eco
no
mic
cy
cle
) st
ill r
ep
rese
nts
91,
00
0
Uta
h
ch
ildre
n
livin
g
be
low
th
e
po
ve
rty
lin
e.
We
a
lso
kno
w t
ha
t tw
o-f
ifth
s o
f th
ese
ch
ildre
n l
ive
in
extr
em
e p
ov
ert
y(in
ho
use
ho
lds
wit
h in
co
me
s b
elo
w h
alf
th
e p
ov
ert
y t
hre
sho
ld).
This
cha
lleng
e b
ec
om
es
all
the
mo
re u
rge
nt
whe
n w
e c
onsi
de
rth
at
Ce
nsu
s d
ata
re
vea
l th
at
Uta
h’s
co
lleg
e c
om
ple
tio
n r
ate
s(B
A/
BS+
) ha
ve
alr
ea
dy
falle
n
be
hin
d
the
na
tio
na
l a
vera
ge
am
ong
M
ille
nnia
ls
(the
a
ge
2
5-3
4
co
ho
rt),
c
onti
nui
ng
a
dis
turb
ing
pa
tte
rn o
f U
tah g
rad
ually
lo
sing
our
le
ad
ove
r th
ena
tio
n
in
this
c
ate
go
ry
of
ed
uca
tio
na
l a
chie
vem
ent
in
ea
ch
suc
ce
ssiv
e g
ene
rati
on.
The
go
od
ne
ws
is,
as
Ste
phe
n C
ove
y sa
id,
“I a
m n
ot
a p
rod
uct
of
my
cir
cum
sta
nc
es,
I
am
a
p
rod
uct
of
my
de
cis
ions.
” Th
ed
ec
isio
ns
we
a
s U
tahns
ma
ke no
w w
ill sh
ap
e th
e fu
ture
o
urc
hild
ren in
he
rit.
[2]
Kid
s C
oun
t D
ata
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nte
r a
t d
ata
ce
nte
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kers
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ve
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Uta
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ids
| 2
Uta
h r
anks
we
ll o
vera
ll re
lati
ve t
o o
the
r st
ate
s a
nd
the
na
tio
na
s a
who
le w
he
n w
e e
valu
ate
the
sta
te o
f o
ur c
hild
ren.
Tha
nks
to
our
st
rong
w
ork
e
thic
, re
silie
nt
fam
ilie
s,
and
c
ohe
sive
co
mm
unit
ies,
we
enjo
y a
child
po
vert
y ra
te t
ha
t is
lo
we
r th
an
ne
arl
y e
very
oth
er
sta
te.
DIF
FER
EN
T R
AC
IAL,
ET
HN
IC,
& E
CO
NO
MIC
GR
OU
PS
Furt
he
rmo
re,
we
kno
w t
ha
t th
ese
ra
tes
of
po
vert
y-a
t-th
e-p
ea
ka
re h
ighe
r th
an t
he
low
est
po
vert
y ra
tes
in p
ast
pe
aks
suc
h a
s in
20
01, w
he
n w
e h
ad
a c
hild
po
vert
y ra
te o
f 9
%,
or
in 2
00
0 a
nd
20
07 w
he
n o
ur e
xtre
me
child
po
vert
y ra
te r
ea
che
d a
low
of
3%
.[2
]
Fo
r e
xa
mp
le,
last
ye
ar
Ed
uca
tio
n W
ee
k lis
ted
Uta
h a
s a
mo
ng
the
wo
rst
sta
tes
for
ou
r g
row
ing
ed
uca
tio
na
l a
ch
iev
em
en
t g
ap
be
twe
en
ha
ve
s a
nd
ha
ve
-no
ts.
[3]
An
d o
ur
ga
p b
etw
ee
n W
hit
ea
nd
H
isp
an
ic
hig
h
sch
oo
l g
rad
ua
tio
n
rate
s is
3
p
erc
en
tag
ep
oin
ts w
ide
r th
an
th
e n
ati
on
al g
ap
. [4
]
Thus
, w
hile
Uta
h h
as
be
en m
ore
we
lco
min
g o
f im
mig
rants
and
refu
ge
es
tha
n m
any
sta
tes
and
enjo
ys a
ric
he
r c
ultu
ral
mix
and
mo
re
vib
rant
ec
ono
my
as
a
resu
lt,
an
imp
ort
ant
que
stio
nre
ma
ins:
Are
we
pre
pa
red
to
ta
ke t
he
ste
ps
ne
ed
ed
to
avo
idg
oin
g t
he
wa
y o
f o
the
r st
ate
s th
at
allo
we
d m
ajo
rity
-min
ori
tyg
ap
s to
wid
en a
nd
fe
ste
r, l
ea
din
g t
o m
ore
de
ep
ly e
ntr
enc
he
dp
rob
lem
s?
In a
dd
itio
n t
o t
he
ris
ing
po
vert
y tr
end
in s
ucc
ess
ive
ec
ono
mic
cyc
les,
we
are
als
o w
itne
ssin
g g
row
ing
ga
ps
be
twe
en m
ajo
rity
and
m
ino
rity
g
roup
s,
be
twe
en
ric
h
and
p
oo
r,
and
b
etw
ee
nur
ba
n/
sub
urb
an a
nd
rur
al U
tahns.
UT
AH
'S G
RO
WIN
G G
AP
S A
MO
NG
Will
Uta
h s
ucce
ssfu
lly a
dd
ress
th
e c
ha
llen
ge
s w
e f
ace
in
th
e
ye
ars
to
co
me
by
pro
acti
ve
ly a
dd
ing
th
e n
ew
to
ols
we
ne
ed
to
ou
r st
ate
’s t
oo
lkit
? T
he
answ
er
is u
p t
o u
s.
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As
the
De
sere
t N
ew
s re
po
rte
d l
ast
ye
ar,
while
the
Wa
satc
hFr
ont
wa
s b
oo
min
g,
"rur
al
Uta
h i
s a
sta
rkly
dif
fere
nt
pro
file
wit
hso
me
co
unti
es
exp
eri
enc
ing
a s
tag
na
nt
ec
ono
my,
hig
h p
ove
rty
rate
s a
nd
job
loss
es.
