News Archive

September 5, 2025 Recent news and opportunities for action that impact children in Massachusetts and around the country. Visit our Federal Advocacy page for more information about key issues that CLM regularly tracks. Take Action Organizational Sign-On: Urge Congress to Cosponsor Upcoming Bill Repea...

A roundup of news from the month of August regarding child and family well-being across Massachusetts and the country. News Across Massachusetts CLM, Members, and Partners in the News News Across the Country...

 The National Organization of State Associations for Children (NOSAC) and the Association of Children’s Residential & Community Services (ACRC), in partnership with multiple state associations (including CLM) and national partners, recently completed a survey to better understand the size an...

In March 2025, The Children's League of Massachusetts (CLM) and The Rhode Island Coalition for Children and Families (RICCF) hosted a practice and policy symposium. The event was dedicated to celebrating, listening to, and advocating for LGBTQIA+ youth and families. The event was held in Worcester, ...

A roundup of news from the month of July regarding child and family well-being across Massachusetts and the country. News Across Massachusetts CLM, Members, and Partners in the News News Across the Country...

The Children's League of Massachusetts recently provided testimony on three key pieces of legislation that would enhance the education and health outcomes for children and youth in Massachusetts. An Act expanding access to higher education tuition and fee waivers for adopted foster children codifies...

Overview Governor Healey signed Massachusetts' $60.9B FY26 budget into law on July 4th. The Administration vetoed $130M from the Legislature's final Conference Committee budget. Overall, however, investments in CLM's priority budget line items were maintained. With federal spending cuts coming down ...

A roundup of news from the month of June regarding child and family well-being across Massachusetts and the country. News Across Massachusetts CLM, Members, and Partners in the News News Across the Country...

Senate Budget Highlights The FY 2026 Senate budget passed March 22 with $61.51 billion in total line-item spending, $70.3 million less than the House budget, $568.1 million less than the Governor’s budget, and $3.7 billion above the FY 2025 General Appropriations Act.  Thank you to Massachuse...

A roundup of news from the month of May regarding child and family well-being across Massachusetts and the country. News Across Massachusetts CLM, Members, and Partners in the News News Across the Country...