Keeping Track of New York City’s Children, 2010
Posted by Voices_staff on Jun 9, 2010 at 7:59 PMKeeping Track has become an indispensable asset for citizens, elected and appointed officials, academics, foundations, and service providers seeking to understand and improve the lives of New York City’s children. With the release of the 9th edition of Keeping Track, CCC…
A Portrait of Children in Northern Virginia 2010
Posted by Voices_staff on May 17, 2010 at 7:59 PMThe Community Foundation for Northern Virginia and Voices for Virginia’s Children are pleased to present “A Portrait of Children in Northern Virginia,” a first-ever snapshot of the status of Northern Virginia’s children. The research for this Portrait was assiduously performed…
Addressing Child Poverty in America
Posted by Bill Bentley on Mar 29, 2010 at 4:06 AMAddressing Child Poverty in America: Two Perspectives By: Jared Bernstein, Director of the Living Standards, Economic Policy Institute and Ron Haskins, Senior Fellow for Economic Studies Program, The Brookings Institution
Child Poverty in Massachusetts: A Tale of Two States
Posted by Bill Bentley on Mar 29, 2010 at 4:05 AMIn this 60-page Kids Count report, funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Massachusetts Citizens for Children urges the Commonwealth to join with 16 other states that have established formal Child Poverty Reduction Initiatives, including Connecticut, Maine and Vermont and…
Connecting Child Poverty
Posted by Bill Bentley on Mar 29, 2010 at 4:03 AMA compendium of essays on child poverty highlighting the driving concerns, ongoing efforts, and the vision of individual members of the VOICES network and the broad national child advocacy community is a first step toward elevating the national discussion on…
Child Poverty in North Carolina: A Preventable Epidemic
Posted by Bill Bentley on Mar 26, 2010 at 4:55 PMA brief on child poverty in North Carolina, with a brain development angle, published by Action for Children North Carolina.
Moving the Needle on Poverty
Posted by Bill Bentley on Mar 26, 2010 at 4:46 PMThis report is designed to provide Colorado leaders with an up-to-date picture of the diverse strategies that states across the nation are pursuing to lift individuals, families, and communities out of poverty.
Children’s Campaign Report: 2009 Update
Posted by Bill Bentley on Mar 26, 2010 at 4:27 PMChildren in Texas are more likely than children in any other state to go without health insurance, become pregnant as teens and grow up to enter the correctional system, according to The Children’s Campaign Report: 2009 Update, released on January…
Predicting Poverty in the Commonwealth
Posted by Bill Bentley on Mar 26, 2010 at 4:21 PMThe report finds that the burden of poverty falls particularly hard on children, as the child poverty rate is typically higher than for the entire population. Virginia’s overall poverty rate, for example, in 2007 was 8.6 percent, versus 13 percent…
KIDS COUNT in Delaware Issue Brief: Children in Poverty
Posted by Bill Bentley on Mar 26, 2010 at 4:09 PMKIDS COUNT in Delaware is proud to present a new issue brief: Delaware Children in Poverty, which was released at its April 22, 2009 statewide poverty summit.