" [5
]
-
#In
ve
stIn
Uta
hK
ids
| 3
Tha
t is
why
Vo
ice
s fo
r U
tah C
hild
ren f
oc
use
s o
n p
rom
oti
ng
targ
ete
d in
vest
me
nts
in e
arl
y c
hild
ho
od
ca
re a
nd
ed
uca
tio
n,
stru
ctu
red
to
me
et
the
uniq
ue n
ee
ds
(and
bui
ld o
n t
he
uniq
uest
reng
ths)
of
Uta
h's
ma
ny
div
ers
e c
om
mun
itie
s.
The
ea
rly
yea
rs i
n a
child
’s l
ife
are
cri
tic
ally
im
po
rta
nt
inte
rms
of
soc
ial,
em
oti
ona
l a
nd
co
gnit
ive
de
velo
pm
ent.
All
child
ren d
ese
rve
to
sta
rt t
he
ir l
ive
s w
ith a
re
al
cha
nc
e t
osu
cc
ee
d a
nd
be
ha
pp
y la
ter
in l
ife
, b
ut n
ot
all
child
ren h
ave
ac
ce
ss t
o t
he
thin
gs
tha
t se
t th
em
up
fo
r th
at
kind
of
futu
re.
Whe
n t
he
we
llbe
ing
of
youn
g c
hild
ren i
s a
t th
e c
ente
r o
fp
ublic
p
olic
y a
nd
c
om
mun
ity
inve
stm
ent,
o
ur
enti
re
sta
ted
oe
s b
ett
er.
Eve
n b
efo
re t
he
pa
nd
em
ic f
orc
ed
sta
tew
ide
shut
do
wns
inM
arc
h,
the
child
ca
re s
yste
m i
n U
tah w
as
too
sm
all
to s
erv
eth
e n
ee
ds
of
Uta
h w
ork
ers
. Ac
co
rdin
g t
o a
re
po
rt r
ele
ase
d i
ne
arl
y M
arc
h b
y U
tah’s
Off
ice
of
Child
Ca
re (
OC
C)
[6]
, the
reis
a
6
5%
g
ap
b
etw
ee
n w
ork
ers
’ ne
ed
fo
r c
hild
c
are
(f
or
child
ren s
ix a
nd
yo
ung
er)
, a
nd
the
sys
tem
’s a
bili
ty t
o p
rovi
de
it.
We
ne
ed
to
sta
rt b
uild
ing
ne
ce
ssa
ry c
hild
ca
refu
nd
ing
into
ou
r st
ate
bu
dg
et.
EA
RLY
ED
UC
AT
ION
1
For
FY2
1, t
he
le
gis
latu
re s
ho
uld
be
pre
pa
red
to
re
pla
ce
, w
ith
sta
te m
one
y, t
he
ap
pro
xim
ate
ly $
40
mill
ion i
n e
me
rge
nc
yC
AR
ES
Ac
t fu
nd
ing
[7]
tha
t is
cur
rentl
y b
are
ly k
ee
pin
g U
tah's
child
ca
re s
ec
tor
afl
oa
t. Th
is w
oul
d a
llow
the
Off
ice
of
Child
Ca
re
to
ma
inta
in
“em
erg
enc
y”
ad
just
me
nts
to
th
e
sta
tesu
bsi
dy
pro
gra
m,
to b
ett
er
sup
po
rt w
ork
ing
fa
mili
es
as
the
yc
ontr
ibut
e t
o g
row
ing
co
mm
unit
ies
and
a h
ea
lthy
ec
ono
my.
Sta
tew
ide
, c
hild
ca
re p
rovi
de
rs h
ave
sho
wn t
ha
t th
ey
are
co
mm
itte
d
to
the
c
hild
ren
and
fa
mili
es
the
y se
rve
. Th
ose
ce
nte
rs a
nd
ho
me
-ba
sed
pro
gra
ms
tha
t ha
ve s
taye
d o
pe
n,
larg
ely
re
po
rt t
ha
t th
ey
are
do
ing
so
– w
hile
op
era
ting
at
afi
na
nc
ial
loss
and
at
som
e p
ers
ona
l ri
sk –
be
ca
use
the
y a
relo
yal
to
the
ir
fam
ilie
s a
nd
w
ant
to
sup
po
rt
the
m
at
this
dif
fic
ult
tim
e.
Fo
r y
ea
rs,
Uta
h h
as
bu
dg
ete
d t
he
ba
re m
inim
um
“Ma
inte
na
nce
of
Eff
ort
” fu
nd
ing
re
qu
ire
d in
ord
er
tod
raw
do
wn
fe
de
ral d
olla
rs f
or
ch
ild c
are
pro
gra
ms.
Th
at
wa
sn’t
wo
rkin
g f
or
Uta
h f
am
ilie
s b
efo
re t
he
pa
nd
em
ic,
an
d t
he
low
-co
mm
itm
en
t a
pp
roa
ch
isco
un
terp
rod
ucti
ve
fo
r o
ur
eco
no
my
no
w.
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upp
lem
enta
l-fu
nd
ing
-allo
ca
tio
ns-
for-
sta
tes-
and
-te
rrit
ori
es
It i
s p
oss
ible
to
bui
ld a
n e
arl
y c
hild
ho
od
sys
tem
in U
tah t
ha
tsu
pp
ort
s fa
mili
es
by
ma
king
su
re
the
y ha
ve
ac
ce
ss
toa
ffo
rda
ble
and
ap
pro
pri
ate
op
tio
ns
for
the
ir c
hild
ren’s
ea
rly
ca
re
and
le
arn
ing
—w
he
the
r c
hild
ren
spe
nd
th
eir
d
ays
a
tho
me
, in f
orm
al c
hild
ca
re, a
t p
ublic
sc
ho
ol,
or
in t
h e c
are
of
trus
ted
fa
mily
and
fri
end
s.
-
Sta
te le
ad
ers
ne
ed
to
ho
no
r th
at
co
mm
itm
ent
and
loy
alt
y b
y d
oin
g w
ha
tev
er
is n
ece
ssa
ry t
o:
K-1
2 E
DU
CA
TIO
N
Pe
op
le c
an
’t g
o b
ack
to w
ork
wit
ho
ut
kno
win
g t
ha
t th
eir
ch
ildre
n w
ill b
e c
are
d f
or
wh
ile t
he
y a
re o
n t
he
jo
b.
