{"id":30998,"date":"2011-06-05T19:18:33","date_gmt":"2011-06-05T19:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caseyfamilyv2.wpengine.com\/voices-children\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T17:34:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T17:34:06","slug":"william-c-bell-voices-for-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casey.org\/es\/william-c-bell-voices-for-children\/","title":{"rendered":"La esperanza se basa en la seguridad de los ni\u00f1os: el presidente y director ejecutivo, Dr. William C. Bell, pronunci\u00f3 el discurso de apertura en el almuerzo de entrega de los premios Voices for Children 2011 de Children\u2019s Alliance."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-section light fresh-text single wp-block-fresh-text backgrounds-and-margins-aware-block margin-top margin-bottom\">\n <div class=\"container mx-auto px-5\">\n\n \n \n <!-- The CTA is moved up next to the title when in the Head Section style -->\n \n  <div class=\"callout\"><p>President and CEO Dr. William C. Bell delivered the keynote address last month at the Children\u2019s Alliance 2011 Voices for Children Awards Luncheon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n <!-- conversly to above, we need to not show the CTA here if it's the Head Section style -->\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"quote content-section light wp-block-quote backgrounds-and-margins-aware-block margin-top margin-bottom padding-top padding-bottom\">\n <div class=\"container mx-auto px-5\">\n  <div class=\"basic-quote text-revolver\">\n <blockquote class=\"relative z-0\"><p>I want you to leave here with a renewed sense of determination and hope that every child in the state of Washington will have equal access to an early start &#8211; a healthy start &#8211; and equal access to an opportunity to achieve their full potential.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n  <figcaption class=\"text-md text-right mt-9 font-sofiapro\"><cite>&mdash; Dr. William C. Bell<\/cite><\/figcaption>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"content-section light fresh-text single wp-block-fresh-text backgrounds-and-margins-aware-block margin-top margin-bottom\">\n <div class=\"container mx-auto px-5\">\n\n \n \n <!-- The CTA is moved up next to the title when in the Head Section style -->\n \n  <div class=\"callout\"><p>Bell spoke on the event\u2019s theme, Stand Strong for Kids, and urged the audience to use whatever capacity they have to make Washington state a better place for children. &#8220;I want you to leave here with a renewed sense of determination and hope that every child in the state of Washington will have equal access to an early start \u2014 a healthy start \u2014 and equal access to an opportunity to achieve their full potential,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s unacceptable for 565,000 of Washington state\u2019s children to live in low-income households. When 16 percent of our state\u2019s children live in families that experience food insecurity \u2014 a fancy way of saying they don\u2019t know where their next meal is coming from \u2014 our hope has not yet become real. As long as 58 percent of our children do not attend pre-school, entering kindergarten already behind, our hope has not yet become real. When 110,000 children in Washington have no health insurance, our hope has not yet become real. Our challenge is to understand that hope can change the world around us; not just wishing for hope, but actually living hope and acting with the full expectation and belief that our hopes for children will be fulfilled.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>About 500 guests representing government, public service, business, philanthropy and providers of children\u2019s and family services attended the event.<\/p>\n<p>Children\u2019s Alliance is a Washington statewide nonpartisan child advocacy organization that works to improve the well-being of children by effecting positive changes in public policies, priorities and programs. The organization ensures laws, policies and programs work for children, and holds leaders accountable until they secure the resources required to make all Washington state children safe and healthy. The Alliance is currently leading campaigns focused on early learning, health care, hunger and nutrition, and child welfare.<\/p>\n<p>The Alliance has about 120 organizational members and 11,000 members in its Children\u2019s Action Network across the state. Casey Family Programs is a member of the Alliance, and Lyman Legters, senior director, Seattle field office, serves on its board of directors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n <!-- conversly to above, we need to not show the CTA here if it's the Head Section style -->\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"call-to-action-banner wp-block-call-to-action-banner content-section light\">\n\n  <div class=\"bg-warm-ceramic text-center py-[48px] md:py-[150px]\">\n <div class=\"container mx-auto px-5\">\n  <div class=\"pb-8\">\n <span class=\"label\">\n Dr. William C. Bell\n <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-block ml-[5px] print:hidden\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casey.org\/wp-content\/themes\/casey-v2\/public\/build\/assets\/brush-stroke-preheader-post-BDcrNgUR.svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n  <h2>A voice of hope<\/h2>\n <div class=\"text-salt-box mt-7 mb-7 inline-block w-full sm:max-w-[720px] lg:w-[720px]\"><div class=\"my-6 text-salt-box print:my-0\">\n<p>Dr. Bell frequently shares his expertise and messages of hope in appearances before policymakers, child welfare leaders and others. Explore this collection for transcripts and videos of his speeches and public testimony.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  <div>\n  <a class=\"btn font-bold\" href=\"https:\/\/www.casey.org\/resources\/dr-william-c-bell-speeches-and-testimony\/\" target=\"\">Speeches and Testimony<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>El presidente y director ejecutivo, Dr. William C. 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