July’s Three Things About… email featured an article from the Center on American Progress (CAP) on how the budget bill guts supports for children. President Trump signed the bill into law on July 4. So, now what? Well, policy experts from CAP will be with us to answer any of your questions about the bill and its impacts on your communities. Wondering about Medicaid? Impacts on public school funds? Disaster relief? Whatever your questions, our friends from CAP can help you think through what all of this means, who will be most impacted, when, and also how!
This call will be quick and conversational, so get ready to sign on and jump in.
Highlights of the Conversation
- 2:15 – What do you see as the major trends or themes from the bill that kids and family funders should be aware of?
- 4:19 – When might families start to see the effects of this bill and what effects will they see first?
- 10:13 – What will the impact be to state funding for sub-populations of K-12 students – ESL, kids with exceptional needs, etc.?
- 13:25 – What is the timeline for changes to Medicaid and SNAP? The changes will be phased in over time, but are there specific mile markers, like the midterms?
- 17:02 – Are there states or communities that will get hit harder? There are sub-populations in my mind that I’m particularly worried about – rural communities, children in immigrant families, and families with parents and kids with disabilities.
- 24:37 – Will the bill affect school-based mental health services?
- 26:05 – What do you see as a role for funders right now? What can we be doing?