If s
tate
le
ad
ers
wa
nt
Uta
h w
ork
ers
to
be
ab
le t
o r
ee
ng
ag
e in
tra
dit
ion
al e
co
no
mic
acti
vit
y b
y t
his
su
mm
er,
th
ey
ne
ed
to
ge
t se
rio
us
ab
ou
t ch
ild
ca
re.
Ke
ep
op
en c
hild
ca
re b
usin
ess
es
he
alt
hy
and
str
ong
He
lp c
lose
d p
rog
ram
s re
-op
en s
afe
ly a
nd
qui
ckl
y
Enc
our
ag
e m
ore
ne
w c
hild
ca
re s
ett
ing
s to
op
en in
20
21
The
ea
rly
yea
rs o
f a
child
’s e
duc
ati
on a
re t
he
mo
st i
mp
ort
ant.
Whe
n w
e e
nsu
re t
ha
t c
hild
ren m
ee
t th
eir
re
ad
ing
and
ma
thb
enc
hm
ark
s b
y 3
rd
gra
de
, th
ey
are
m
ore
lik
ely
to
st
ay
insc
ho
ol,
are
in
a
b
ett
er
po
siti
on
to
sup
po
rt
the
mse
lve
s,
and
avo
id
de
linq
uenc
y th
at
lea
ds
to
imp
osi
ng
b
urd
ens
on
the
co
mm
unit
y.
On
e s
olu
tio
n:
Incre
ase
d a
cce
ss t
o f
ull-
da
y k
ind
erg
art
en
(F
DK
).
One
so
urc
e o
f fu
nd
ing
sc
ho
ols
ca
n u
se t
o c
ove
r th
at
ext
ra 4
5%
WP
U
is
the
O
pti
ona
l Ext
end
ed
-Da
y K
ind
erg
art
en
pro
gra
m,
ad
min
iste
red
by
the
Uta
h B
oa
rd o
f Ed
uca
tio
n.
It's
no
t e
no
ugh
to f
ully
fun
d a
ful
l-d
ay
pro
gra
m,
but
it
he
lps.
Fun
din
g f
or
the
OEK
pro
gra
m h
as
rem
ain
ed
the
sa
me
sin
ce
20
07:
$7.5
mill
ion.
The
re h
as
be
en n
o i
nc
rea
se i
n s
tate
fun
din
g f
or
the
pa
st 1
3ye
ars
.
Be
ca
use
st
ate
la
w
only
re
qui
res
scho
ols
to
o
ffe
r ha
lf-d
ay
kind
erg
art
en,
we
only
giv
e s
cho
ols
(a
bo
ut)
a h
alf
a W
eig
hte
dP
upil
Unit
(W
PU
) fo
r e
very
enro
lled
kin
de
rga
rtne
r -
or,
exa
ctl
y,5
5%
of
a W
PU
. If
scho
ols
wa
nt
to o
ffe
r M
OR
E t
ha
n a
co
uple
of
ho
urs
of
kind
erg
art
en t
o f
am
ilie
s in
the
ir a
rea
, th
ey
ha
ve t
ofi
gur
e o
ut h
ow
to
pa
y fo
r th
at
ext
ra 4
5%
of
a W
PU
, p
er
ea
ch
stud
ents
, on t
he
ir o
wn.
In 2
00
7-0
8,
$7.5
m c
ove
red
ab
out
6,6
00
.4
5 W
PU
s. T
his
wa
se
no
ugh t
o c
ove
r a
ful
l d
ay
of
kind
erg
art
en i
nst
ruc
tio
n f
or
only
ab
out
14
% o
f a
ll e
nro
lled
kin
de
rga
rte
ne
rs in
the
sta
te t
ha
t ye
ar.
.55
WP
U.4
5 W
PU
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est
InU
tah
Kid
s | 4
-
To
allo
w a
ll U
tah
fa
mili
es
acce
ss t
o t
he
kin
d o
f
kin
de
rga
rte
n p
rog
ram
th
ey
wa
nt,
in t
he
ir o
wn
ne
igh
bo
rho
od
, it
will
co
st a
bo
ut
$82
mill
ion
to
ma
ke u
p
tha
t .4
5 W
PU
fo
r A
LL U
T k
ind
erg
art
en
ers
.
In
20
20
, w
e
ad
de
d
$5
m
illio
n
to
our
fu
ll-d
ay
kind
erg
art
en
fund
ing
eff
ort
(a
nd
ano
the
r $
5 m
illio
n i
n f
ed
era
l fu
nd
ing
via
the
CA
RES
Ac
t -
but
tha
t is
one
-tim
e e
me
rge
nc
y fu
nd
ing
tha
t d
oe
sn't
co
unt
tow
ard
the
sta
te f
und
i ng
eff
ort
). T
he
$12
.5 m
illio
n i
n s
tate
OEK
d
olla
rs
am
oun
ts
to
a
fund
ing
e
ffo
rt
eq
uiva
lent
to
7,4
17st
ude
nts
.
Of
co
urse
, no
t a
ll U
tah f
am
ilie
s w
ant
to e
nro
ll th
eir
child
ren i
nfu
ll-d
ay
kind
erg
art
en. F
or
som
e,
ha
lf-d
ay
kind
erg
art
en i
s a
go
od
fit
for
the
ir k
id a
nd
the
ir f
am
ily.
By
20
19-2
0,
$7.5
mill
ion i
n t
he
OEK
pro
gra
m m
ea
ns
a d
win
dlin
gfu
ll-d
ay
kind
erg
art
en
fund
ing
e
ffo
rt.
Co
sts
go
up
, b
ut
fund
ing
sta
ys t
he
sa
me
. N
o w
ond
er
Uta
h r
anks
so
fa
r to
wa
rd t
he
bo
tto
mo
f th
e n
ati
on in
FD
K p
art
icip
ati
on.
