Highlights for December 2009
 New Study Finds Young Children Most Often Missed in Census
A new study by the Annie E. Casey Foundation shows that more than 1 million young children under age 10 were missed in the 2000 Census and over three-quarters of a million children under age five were missed, or nearly 4 percent of this population group. Reasons for the massive undercount range from challenges in data collection to the growing complexity of defining and capturing the nation’s families.
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 Nominations Open for Children and Family Fellowships
The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Children and Family Fellowship is designed to build and develop the leadership potential of individuals at the helm of public and nonprofit organizations working to improve outcomes for children.
Read the brochure or learn how to nominate a candidate for the 2010-2011 Fellowship class.
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Reforming the Juvenile Justice System
Click on the image above to view the Annie E. Casey Foundation's photo slideshow, which goes inside juvenile detention systems in Laredo, Texas and Portland, Oregon and points to the need for urgent national reforms.
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