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 Bill Bentley 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…
Voices launches Race Matters Institute
Posted by Bill Bentley on Apr 19, 2011 at 4:08 PMRight beside this blog on the Voices.org homepage, you’ll see that “Equity and Diversity” is one of our main causes at Voices for America’s Children. But it’s not just one of our issues; it touches all of the others. So…
RI KIDS COUNT: Using data to improve children’s lives
Posted by Marlo Nash on Feb 10, 2011 at 12:15 PMA great article shows how gathering data on children is the first step to making better child policy. That seems pretty simple, but often child advocates are the only ones collecting all the raw data about children’s well-being —…
Who’s reading to their kids the most?
Posted by Casey_Labrack on Aug 19, 2010 at 5:07 PMVoices member Children’s Action Alliance (of Arizona) recently brought up an interesting statistic from the latest KIDS COUNT report: young children who are read to by their parents. The report, compiled by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, shows…
New Mexico ranked near bottom for child well-being
Posted by Bill Bentley on Aug 3, 2010 at 3:45 PMNew Mexico Voices for Children, one of our member organizations, reported recently that their state’s ranking for child well-being has dropped to 46th place. The ranking comes from the 2010 KIDS COUNT report, sponsored by the Annie E. Casey Foundation,…
KIDS COUNT Data Book now available!
Posted by Bill Bentley on Jul 27, 2010 at 3:41 PMVoices for America’s Children is pleased to join the Annie E. Casey Foundation as a 2010 KIDS COUNT Data Book Outreach Partner. The annual Data Book is a comprehensive resource on the status of U.S. children, featuring state-specific data on…
Maine Children’s Alliance KIDS COUNT report, 2010
Posted by Voices_staff on Jul 13, 2010 at 8:03 PM“The Maine Children’s Alliance’s 16th annual KIDS COUNT Data Book provides the most current and reliable data available pertaining to the physical, social, economic and educational well-being of Maine’s children. Before we can chart the best course for our children’s…
New Jersey counties ranked by child well-being
Posted by Bill Bentley on Jun 29, 2010 at 7:14 PMThe Association for Children of New Jersey (ACNJ) has released its annual statewide report on child well-being. ACNJ, together with the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s KIDS COUNT initiative, tracks 16 different measures of quality of life for children, including health,…