If, d
urin
g t
he
20
21
leg
isla
tive
se
ssio
n, w
e r
ep
lac
e t
he
$5
mill
ion in
CA
RES
Ac
t fu
nd
ing
w
ith
ong
oin
g
sta
te
fund
ing
, th
at
wo
uld
inc
rea
se t
he
sta
te’s
FD
K f
und
ing
eff
ort
to
the
eq
uiva
lent
of
10,3
84
stud
ents
, or
21%
of
all
Uta
h k
ind
erg
art
ene
rs.
For
exa
mp
le,
if
we
a
ssum
e
only
8
5%
o
f U
tah
kind
erg
art
ne
rsw
oul
d
be
e
nro
lled
in
vo
lunta
ry
full-
da
y ki
nd
erg
art
en,
the
n
itw
oul
d c
ost
only
ab
out
$70
mill
ion t
o c
ove
r th
at
ext
ra .4
5W
PU
fo
rin
tere
ste
d U
tah f
am
ilie
s.
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est
InU
tah
Kid
s | 5
The
sta
te h
as
alr
ea
dy
co
mm
itte
d $
12.5
mill
ion t
ow
ard
tha
t g
oa
l,vi
a t
he
OEK
pro
gra
m –
le
avi
ng
ab
out
$5
2.5
mill
ion t
o g
o b
efo
rew
e
ac
hie
ve
“rig
ht-
size
d”
kind
erg
art
en
pro
gra
mm
ing
fo
r U
tah
fam
ilie
s.
-
Ho
w m
uch
wo
uld
it c
ost
to
ad
dre
ss t
he
de
ficie
ncie
s in
Uta
h’s
pu
blic
ed
uca
tio
n s
yst
em
?
In 2
019
, Envi
sio
n U
tah c
onve
ne
d a
hig
h-p
rofi
le “
Tea
che
rC
om
pe
nsa
tio
n T
ask
Fo
rce
” th
at
co
nc
lud
ed
tha
t it
wo
uld
co
st$
50
0-6
00
mill
ion a
nnua
lly. [
10]
One
re
sult
is
th
at
our
hig
h
scho
ol
gra
dua
tio
n
rate
s a
reg
ene
rally
no
hig
he
r th
an n
ati
ona
l a
vera
ge
s fo
r e
very
ra
cia
la
nd
eth
nic
ca
teg
ory
, a
nd
usu
ally
fa
r b
ehin
d.
For
exa
mp
le,
Whit
es
in U
tah g
rad
uate
hig
h s
cho
ol
at
the
sa
me
ra
te a
sW
hit
es
na
tio
na
lly
(89
%
in
20
18),
w
hile
U
tah
Lati
no
s’
hig
hsc
ho
ol
gra
dua
tio
n r
ate
of
78
% i
s w
ell
be
hin
d t
he
na
tio
na
lLa
tino
hig
h s
cho
ol g
rad
uati
on r
ate
of
81%
. [9
]
In 2
017
, th
e O
ur S
cho
ols
No
w i
nit
iati
ve p
rop
ose
d t
o i
nc
rea
see
duc
ati
on f
und
ing
by
upw
ard
s o
f $
70
0 m
illio
n.
As
dis
cus
sed
in
the
se
cti
on
on
reve
nue
s b
elo
w,
the
se
fig
ure
s a
mo
unt
tob
etw
ee
n o
ne
-qua
rte
r a
nd
one
-thir
d o
f th
e a
mo
unt
of
reve
nue
Uta
h h
as
lost
to
ta
x c
utti
ng
in r
ec
ent
de
ca
de
s.
Ove
rall,
Uta
h K
-12
ed
uca
tio
n r
em
ain
s la
st in t
he
na
tio
n in p
er
pup
il in
vest
me
nt.
Ce
rta
inly
we
do
mo
re w
ith l
ess
be
tte
r th
an
pro
ba
bly
any
oth
er
sta
te.
But
our
la
rge
cla
ss s
ize
s a
nd
hig
hra
tes
of
tea
che
r a
ttri
tio
n a
nd
tur
no
ver
limit
our
ab
ility
to
ris
ea
bo
ve o
ur c
urre
nt
“re
spe
cta
ble
” p
erf
orm
anc
e,
ac
co
rdin
g t
oa
re
ce
nt
ana
lysi
s b
y th
e U
tah F
oun
da
tio
n. [
8]
[8]
ww
w.u
tahfo
und
ati
on.o
rg/
rep
ort
s/m
aki
ng
-the
-gra
de
-k-1
2-o
utc
om
es-
and
-sp
end
ing
-in-u
tah
[9]
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ps:
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sio
nut
ah.o
rg/
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re-o
f-e
duc
ati
on-i
n-u
tah
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TA
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EN
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G#
Inv
est
InU
tah
Kid
s | 6
-
Be
twe
en
20
16
and
2
019
, e
ven
be
fore
th
e
arr
iva
l o
f th
ec
oro
na
viru
s p
and
em
ic,
our
ra
te
of
unin
sure
d
child
ren
inc
rea
sed
fro
m 6
% t
o 8
.3%
fro
m 5
9,0
00
to
82
,00
0.
We
no
w
ran
k a
mo
ng
th
e w
ors
t in
th
e n
ati
on
, 4
6th
pla
ce
, w
he
n i
t
co
me
s to
in
suri
ng
ou
r kid
s.
Unfo
rtun
ate
ly,
this
is
a
no
the
r a
rea
w
he
re
we
e
xpe
rie
nc
ela
rge
ga
ps
be
twe
en m
ajo
rity
and
min
ori
ty. F
or
exa
mp
le,
our
20
19 g
ap
be
twe
en W
hit
e a
nd
La
tino
child
unin
sure
d r
ate
sw
as
11 p
erc
enta
ge
po
ints
(6
% v
s 17
%),
co
mp
are
d t
o j
ust
5p
erc
enta
ge
po
ints
na
tio
na
lly (
4%
vs
9%
). I
n f
ac
t, i
n 2
019
Uta
hha
d t
he
hig
he
st r
ate
of
unin
sure
d L
ati
no
child
ren in t
he
enti
rena
tio
n –
fo
r th
e 3
rd y
ea
r in
a r
ow
. [11
]
We
ca
n i
nve
st i
n c
onsi
ste
nt
out
rea
ch f
und
ing
so
fam
ilie
s kn
ow
w
ha
t he
alt
h
ca
re
op
tio
ns
are
ava
ilab
le
to
the
m,
sinc
e
the
m
ajo
rity
o
fun
insu
red
child
ren a
re e
ligib
le f
or
Me
dic
aid
or
CH
IP. (
If n
ot
for
Me
dic
aid
and
CH
IP, U
tah’s
child
unin
sure
d
rate
in
2
019
w
oul
d
ha
ve
be
en
21%
inst
ea
d o
f 8
%.)
