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Help Celebrate National Children’s Dental Health Month

Each February the American Dental Association sponsors National Children’s Dental Health Month. This month is a perfect opportunity for the Kentucky Oral Health Coalition, a project of Kentucky Youth Advocates, to share some information on children’s oral health, specifically around nutrition, dental sealants, fluoride varnish, and services for children with special needs. We will highlight one of these topics each week in February. We hope to pass on valuable information for parents and those who [...]

By |2014-02-11T11:03:41-05:00February 11th, 2014|Blog, Health|
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Terry Brooks on One To One with Bill Goodman: Status of Kids and Families in Kentucky

Yesterday, Terry appeared on One To One with Bill Goodman to discuss the 2014 Blueprint for Kentucky's Children and the status of kids and families in Kentucky. You can view the interview online here.  

By |2014-02-05T13:33:16-05:00February 5th, 2014|Blog, Child Welfare & Safety, Economic Security, Education, Health, Youth Justice|
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Statement by Terry Brooks on Release of Kindergarten Readiness Data

Today's data release about kindergarten readiness is good news for kids in the Commonwealth. The new kindergarten readiness screening tool will help our state assess where Kentucky kids stand and how to improve to ensure all kids are prepared for kindergarten. Given this week's KIDS COUNT release from the Annie E. Casey Foundation on early reading proficiency, kindergarten readiness is a clear predicate to increasing the level of reading and, especially, to closing the growing achievement gap [...]

By |2014-01-30T15:31:57-05:00January 30th, 2014|News Room|
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KIDS COUNT Data Point of the Month: Median Family Income

All Kentucky children should have a chance at success, but many face obstacles that make their journey more difficult. Many families do not make enough money to fulfill their children’s basic needs, such as shelter, food, and health care. Kentucky’s rate of child poverty is staggeringly high, but hides the fact that many families living above the federal poverty level still struggle to make ends meet. Families with incomes above the poverty line may be [...]

By |2014-01-30T09:49:10-05:00January 30th, 2014|Blog, Economic Security|
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Terry Brooks on Pure Politics with Ryan Alessi – KIDS COUNT Early Reading Proficiency

Yesterday, Terry appeared on Pure Politics to discuss the recently released KIDS COUNT Data Snapshot - Early Reading Proficiency in the United States by the Annie E. Casey Foundation and Kentucky Youth Advocates. You can find the interview online here or watch the video on you tube below.  

By |2014-01-29T10:54:12-05:00January 29th, 2014|Blog, Education|
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New Report Shows Majority of Kentucky Children Not Prepared for Future Success

Contact: Andrea Bennett 502-381-1176 abennett@kyyouth.org Jeffersontown, KY - A new KIDS COUNT® data snapshot, co-released today by the Annie E. Casey Foundation and Kentucky Youth Advocates, finds that a large majority of children in Kentucky are not reading proficiently by the time they reach fourth grade - a key predictor of a student’s future educational and economic success. While Kentucky has made progress in education, the state must accelerate improvement in reading proficiency to have enough skilled workers [...]

By |2014-01-28T00:01:16-05:00January 28th, 2014|News Room|
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Statement by Terry Brooks on Governor’s State of the Budget Address

Budgets always require tough choices, and tonight Steve Beshear built on his previous commitment to kids around health and high school graduation and became “the Children’s Governor” because of the choices he made, the priorities he established, and the values he exemplified. In what is arguably the most historic budget address for kids in the Commonwealth in decades, Governor Beshear laid out an agenda that is as smart as it is bold.  He tackled the [...]

By |2014-01-21T20:05:34-05:00January 21st, 2014|News Room|
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Among the 975,000 Insured in December

By: Maryam Ahmed, 2013-2014 KYA Intern My family came to the United States 16 years ago as Somali refugees who fled from a civil war. My parents were responsible for raising nine kids, two of which were my father’s siblings whose parents passed. My father took on a full-time job while my mother stayed at home to care for us. Both of my parents did the best they could to provide for us in a [...]

By |2014-01-15T10:16:43-05:00January 15th, 2014|Blog, Health|
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Spotlight on Youth: Promoting Education and the Welfare of Kids Through Judicial Leadership and Collarboration

Across the country we are seeking ways to create better outcomes for at-risk youth. There are juvenile court judges who have have used their leadership roles to help foster collaborations to address problems in the juvenile justice system that contribute to high drop out rates, over incarceration, and disproportionate minority contact. These multidisciplinary collaboratives involve many stakeholders such as schools, law enforcement, prosecutors, courts, and members of the community. Judges have a unique and critical [...]

By |2014-01-14T15:37:56-05:00January 14th, 2014|Blog, Child Welfare & Safety, Youth Justice|
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