{"id":163257,"date":"2026-02-21T00:03:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T00:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/163257\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T00:03:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T00:03:08","slug":"advocates-to-rally-in-capital-city-for-childrens-week-florida-2026%e2%80%b2-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/163257\/","title":{"rendered":"Advocates to rally in capital city for \u2018Children\u2019s Week Florida 2026\u2032 next week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; Every child deserves to thrive, be healthy, ready to learn and able to achieve their full potential.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">That\u2019s the message that Children\u2019s Week Florida delivers to state leaders every year during the legislative session.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Thousands of people, including legislators, children\u2019s advocates, teachers, students and more, attend Children\u2019s Week Florida events and activities at the state capitol.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Erin Smeltzer, the president and CEO of the Children\u2019s Forum, joined Ava Van Valen in the WCTV studio to tell us more about this important week-long celebration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-center article-text\">More Tallahassee news:<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Children\u2019s Week Florida 2026 runs from February 22 to 27 at the Florida State Capitol and surrounding Tallahassee areas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">For more information about the week\u2019s event and the partners that make this great week happen, you can visit their <a href=\"https:\/\/childrensweek.org\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/childrensweek.org\/\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCTV.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wctvnews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WCTVEyewitnessNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nextdoor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Have a news tip or see an error? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/02\/20\/advocates-rally-capital-city-childrens-week-florida-2026-next-week\/mailto:news@wctv.tv?subject=Correction%20Needed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Write to us here<\/a>. 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