Uta
h h
as
on
e o
f th
e h
igh
est
ra
tes
of
un
insu
red
ch
ildre
n in
th
e n
ati
on
.
HEA
LTH
CA
RE
But
solu
tio
ns
ex
ist:
We
c
an
ensu
re
tha
t c
hild
ren
enro
lled
in
Me
dic
aid
a
re
gua
rante
ed
ye
ar-
roun
d,
co
nti
nuo
us
elig
ibili
ty,
sim
ilar
to
pri
vate
he
alt
hin
sura
nc
e.
We
ca
n c
ove
r a
ll U
tah c
hild
ren r
eg
ard
less
of
the
ir c
iti z
ensh
ip s
tatu
s.
We
c
an
pro
tec
t M
ed
ica
id
co
vera
ge
fo
rp
are
nts
, w
itho
ut b
ure
auc
rati
c b
arr
iers
or
ad
de
dre
d
tap
e.
Re
sea
rch
find
s th
at
whe
n
pa
rents
ha
ve c
ove
rag
e,
child
ren a
re m
ore
lik
ely
to
be
co
vere
d t
oo
.
CO
VID
-19
ha
s h
eig
hte
ne
d a
nd
ex
ace
rba
ted
ma
ny
dis
pa
riti
es
and
ine
quit
ies
wit
hin
our
he
alt
h c
are
sy
ste
m.
He
lpin
g
all
kid
s a
nd
fa
mili
es
co
nne
ct
wit
h
aff
ord
ab
le,
co
nsi
ste
nt
ca
re i
s a
ke
y w
ay
we
ca
n g
et
thro
ug
h t
his
cri
sis
and
ha
ve
a s
tro
ng
re
co
ve
ry.
[11]
All
da
ta f
rom
Kid
s C
oun
t D
ata
Ce
nte
r: d
ata
ce
nte
r.ki
dsc
oun
t.org
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tah
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s | 7
-
An u
np
rec
ed
ente
d n
umb
er
of
Uta
h c
hild
ren a
re e
xpe
rie
nc
ing
me
nta
l he
alt
h c
rise
s a
nd
cha
lleng
es.
Uta
h h
as
take
nc
onsi
de
rab
le s
tep
s to
inve
st in
Uta
h c
hild
ren’s
me
nta
l he
alt
h.
Whe
n c
hild
ren h
ave
insu
ranc
e,
the
y a
re m
ore
lik
ely
to
be
ab
le
to
ac
ce
ss
me
nta
l he
alt
h
reso
urc
es.
W
ha
t’s
mo
re,
pe
dia
tric
he
alt
h c
are
pro
vid
ers
are
on t
he
fro
nt
line
s, a
ble
to
scre
en, i
de
nti
fy, a
nd
tre
at
co
nd
itio
ns
be
fore
the
y e
sca
lat e
or
rea
ch a
cri
sis
po
int.
The
refo
re,
he
lpin
g a
ll ki
ds
ha
ve a
cc
ess
to c
onsi
ste
nt
he
alt
h c
ove
rag
e m
ea
ns
we
are
be
tte
r a
ble
to
ad
dre
ss k
ids’
me
nta
l he
alt
h c
rise
s.
One
in t
hre
e U
tah w
om
en e
xpe
rie
nc
e m
enta
l he
alt
h p
rob
lem
sd
urin
g p
reg
na
nc
y o
r p
ost
pa
rtum
, a
nd
the
pa
nd
em
ic h
as
only
he
ighte
ne
d t
he
ne
ed
s o
f ne
w m
om
s, d
ad
s, a
nd
ca
reg
ive
rs.
Ma
king
p
erm
ane
nt
rec
ent
sta
te
and
in
sure
rc
risi
s-re
late
d c
ha
ng
es
to t
ele
he
alt
h.
Tele
he
alt
his
a p
rove
n w
ay
to h
elp
kid
s re
gul
arl
y a
cc
ess
me
nta
l he
alt
h c
are
.
In 2
019
, th
e U
tah Le
gis
latu
re in
vest
ed
in
fu
nd
ing
to
su
pp
ort
ma
tern
al
me
nta
l he
alt
h r
efe
rra
l ne
two
rks
and
aw
are
ne
ss.
Too
ma
ny
fam
ilie
s a
re n
ee
dle
ssly
suf
feri
ng
be
ca
use
the
ir s
ymp
tom
sw
ere
ig
no
red
o
r d
ism
isse
d.
Whe
n
pa
rents
ha
ve
ac
ce
ss
toq
ualit
y, a
ffo
rda
ble
me
nta
l he
alt
h s
upp
ort
, th
e w
ho
le f
am
ily i
sst
rong
er.
We
ne
ed
p
olic
ies
tha
t e
nsu
re
he
alt
h
ca
re
pro
vid
ers
a
resc
ree
nin
g a
nd
ha
ve t
he
pro
pe
r e
duc
ati
on a
nd
tra
inin
g t
o r
efe
ra
m
om
in
ne
ed
. To
o
ma
ny
fam
ilie
s a
re
ne
ed
less
ly su
ffe
ring
be
ca
use
th
eir
sy
mp
tom
s w
ere
ig
no
red
o
r d
ism
isse
d.
Whe
np
are
nts
ha
ve
ac
ce
ss
to
qua
lity,
a
ffo
rda
ble
m
enta
l he
alt
hsu
pp
ort
, the
who
le f
am
ily is
str
ong
er.
