Voices CEO Attends Advocates for Children of NJ Kids Count Event
Posted by Jacquelyn Lendsey on Feb 8, 2013 at 11:34 PMVoices President and CEO Jacquelyn Lendsey attended the Advocate for Children of New Jersey event, Kids Count 2012-2013 that highlighted findings from their annual report on the wellbeing of children in the state, ages birth to three.
2012 candidates need to focus on child poverty
Posted by rheine on Sep 7, 2012 at 12:20 PMThe 2012 KIDS COUNT Databook shows the importance of addressing child poverty now. More than one in five kids now lives in poverty, and research by child development experts shows that even short bouts of deprivation can have adverse…
N.J. youths struggle against poverty
Posted by Jacquelyn Lendsey on Aug 3, 2012 at 2:15 PMChildren in New Jersey have made strides in education and health, but must still cope with troubling levels of poverty, according to the 2012 KIDS COUNT Data Book.
“Our sense is that low-income families are really struggling,” says Ceil…
KIDS COUNT indicators: Academics and health up, economic security down for America’s kids
Posted by Casey_Labrack on Jul 25, 2012 at 12:01 PMIn recent years, America’s children are largely better educated and healthier, but less economically secure, according to the just-released 2012 KIDS COUNT Data Book from our partner the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
The improvement in education indicators is heartening. Despite the…
States overstate student performance
Posted by Terrylynn Tyrell on May 29, 2012 at 12:19 PMOur weekly newsletter, Speaking Out!, has a great recap of our new education report and the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s report on kinship care:
We know from federal test score data that most fourth graders are not proficient in reading…
Around 26 percent of foster children placed with a relative
Posted by Sheri Brady on May 24, 2012 at 12:49 PMYesterday we told about about the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s important new report on kinship care — how children can find stable, nurturing support from other relatives when their parents can’t care for them. That report showed that 26 percent…
Announcing the launch of the Race Matters Institute!
Posted by Terrylynn Tyrell on Mar 27, 2012 at 4:45 PMVoices is proud to announce a new initiative it has launched with the Annie E. Casey Foundation to help further racial equity in America, the Race Matters Institute (RMI).
Learn more about the RMI and its services and supports designed…
New report: “No Place for Kids: The Case for Reducing Juvenile Incarceration”
Posted by rheine on Oct 4, 2011 at 5:49 PMThe Annie E. Casey Foundation has a new report that examines juvenile incarceration in America. Titled “No Place for Kids: The Case for Reducing Juvenile Incarceration,” it shows how jailing our youth wastes taxpayer dollars and does little to…
Infographic: 1 in 5 children lives in poverty. How many in your state?
Posted by Jacquelyn Lendsey on Aug 24, 2011 at 3:44 PMWill the congressional “super committee” prioritize child programs? With so many families still struggling with hardship, they should. In fact, our new infographic shows that some of the hardest hit places are the home states of super committee members.
Annie E. Casey Foundation: Gains in child well-being “stagnating”
Posted by rheine on Aug 22, 2011 at 3:32 PMNew data from the Annie E. Casey Foundation shows that America is struggling to provide a better life for the next generation. The Foundation has unveiled its vital Kids Count Data Book for 2011, tracking child well-being through a number…
