Without Government Interventions, Child Poverty Rate Would Nearly Double Access a KIDS COUNT data snapshot highlighting the value of the Supplemental Poverty Measure. Download now. Read More
Download KIDS COUNT Report on Better Way to Measure Poverty Download Measuring Access to Opportunity in the United States, the latest KIDS COUNT data snapshot. Read More
What is the Supplemental Child Poverty Rate in Your State? Find your state’s child poverty rate using the Supplemental Poverty Measure — and see how government support impacts that rate. Read More
Official Poverty Measure Fails to Provide an Accurate Assessment of Anti-Poverty Programs A Casey report says the outdated poverty measure from the 1960s fails to reflect how families are doing today or how programs are helping. Learn more. Read More
When Teens and Parents Can't Get Along: Prevention, Not Placement, Is the Answer Teens end up in the child welfare system simply due to parent-teenager conflict, not due to abuse or neglect. Learn how these placements can harm teens. Read More
How the KIDS COUNT Data Center Can Help a Policymaker Learn how a policymaker can analyze data, connect with others and share resources on child and family well-being through the KIDS COUNT Data Center. Read More
Five Questions with Leslie Boissiere on the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading Leslie Boissiere, COO of the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, talks about the movement to get kids reading proficiently by the end of third grade. Read More
Are Adult Decisions Doing Kids Harm in the Juvenile Justice System? A new video shows how juvenile justice decisions meant to help can harm youth and raise public safety risks by worsening outcomes. Learn more. Read More
Employers Are Target of New Campaign to Add Young People to Workforce Nearly 6 million young adults are out of school and work. A new Ad Council campaign urges employers to rethink hiring to help bridge the skills gap. Read More
Reflecting on 25 Years of the KIDS COUNT Data Book: Quality Child Care for Working Families (1998) The nation can no longer afford to separate the support children need from the challenges their parents face if we want either to succeed. Read More
