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The State of Child Care from the Perspective of Kentucky Providers and Parents

Kentucky kids need safe spaces to learn and socialize while their parents work. And before they begin kindergarten, many families rely on child care – whether in homes or centers – to provide this care. Despite the clear indication that child care is needed for Kentucky families, there continue to be challenges to finding and staying connected to care, especially for children with disabilities.  During the month of September, KYA surveyed child care center directors/owners [...]

By |2024-12-05T15:53:16-05:00December 5th, 2024|Blog, Economic Security, Education|
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“It is too easy for kids to buy these products”: Making the Case for Youth Vaping Prevention

Kentucky kids need healthy environments to learn, play, and grow, free from the harmful effects of nicotine products like e-cigarettes and vapes. Unfortunately, Kentucky kids continue to get their hands on addictive nicotine products – with many buying them directly from a gas station, convenience store, or other retailer. Earlier this month, Kentucky young people and a Kentucky pediatrician joined state Senator Jimmy Higdon to make the case to the Interim Joint Committee on Licensing, Occupations, [...]

By |2024-11-26T16:19:37-05:00November 26th, 2024|Blog, Health|
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Bloom Kentucky Webinar with KYOAAC Leaders: Harnessing Opioid Settlement Funds for Lasting Impact

EXTRA EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT! The Kentucky Opioid Abatement Commission is about to release their NOFOs and we are going to SHOUT IT! (Why? Because we want YOU to harness these funds to make a lasting impact!) Well if that didn’t grab your attention, hopefully an exciting webinar featuring special guests from the Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission, Executive Director Chris Evans and Deputy Director Jessie Halladay, will!  Bloom Kentucky hosted the webinar on [...]

By |2024-12-18T17:50:19-05:00November 25th, 2024|Blog, Bloom Kentucky|
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Messages from Kentucky’s Young People: Positive Experiences in Action

If we want to make Kentucky the best place to be young, we need to create a Kentucky where kids have an abundance of Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs). In the 2024 Kentucky KIDS COUNT Data Book, Kentucky Youth Advocates not only shares the latest statewide and county-level data on child well-being, we also dive into the disproportionate impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) on Kentucky kids, progress on efforts to mitigate those impacts, and the power [...]

By |2024-11-20T14:48:53-05:00November 20th, 2024|Blog, Child Welfare & Safety, Education, Health|
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2024 Kentucky KIDS COUNT Data Book: A Look at Child Well-Being Data Trends and Mitigating Adverse Childhood Experiences

Contact: Mara Powell mpowell@kyyouth.org 2024 Kentucky KIDS COUNT Data Book: A Look at Child Well-Being Data Trends and Mitigating Adverse Childhood Experiences Featuring the latest county-level data for key measures of child health, education, economic security, and family and community Louisville, KY – The 2024 Kentucky KIDS COUNT Data Book, released today by Kentucky Youth Advocates, features the latest data on 16 measures of child well-being, showing whether outcomes for children across the Commonwealth have improved, worsened, [...]

By |2024-11-20T08:26:32-05:00November 20th, 2024|Blog, Child Welfare & Safety, Economic Security, Education, Health, Kids Count, News Room, Race Equity, Youth Justice|
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Embracing the Preschooler Perspective: Counting is Fun!

By Aunt Tara With some recent family moves, I’ve been lucky to have my young nephews living closer. It is reminding me of how simple activities like counting can be so exciting through the eyes of a child. Recently on a trip for ice cream around Halloween, I asked my young nephew, “How many eyes does your monster ice cream cone have?” His eager response was, “it used to have 2, but now it has [...]

By |2025-03-21T11:53:16-04:00November 13th, 2024|Blog, Kids Count|
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Guest Post: Kentucky’s Youth Grieve Too

By Valencia Dickerson and Leila Salisbury “Define your grief?” That is one of the first questions I asked young people who walk through my door looking for a safe place to land their emotions and feelings when experiencing a death.  November is National Children’s Grief Awareness Month and November 21st is Children's Grief Awareness Day, a time during which grief support centers, schools, therapists, and other professionals can advocate and spread the word that [...]

By |2024-11-11T13:53:28-05:00November 11th, 2024|Blog, Child Welfare & Safety, Health|
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Strengthening Kentucky Homeschool Settings

Kentucky kids access education in a variety of ways, including public schools, private schools, and homeschool settings.  Over the past several years, the number of families choosing homeschool for their children has grown substantially. There are many reasons that families choose to homeschool their children, but whatever motivation the family has for initiating homeschool education, it is important to ensure that all Kentucky kids are in a safe learning environment where they receive a high [...]

By |2024-11-07T11:10:58-05:00November 7th, 2024|Blog, Child Welfare & Safety, Education|
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Positive Childhood Experiences: The ability to talk with family about feelings

Did you know that creating positive experiences in childhood can lay the groundwork for lifelong resilience and well-being? These experiences are known as Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs). Unlike Adverse Childhood Experiences, which focus on negative impacts, PCEs highlight the nurturing moments, relationships, and environments that build a child’s strength and emotional health. By fostering a supportive environment where children feel safe, valued, and heard, we help them develop the resilience they need to navigate [...]

By |2024-11-07T11:32:34-05:00November 7th, 2024|Blog, Bloom Kentucky|
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Community Support for Our Community’s Youth: A Program to Help Students Get Back on Track in School

By Elizabeth Senn-Alvey One in seven teens and young adults (16- to 24-year-olds) in Kentucky were neither in school nor working in 2023 according to a report by Measure of America.    Many of the young people who “disconnect” left before graduating high school, often due to early or consistent exposure to violence or serious trauma, involvement in the child welfare or justice systems, recent immigration to the community, or unrecognized academic challenges. Young people experiencing [...]

By |2024-10-31T13:43:40-04:00October 31st, 2024|Blog, Education, Health, Race Equity, Youth Justice|
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