Vo
ice
s fo
r U
tah C
hild
ren’s
“10
0%
Kid
s C
ove
rag
e C
oa
litio
n”
is a
co
alit
ion d
ed
ica
ted
to
ensu
ring
tha
t a
ll c
hild
ren i
n U
tah h
ave
he
alt
h
insu
ranc
e
co
vera
ge
. Th
e
Co
alit
ion
inc
lud
es
pa
rtne
rs,
soc
ial
serv
ice
c
are
p
rovi
de
rs,
he
alt
h
ca
re
pro
vid
ers
a
nd
fam
ilie
s fr
om
ac
ross
Uta
h.
MEN
TA
L H
EA
LTH
CA
RE
We
ca
n b
uild
on t
he
se inv
est
me
nts
by
:
Inc
rea
sing
sc
ho
ol-
ba
sed
he
alt
h c
are
se
rvic
es
inc
lud
ing
sc
ho
ol
nur
ses,
sc
ho
ol
co
unse
lors
, a
nd
ac
ce
ss
to
pre
venti
ve
ca
re
in
scho
ols
. Sc
ho
ol
he
alt
h
serv
ice
s a
re
cri
tic
al
to
ide
nti
fyin
g
and
tre
ati
ng
m
enta
l o
r p
hys
ica
l c
ond
itio
ns
be
fore
the
y e
sca
late
, so
kid
s c
an f
oc
us o
n le
arn
ing
.
He
lp a
ll c
hild
ren g
et
insu
ranc
e;
whe
n k
ids
ha
vec
ove
rag
e,
the
y a
re m
ore
lik
ely
to
aff
ord
me
nta
lhe
alt
h c
are
.
MA
TER
NA
L &
FA
MIL
Y H
EA
LTH
Mo
reo
ver,
sui
cid
e a
nd
dru
g-r
ela
ted
ove
rdo
ses
are
no
w t
he
lea
din
g c
aus
es
of
ma
tern
al m
ort
alit
y in
Uta
h.
100
% K
IDS
CO
VER
AG
E C
OA
LIT
ION
He
alt
h i
nsu
ran
ce
is
the
ess
en
tia
l fo
un
da
tio
n t
o h
elp
ch
ildre
nth
riv
e;
wh
en
ch
ildre
n a
re in
sure
d,
the
y h
av
e b
ett
er
he
alt
h,
ed
uca
tio
na
l an
d e
co
no
mic
ou
tco
me
s- b
oth
in t
he
lon
g a
nd
sh
ort
term
.
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tah
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s | 8
-
We
a
re
co
mm
itte
d
to
the
b
elie
f th
at
child
ren
sho
uld
b
enur
ture
d,
ed
uca
ted
a
nd
g
ive
n
an
eq
uita
ble
c
ha
nc
e
at
suc
ce
ss i
n l
ife
. Th
at
me
ans
allo
win
g y
oun
g p
eo
ple
to
ma
kem
ista
kes,
le
arn
fr
om
th
em
, d
eve
lop
a
cc
oun
tab
ility
to
the
mse
lve
s a
nd
the
ir c
om
mun
itie
s, a
nd
wo
rk t
hro
ugh t
he
iro
wn un
ique
c
ha
lleng
es
as
the
y p
rep
are
fo
r th
eir
liv
es
as
ad
ults
.
A y
ou
th-c
en
tere
d j
uv
en
ile j
ust
ice
sy
ste
m m
ee
ts t
he
ne
ed
s o
f th
e c
hild
ren
in
vo
lve
d in
it,
wh
ile p
rod
ucin
g
po
siti
ve
ou
tco
me
s fo
r U
tah
fa
mili
es
an
d p
rote
cti
ng
co
mm
un
ity
sa
fety
.
Inc
rea
sing
ly,
Uta
h’s
ju
venile
ju
stic
e
syst
em
re
fle
cts
th
isa
pp
roa
ch,
whic
h
is
sup
po
rte
d
by
an
inc
rea
sing
b
od
y o
fre
sea
rch o
n y
out
h o
utc
om
es.
JUV
EN
ILE J
US
TIC
E
Uta
h h
as
be
en r
ein
vest
ing
the
mo
ne
y sa
ved
thro
ugh r
efo
rmin
to e
arl
ier
inte
rve
nti
ons
tha
t su
pp
ort
yo
uth a
nd
the
ir f
am
ilie
s.
Sta
tew
ide
re
form
, si
nc
e 2
016
, ha
s re
duc
ed
sub
sta
nti
ally
the
num
be
r o
f c
hild
ren
who
a
re
funne
led
to
wa
rd
the
m
ost
exp
ensi
ve
and
le
ast
e
ffe
cti
ve
inte
rve
nti
ons
(out
-of-
ho
me
co
mm
unit
y p
lac
em
ents
, de
tenti
on a
nd
se
cur
e c
are
fa
cili
tie
s).
The
se e
arl
y in
terv
enti
ons
foc
us o
n t
he
und
erl
ying
pro
ble
ms
tha
t o
fte
n d
rive
yo
uth m
isc
ond
uct
(suc
h a
s fa
mily
str
ess
and
lac
k o
f su
pp
ort
a
t ho
me
, p
ove
rty,
m
enta
l he
alt
h
and
sub
sta
nc
e a
bus
e i
ssue
s, b
ully
ing
and
la
ck
of
eng
ag
em
ent
at
scho
ol)
, ra
the
r th
an
sim
ply
d
ea
ling
w
ith
the
re
sult
ing
mis
be
ha
vio
r.
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tah
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-
We
en
co
ura
ge
sta
te le
ad
ers
to
em
bra
ce
th
e s
ucce
sso
f re
ce
nt
juv
en
ile ju
stic
e r
efo
rms,
by
exte
nd
ing
th
e“e
arl
y in
ve
stm
en
t” a
nd
“e
arl
y in
terv
en
tio
n”
ph
iloso
ph
y t
o o
the
r p
olic
y a
rea
s th
at
aff
ect
Uta
hch
ildre
n a
nd
th
eir
fa
mili
es.
We
ca
n h
ave
an e
ven g
rea
ter
and
lo
ng
er-
last
ing
im
pa
ct
on
yout
h b
eha
vio
r a
nd
re
late
d o
utc
om
es,
tho
ugh,
by
inve
stin
gfa
r e
arl
ier
in o
ur y
oun
g p
eo
ple
– r
ath
er
tha
n w
ait
ing
fo
rth
em
to
ma
ke p
ain
ful
and
so
me
tim
es
de
stru
cti
ve m
ista
kes,
be
fore
ass
ess
ing
and
me
eti
ng
the
ir u
nd
erl
ying
ne
ed
s.
