The 2013 KIDS COUNT Data Book has been released by The Annie E. Casey Foundation. KIDS COUNT provides "national and state-by-state data on key indicators of child well-being" and we hope you will take a look. We also hope you will come back and let us know what you learned after you do and how you think you will use this data in your home states and communities. Thanks!
Our ability to successfully advocate for healthy child development programs and policies for all children is greatly enhanced by our understanding of the data available for measures such as those regarding children's well-being in our home state and communities. And given this, we would like to draw your attention to the newly released 2012 edition of the KIDS COUNT Data Book from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, which "in addition to ranking states on overall child well-being... provides state rankings for four domains: Economic Well-Being, Education, Health and Family and Community." We hope you will let us know how you think the information available to you in the Data Book can enhance the lives of children and families in your home state. We also hope you will share what you learn with the people in your community and let us know how that goes as well.
KIDS COUNT, a project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, is a national and state-by-state effort to track the status of children in the United States. The KIDS COUNT Data Snapshot series highlights specific indicators of child well-being contained in the KIDS COUNT Data Center. The Snaphot series recently released a new Data Snapshot highlighting "High Poverty Communities" - communities with a poverty rate of 30 percent or more - which reports that the number of children living in these communities has risen by 1.6 million, a 25 percent increase since 2000. The Snapshot not only discusses the impact on children and families living in these communities, but solutions for improving their chances of success, including "Leveraging anchor institutions to build strong, supportive communities for children and families" and "Increasing access to affordable housing in safe, opportunity-rich communities for low-income families, particularly families of color." It is a fascinating report and we hope you will take a look. We would also like to hear how you can use this data, and these solutions, to enhance the lives of children and their families in your home states and neighborhoods. So please come to the National Movement for America's Children site to share your thoughts with us and other members from your state, and if you're not sure how you might use this report, please let us know so we can talk about that as well. Have a great week.
