KIDS COUNT State Organizations

The Annie E. Casey Foundation funds a nationwide network of state-level KIDS COUNT^® (LA INFANCIA CUENTA™) projects that provide a more detailed, community-by-community picture of the condition of children. KIDS COUNT state organizations improve programs and policies for children and families by collecting and reporting credible data and promoting the use of data-based advocacy and communications strategies. State organizations within the network, as well as primary contacts, are listed below.

ALABAMA	Voices for Alabama’s Children Rhonda Mann Executive Director
ALASKA	Alaska Children’s Trust Jen Griffis Vice President of Policy & Advocacy
ARIZONA	Children’s Action Alliance January Contreras Executive Director
ARKANSAS	Arkansas Advocates for Children & Families Keesa Smith-Brantley Executive Director
CALIFORNIA	Children Now Ted Lempert President
COLORADO	Colorado Children’s Campaign Sarah Hughes Vice President, Research Initiatives
CONNECTICUT	Connecticut Voices for Children Emily Byrne Executive Director
DELAWARE	University of Delaware Janice Barlow Director, KIDS COUNT in Delaware
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	DC Action Kimberly Perry Executive Director
FLORIDA	Florida Policy Institute Norín Dollard Director
GEORGIA	Georgia Family Connection Partnership, Inc. Rebecca Rice KIDS COUNT Project and Data Coordinator
HAWAII	Hawaii Children’s Action Network Deborah Zysman Executive Director
IDAHO	Jannus, Inc. Idaho Voices for Children Christine Tiddens Project Director
ILLINOIS	YWCA Metropolitan Chicago Cassie Davis KIDS COUNT Manager
INDIANA	Indiana Youth Institute Tami Silverman President & CEO
IOWA	Common Good Iowa Natalie Veldhouse Policy Advocate
KANSAS	Kansas Action for Children Adrienne Olejnik Vice President
KENTUCKY	Kentucky Youth Advocates, Inc. Karena Cash Data and Research Director
LOUISIANA	Agenda for Children Teresa Falgoust KIDS COUNT Coordinator
MAINE	Maine Children’s Alliance Stephanie J. Eglinton Executive Director
MARYLAND	Maryland Center on Economic Policy Nonso Umunna Research Director
MASSACHUSETTS	Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center Nancy Wagman KIDS COUNT Director
MICHIGAN	Michigan League for Public Policy Anne Kuhnen KIDS COUNT Director
MINNESOTA	Children’s Defense Fund-Minnesota Debra Fitzpatrick Policy & Research Director
MISSISSIPPI	Children’s Foundation of Mississippi Linda H. Southward Executive Director
MISSOURI	Family and Community Trust (FACT) William Dent Executive Director
MONTANA	Montana KIDS COUNT Montana Budget & Policy Center Xanna Burg KIDS COUNT Coordinator
NEBRASKA	Voices for Children in Nebraska Alfonso Vaca-Lubischer Research Coordinator
NEVADA	Children’s Advocacy Alliance Tara Raines, Ph.D. Kids Count Initiatives Director
NEW HAMPSHIRE	New Futures KIDS COUNT New Futures Michelle Merritt President & CEO
NEW JERSEY	Advocates for Children of New Jersey Mary Coogan President & CEO
NEW MEXICO	New Mexico Voices for Children Amber Wallin Deputy Director
NEW YORK	New York State Council on Children & Families Najm Alsadat Madani NY KIDS COUNT Director
NORTH CAROLINA	NC Child Vikki Crouse NC KIDS COUNT Project Director
NORTH DAKOTA	North Dakota Kids Count Montana Budget & Policy Center Xanna Burg KIDS COUNT Coordinator
OHIO	Children’s Defense Fund-Ohio Kim Eckhart KIDS COUNT Project Manager
OKLAHOMA	Oklahoma Policy Institute Carly Putnam Policy Director
OREGON	Our Children Oregon Jenna Marie Data and Research Manager
PENNSYLVANIA	Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children Kari King President and CEO
PUERTO RICO	Instituto del Desarrollo de la Juventud Caridad Arroyo Data and Research Manager
RHODE ISLAND	Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Elizabeth Burke Bryant Executive Director
SOUTH CAROLINA	The Children’s Trust of South Carolina Sue Williams Chief Executive Officer
SOUTH DAKOTA	South Dakota Kids Count Montana Budget & Policy Center Xanna Burg KIDS COUNT Coordinator
TENNESSEE	The Sycamore Institute Brian Straessle Executive Director
TEXAS	Every Texan Amy Knop-Narbutis Senior Research Analyst
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS	St. Croix Foundation for Community Development Deanna James President
UTAH	Voices for Utah Children Martin Munoz Kids Count Director
VERMONT	Voices for Vermont’s Children Michelle Fay Executive Director
VIRGINIA	Voices for Virginia’s Children Rachael Deane Chief Executive Officer
WASHINGTON	Children’s Alliance Dr. Stephan Blanford Executive Director
WEST VIRGINIA	West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy Kelly Allen Executive Director
WISCONSIN	Kids Forward Michele Mackey Executive Director
WYOMING	Wyoming Community Foundation Micah Richardson Associate Director of Policy