In t
he
are
a o
f y
ou
th m
isco
nd
uct
an
d ju
ve
nile
ju
stic
e,
we
urg
ee
lecte
d o
ffic
ials
to
su
pp
ort
inn
ov
ati
ve
sch
oo
l-b
ase
d e
ffo
rts
to m
ee
t th
e u
niq
ue
ne
ed
s o
f in
div
idu
al c
hild
ren
, w
ith
in a
sa
fea
nd
su
pp
ort
ive
sch
oo
l co
mm
un
ity
.
Ho
me
vis
itin
g p
rog
ram
s th
at
sup
po
rt h
igh-r
isk
youn
g p
are
nts
,a
cc
ess
to
p
rena
tal
and
p
ost
pa
rtum
he
alt
h
inte
rve
nti
ons,
hig
h-q
ualit
y e
arl
y e
duc
ati
on
op
po
rtun
itie
s (i
nc
lud
ing
sa
fea
nd
re
liab
le c
hild
ca
re, a
s w
ell
as
pre
scho
ol p
rog
ram
s), a
nd
ec
ono
mic
sup
po
rts
for
fam
ilie
s w
ith y
oun
g c
hild
ren a
ll w
ork
to r
ed
uce
the
lik
elih
oo
d t
ha
t a
yo
ung
pe
rso
n w
ill e
ng
ag
e i
nth
e k
ind
of
mis
co
nd
uct
tha
t ne
ce
ssit
ate
s c
our
t in
terv
enti
on
late
r in
life
.
Ch
ildre
n n
ee
d a
ch
an
ce
to
lea
rn a
nd
gro
w –
an
d t
ha
tin
clu
de
s t h
e o
pp
ort
un
ity
to
ma
ke
mis
take
s a
nd
lea
rn f
rom
the
m,
wit
ho
ut
be
ing
pu
she
d o
ut
of
sch
oo
l an
d in
to t
he
co
urt
syst
em
.
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tah
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s | 1
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-
IMM
IGR
AN
T F
AM
ILY
JU
ST
ICE
Imm
igra
nt
an
d r
efu
ge
e f
am
ilie
s a
re im
po
rta
nt
me
mb
ers
of
ou
r co
mm
un
itie
s.
Imm
igra
nts
and
re
fug
ee
s in
our
sta
te f
ac
e u
niq
ue c
ha
lleng
es
tha
tc
an b
e a
dd
ress
ed
thro
ugh in
tenti
ona
l inve
stm
ents
fro
m d
iffe
rent
leve
ls o
f g
ove
rnm
ent,
co
llab
ora
tio
ns,
and
em
po
we
rme
nt
of
imm
igra
nt
and
re
fug
ee
lea
de
rs a
nd
org
aniz
ati
ons.
Out
line
d i
n t
his
se
cti
on a
re w
ays
tha
t U
tah c
an h
elp
sup
po
rt i
tsim
mig
rant
and
re
fug
ee
fa
mili
es.
CH
AN
GE P
OLI
CY
Ta
ke
ste
ps
to i
nv
est
tim
e t
o a
ud
it &
re
ve
rse
lo
ca
l a
nd
sta
te p
olic
ies
tha
t ca
n b
e h
arm
ful t
o d
ive
rse
co
mm
un
itie
s.
Incre
ase
La
ng
ua
ge
Acce
ss
Uta
h h
as
giv
en p
rio
rity
to
se
vera
l is
sue
s th
at
sup
po
rt i
mm
igra
nts
and
re
fug
ee
s su
ch a
s d
rivi
ng
pri
vile
ge
ca
rds,
we
lco
min
g r
efu
ge
efa
mili
es,
and
in-s
tate
tui
tio
n f
or
imm
igra
nt
yout
h.
Unfo
rtun
ate
ly,
no
t a
ll th
e p
olic
ies
tha
t ha
ve p
ass
ed
ha
ve t
ho
ught
thro
ugh t
he
imp
ac
t to
our
div
ers
e c
om
mun
itie
s.
In
20
01,
an
“Eng
lish
Only
” b
allo
t in
itia
tive
p
ass
ed
th
at
ha
sb
ec
om
e
a
ba
rrie
r to
a
cc
ess
ing
c
riti
ca
l in
stru
cti
ons
and
info
rma
tio
n,
esp
ec
ially
no
w a
s w
e f
ac
e a
pa
nd
em
ic.
Cur
rentl
y,th
e E
ng
lish O
nly
La
w h
as
cre
ate
d b
arr
iers
fo
r e
nti
tie
s to
pro
vid
etr
ansl
ate
d c
riti
ca
l info
rma
tio
n t
o f
am
ilie
s a
roun
d t
he
sta
te.
In t
he
sho
rt t
erm
, p
olic
yma
kers
ca
n m
ake
cha
ng
es
tha
t w
oul
da
llow
g
rea
ter
loc
al
fle
xib
ility
to
th
e la
w so
m
ore
g
ove
rnm
ent
enti
tie
s a
roun
d o
ur s
tate
ca
n p
rovi
de
tra
nsl
ati
ons
to t
he
ir l
oc
al
co
mm
unit
ies.
In t
he
lo
ng
er
term
, U
tah s
ho
uld
re
vers
e t
his
ha
rmfu
lp
olic
y in
its
enti
rety
.
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1
Stud
ies
sho
w
tha
t c
hild
ren
who
a
re
bili
ng
ual
or
kno
w
oth
er
lang
uag
es
ha
ve a
dva
nta
ge
s w
he
n l
ea
rnin
g t
o r
ea
d a
nd
in t
he
iro
vera
ll c
og
nit
ive
ab
iliti
es.
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]
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ate
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rd.o
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ed
uca
tio
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why-
bili
ng
ual-
stud
ents
-ha
ve-a
-co
gnit
ive
-ad
vanta
ge
-fo
r-le
arn
ing
-to
-re
ad
/
-
End
Lo
ca
l Co
llab
ora
tio
ns
wit
h I
mm
igra
tio
n
Cust
om
s Enfo
rce
me
nts
(IC
E)
It
is
tim
e
to
inve
st
in
long
-te
rm
sust
ain
ab
le
fund
ing
fo
rC
om
mun
ity
He
alt
h
Wo
rke
rs.
