"A budget is more than simply numbers on a page. It is a measure of how well we are living up to our obligations to ourselves and one another."
                                         - President Barack Obama

On February 1, President Obama released his budget proposal with his funding priorities for the upcoming fiscal year. 

How well will the President’s budget meet our nation’s obligations to children, youth, and families? Find out here:

President's Fiscal Year 2011 Budget: Children, Youth & Families

• Early Childhood Education & Development
  Funds for Child Care Included in Federal Budget Proposal (Early Care and Education Consortium)
  President Obama's FY2011 Budget: Supporting Women and Children in Tough Times (National Women's Law Center)

• Health & Mental Health
  Extra Money for Science in Obama's Budget (The New York Times)
  FY 2011 President's Budget for HHS (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
  Obama Appeals to Bipartisanship; Health Budget Released (Children's Dental Health Project)

• Child Nutrition
  Nutrition Programs and Refundable Tax Credits in President Obama's FY 2011 Budget
  (The Food Research and Action Center)

• Education
  U.S. Department of Education Fact Sheet  (U.S. Department of Education)
  Duncan: New Investment Will Fuel Reform and Boost Economy (U.S. Department of Education)
  Community School Leaders Applaud Education Department's Supporting Student Success Framework (Coalition for Community Schools)
  Key Questions on the Obama Administration's 2011 Education Budget (New America Foundation)
  Summary of Analysis of President Obama's Education Budget Request (New America Foundation)
  Many Nonprofit Programs Hold Even or See Gains in Obama’s Proposed 2011 Budget
  (The Chronicle of Philanthropy)
  President Obama's First Budget and What It Means for Our Children (Every Child Matters Education Fund)
  President's FY2011 Budget Effectively Cuts Funding for 21st CCLCs (Afterschool Alliance)
  Promise Neighborhood Tea Leaves (United Neighborhood Centers of America)
  President Obama's FY2011 Budget: Supporting Women and Children in Tough Times (National Women's Law Center)

• Child Welfare
  The President's 2011 Budget and Children (Child Welfare League of America)

• Jobs
  Secretary Hilda L. Solis Presents US Department of Labor Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2011 
  (U.S. Department of Labor)
  Statement by Robert Greenstein on the President's 2011 Budget Proposal (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)
  President's Budget Requests $266 Billion to Support Economic Recovery (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)
  President Obama's FY2011 Budget Proposals Invests in Low-Income Families 
  (Center for Law and Social Policy)
  President Obama's FY2011 Budget: Supporting Women and Children in Tough Times 
  (National Women's Law Center)
  CBO Analysis of President Obama's FY 2011 Budget (Congressional Budget Office)

• Tax Policy
  Budget Plan Revives President's Call for New Charitable-Deduction Limit (The Chronicle of Philanthropy)
  The President's 2011 Budget Reflects His Unwavering Priorities (Center for American Progress)
  President Obama's FY2011 Budget: Supporting Women and Children in Tough Times (National Women's Law Center)

• Housing
  HUD FY2011 Budget Focuses on Fiscal Discipline (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development)

• Juvenile & Criminal Justice
  FY 2011 Budget and Performance Summary (U.S. Department of Justice)
  DOJ Officials, Actress Mariska Hargitay Urge Team Response to End Violence Against Women
  (U.S. Department of Justice)

• National Service & Volunteer Programs
  President's Budget Proposes Increase for National Service (The Chronicle of Philanthropy)

View a summary of President Obama's 2010 State of the Union Address.

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