A White House Office of National Youth Policy?
I believe that children are our future. But I don’t know if that means the White House needs to look after them. There certainly are people who do.
A new bill, H.R. 2653, would create a White House Office of National Youth Policy to ensure the coordination and effectiveness of services to youth.
The good folks at WhiteHouseOfficeonChildrenandYouth.org say:
The Federal government runs hundreds of programs to serve children and youth ages 0-24, spread across 12 departments and agencies. The vast majority of these efforts are essential and effective; however, they are not part of an integrated, strategic plan to help at-risk populations achieve successful adulthood. Overall, the federal government’s efforts for children and youth are scattershot and these fragmented efforts, contained within narrow silos, are failing America’s young people.
For this reason, they say, there should be a White House Office on Children and Youth.
But not everything that’s important should be a subject for the federal government to handle, much less the White House. If the government is making a priority of everything, the government is making a priority of nothing.
Agree? Disagree? Comment!
And here is the current vote on H.R. 2653. Click to vote, comment, learn more, or edit the wiki article about the bill.
Latifa Ring
We need a similar bill for the elderly and vulnerable citizens of America. We need to ensure all of our most vulnerable citizens (children, elderly and disabled) are protected and we need a national committment from the very top to ensure this is enforced and that the laws intended to protect are not abused.
Mia
“But not everything that’s important should be a subject for the federal government to handle, much less the White House. If the government is making a priority of everything, the government is making a priority of nothing.”
Thaddeus Ferber
Our children and youth deserve the best our country has to offer. As taxpayers we deserve the most effective and efficent government possible. This bill accomplishes both.
sonja
To Latifa Ring,
We already have this for the elderly. See Public Law 109-365. The fact that you (and many others) know nothing about it speaks volumes. Also, READ THE BILL BEFORE you post a comment, because from your comment, it’s clear you know nothing about this outrageous bill, either. PLEASE become informed. “We are the ones we’ve been waiting for.” AZ Hopi Nation
KR
I do think that “management of government programs” falls under the category of things the government has to handle. If we want a more efficient, effective federal government, we should work to coordinate the existing government better.