Co
mm
unit
y H
ea
lth
Wo
rke
rs(C
HW
s) p
lay
a v
ita
l ro
le i
n i
mp
rovi
ng
eq
uity
in p
ublic
he
alt
hfo
r c
om
mun
itie
s w
ho
ha
ve
his
tori
ca
lly
fac
ed
b
arr
iers
in
ac
ce
ss t
o h
ea
lthc
are
and
oth
er
serv
ice
s.
In
a
bri
ef
Vo
ice
s re
lea
sed
la
st
yea
r,
we
hig
hlig
hte
d
ho
wd
ep
ort
ati
ons
imp
ac
t th
e m
enta
l he
alt
h o
f im
mig
rant
child
ren
and
ca
use
ec
ono
mic
ha
rdsh
ips
to f
am
ilie
s. [
13]
Loc
al c
oun
tie
sa
roun
d t
he
sta
te h
ave
uniq
ue o
pp
ort
unit
ies
to c
ha
ng
e t
he
irp
rac
tic
es
to n
o l
ong
er
do
the
wo
rk o
f fe
de
ral
go
vern
me
nt
ag
enc
ies
and
inst
ea
d f
oc
us s
ole
ly o
n lo
ca
l enfo
rce
me
nt.
In a
re
ce
nt
blo
g p
ost
by
the
AC
LU o
f U
tah,
the
y o
utlin
ed
the
unin
tenti
ona
l c
onse
que
nc
es
tha
t ha
rm
imm
igra
nt
co
mm
unit
ies
whe
n
co
llab
ora
tio
ns
wit
h
ICE
oc
cur
a
nd
vio
lati
ons
of
rig
hts
tha
t ha
pp
en w
ith i
mm
igra
tio
n d
eta
ine
rsth
at
are
ho
no
red
all
aro
und
the
sta
te.
[14
]
Dur
ing
the
pa
nd
em
ic C
HW
s ha
ve b
ee
n k
ey
to b
rid
gin
g t
he
ne
ed
s o
f c
om
mun
itie
s o
f c
olo
r a
nd
im
mig
rant
co
mm
unit
ies
aro
und
th
e
sta
te.
The
C
OV
ID
Co
mm
unit
y P
art
ne
rship
P
ilot
Pro
gra
m h
as
sho
wn h
ow
im
po
rta
nt
it i
s to
pro
vid
e r
eso
urc
es
to o
rga
niz
ati
ons
who
are
re
ac
hin
g c
om
mun
i tie
s in
ne
ed
. [1
5]
The
m
od
el
of
this
p
ilot
to
pro
vid
e
ba
rrie
r fr
ee
te
stin
g,
sup
po
rtin
g c
onta
ct
tra
cin
g,
and
co
nne
cti
ng
pe
op
le i
n n
ee
dw
ith r
eso
urc
es
whe
n t
he
y a
re q
uara
nti
nin
g h
ave
all
be
en k
ey
to s
erv
ing
co
mm
unit
ies
who
ha
ve b
ee
n h
ard
est
hit
by
the
pa
nd
em
ic.
Just
as
imp
ort
antl
y, m
istr
ust
in g
ove
rnm
ent
enti
tie
s c
onti
nue
to
inc
rea
se
whe
n
imm
igra
nt
fam
ilie
s se
e
love
d
one
’s
fac
ed
ep
ort
ati
ons
or
fea
r th
at
the
im
mig
rati
on s
tatu
ses
of
vic
tim
sm
ay
be
use
d a
ga
inst
the
m.
Th
ese
co
mp
lica
ted
co
llab
ora
tio
ns
co
st o
ur
co
un
tie
s fu
nd
ing
tha
t co
uld
b
e
use
d
for
co
mm
un
ity
in
ve
stm
en
ts
wit
hin
th
eco
un
ty
for
pro
gra
ms
an
d
org
an
iza
tio
ns
tha
t w
ork
w
ith
imm
igra
nt
an
d r
efu
ge
e f
am
ilie
s.
INV
ES
T I
N C
OM
MU
NIT
Y D
RIV
EN
SO
LUT
ION
S
Inv
est
in e
xis
tin
g c
ult
ura
lly a
pp
rop
ria
te p
rog
ram
s a
nd
org
an
iza
tio
ns.
Sust
ain
ab
le F
und
ing
fo
r C
om
munit
y H
ea
lth
Wo
rke
rs
CH
Ws
are
in
teg
ral
me
mb
ers
of
co
mm
un
itie
s o
f co
lor;
th
eir
role
wit
hin
th
e l
arg
er
pu
blic
he
alt
h e
co
-sy
ste
m i
s e
sse
nti
al
to
imp
rov
e h
ea
lth
dis
pa
riti
es
an
d o
utc
om
es
of
co
mm
un
itie
s o
f
co
lor
inclu
din
g im
mig
ran
t a
nd
re
fug
ee
fa
mili
es.
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wsr
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m/
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ng
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log
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em
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igra
nt-
fam
ilie
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mig
rant-
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ren-s
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nta
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alt
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w.a
clu
uta
h.o
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leg
isla
tio
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the
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mm
unit
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em
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the
r-d
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in-t
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po
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ac
hin
e-i
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d-b
y-lo
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l-la
w-e
nfo
rce
me
nt-
ag
enc
ies
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w.h
ea
lth.u
tah.g
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To
co
nti
nue
b
uild
ing
a
nd
m
ain
tain
ing
tr
ust
wit
h
imm
igra
nt
co
mm
unit
ies,
w
e
mus
t a
ckn
ow
led
ge
th
e
ha
rmfu
l e
ffe
cts
de
po
rta
tio
ns
ha
ve
on
fam
ilie
s,
ne
ighb
orh
oo
ds,
a
nd
a
lla
roun
d o
ur s
tate
.
The
y p
rovi
de
c
ultu
rally
a
pp
rop
ria
te
sup
po
rt
to
co
mm
unit