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Community Leaders Weigh in on KIDS COUNT Data

This past Sunday, three community leaders wrote op-eds for the Courier-Journal, highlighting specific solutions relating to data in the newly released KIDS COUNT County Data Book. Following are excerpts from their op-eds; visit the Courier-Journal online to read the full text.   Keeping Kentucky children safe from harm by Randy Coe Randy Coe is president of Kosair Charities®. Read his full op-ed, including specific policy solutions to keep kids safe from abuse and neglect here. [...]

By |2015-11-19T10:26:02-05:00November 19th, 2015|Blog, Kids Count|
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25 Years of Kentucky KIDS COUNT

1990. Nelson Mandela was released from jail. The Berlin Wall fell. Operation Desert Shield began in response to Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait. Microsoft released Windows. The first web page was posted on this new concept called the world-wide web. Fox aired a new type of programming called The Simpsons. Home Alone was setting the box office on fire. And Kentucky Youth Advocates released the first ever Kentucky KIDS COUNT County Data Book. Since 1990, [...]

By |2015-11-16T17:39:28-05:00November 16th, 2015|Blog, Kids Count|
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Get Ready for the 2015 County Data Book on November 15!

On Sunday, we are releasing the 25th edition of the Kentucky KIDS COUNT County Data Book. Be sure to return to our website on Sunday to check it out. When you do, here is a checklist you can use to make sure you take full advantage of the 2015 County Data Book. Beginning on Sunday, download your 2015 County Profile at https://kyyouth.org/kentucky-kids-count/kidscount-county-profil/. Give this one-pager to the community leaders and officials in your county along with [...]

By |2015-11-12T11:52:01-05:00November 12th, 2015|Blog, Kids Count|
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The National KIDS COUNT Data Book: Addressing Questions to Help Us Move Forward

In its recent release of its annual “Answers Issue,” TIME asserts, “It’s an irony of the second Age of Reason that the abundance of data—the effervescence of sources and ease of delivery—makes so many more questions answerable while at the same time making it very easy to get lost.” And then the magazine’s preface teases answers for everything from the most dangerous U.S. intersection to the safest places to live, as well as revealing where [...]

By |2015-07-28T14:27:55-04:00July 28th, 2015|Blog, Child Welfare & Safety, Economic Security, Education, Kids Count|
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A Deeper Look at the National KIDS COUNT Data Book

On Tuesday, we co-released with the Annie E. Casey Foundation the national 2015 KIDS COUNT Data Book – considered by many to be the gold standard for measuring child well-being across the nation. Our press release highlights some of the Kentucky data found in the book, and you can view all of the Kentucky data, as well as information showing how each metric has changed since the start of the recession, in Kentucky’s state profile. [...]

By |2015-07-23T12:26:10-04:00July 23rd, 2015|Blog, