Kansas Action for Children
4 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago -Kansas Action for Children works to make Kansas the best state in the nation to raise -- and be -- a child.
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KAC Podcast: Brenda Bandy, Kansas Breastfeeding Coalition
February 27, 2020 21:51 - 20 minutes - 28.7 MBKansas Breastfeeding Coalition Executive Director Brenda Bandy talks with KAC Communications Director Clay Wirestone about her voyage to activism, the success of the coalition's work, and the importance of paid family leave.
KAC Podcast: Amy Gottschamer on early childhood education
February 14, 2020 19:34 - 23 minutes - 31.9 MBIn conversation with KAC Communications Director Clay Wirestone, Lawrence early childhood educator Amy Gottschamer recounts her history in the profession, explains current challenges, and outlines promising initiatives for the future. Plus, we learn that Outreach Specialist Mitch Rucker has a guitar.
KAC Podcast: Sheldon Weisgrau, Alliance for a Healthy Kansas
January 30, 2020 21:04 - 20 minutes - 27.7 MBSheldon Weisgrau, the senior policy advisor at Alliance for a Healthy Kansas, chats about the prospects for Medicaid expansion during this session of the Kansas Legislature. We talk about the goals of the health care program and how it could benefit Kansas families.
KAC Podcast Preview: President John Wilson
January 23, 2020 21:19 - 17 minutes - 24.4 MBKansas Action for Children's new president sits down to talk about his take on the job and the organization’s mission in 2020 and beyond. Learn why he thinks having a graphic design background prepared him for policy advocacy, what he thinks about Kansas tax policy, and what surprising music pumps him up during his commute to Topeka — all in about 15 minutes.