Council for a Strong America

07/31/2024

After nearly 30 years, Council for a Strong America is dissolving as a national organization. The materials and resources on this site associated with Council for a Strong America will not be updated moving forward. The web pages for Fight Crime: Invest In Kids, ReadyNation, and Mission: Readiness will remain active as the work of these membership organizations continues. Learn more:

After nearly 30 years of advocating for public investments and policies that help improve the lives and opportunities of all children in America, Council for a Strong America (CSA) will cease operations as a national nonprofit organization on September 30, 2024, due to ongoing fundraising challenges...

07/11/2024

TBT: Hear directly from business executives on the importance of child care to their workforce and their economic success in ReadyNation’s vlog series:

Business leaders explain the importance of child care

07/09/2024

ReadyNation’s CEO Task Force on Early Childhood works tirelessly to promote child care solutions that benefit families and businesses. Learn more about their work:

Business champions for children

07/08/2024

Earlier this summer, Fight Crime: Invest in Kids released a new report detailing the importance of developmentally appropriate juvenile justice interventions. Supporting public safety begins with our young people:

Each year, over 700,000 young people are arrested and detained via the juvenile justice system. While the prevention of juvenile delinquency is an essential part of crime prevention, research shows that incarceration damages young people’s physical and mental health, impedes their educational and ...

07/04/2024

Happy Independence Day from Council for a Strong America!

06/27/2024

Don’t forget to read “Costly, Punitive Juvenile Justice Approaches Undermine Healthy Adolescent Development,” the new report from Fight Crime: Invest in Kids: https://www.strongnation.org/articles/2470-costly-punitive-juvenile-justice-approaches-undermine-healthy-adolescent-development

06/24/2024

ICYMI: Last week, Fight Crime: Invest in Kids released a brand new report on the 700,000 young people involved in the juvenile justice system. Read the report to learn why juvenile justice policy and practices must account for youth’s developmental needs:

Each year, over 700,000 young people are arrested and detained via the juvenile justice system. While the prevention of juvenile delinquency is an essential part of crime prevention, research shows that incarceration damages young people’s physical and mental health, impedes their educational and ...

06/21/2024

Let’s help set Texas young people on the path to success. We need to invest in early education and health and nutrition programs to give Texans the brightest future possible. Read report to learn more:

A shrinking workforce paired with ongoing issues related to gaps in skills and employment disqualifications is causing labor shortages and fierce competition for qualified individuals in most employment sectors, including our service branches.

06/20/2024

Founded in 1996, Fight Crime: Invest in Kids uplifts proven strategies to reduce crime. More than 5,000 members help put kids on the path to successful lives. Read our new report on juvenile justice policy and practices: https://www.strongnation.org/articles/2470-costly-punitive-juvenile-justice-approaches-undermine-healthy-adolescent-development

06/19/2024

Have you read the latest national report from Mission: Readiness? Visit our website to learn how the military’s child care model can be an example for us all:

As we call for strengthening the child care system, we can look toward the military’s child care system as a successful model.

06/18/2024

Read our blog post from last month to learn what members of ReadyNation, Mission: Readiness, and Fight Crime: Invest in Kids achieved on behalf of young children in Washington State’s 2024 legislative session:

Council for a Strong America Washington members advocated for policies and budget investments that increase access to high-quality child care and early learning programs

06/17/2024

NEW: Read the new report from ReadyNation Pennsylvania on the staggering economic cost of the state’s infant-toddler child care crisis
https://www.strongnation.org/articles/2437-2-4-billion-the-annual-cost-of-pa-s-child-care-crisis-for-working-mothers