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This fact sheet describes the problem in numbers and human experience, the projected impact on children, and how someone can take action now.

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This report shares data on summer meal sites and meals served over a period of seven years and details the strategies used to dramatically increase the number of meals served.

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This handbook provides the background on the need for reform, the specific provisions of Senate Bill 367, when the law goes into effect, and the overwhelming support for reform of the system.

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This issue paper outlines the case for reform of the youth justice system in Kansas.

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This fact sheet that outlines options for alternative breakfast and the benefits of the Community Eligibility Provision, which allows qualifying schools to provide free breakfasts and lunches to all students.

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This report lays out the case for shifting policies and budgets away from incarcerating kids and towards local intensive rehabilitation programs that will keep our communities safer, our kids healthier, and our funding stronger.

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The practice of indiscriminate shackling of youth during court proceedings – which usually involves use of leg irons, belly chains, and handcuffs – raises serious concerns related to the youths’ due process rights and psychological health and offers only de minimis security benefits. This report outlines the findings of Kansas Appleseed’s research into indiscriminate shackling of juvenile defendants in Kansas and offers a recommended Court Rule to create a rebuttable presumption against shackling of juvenile defendants in court.

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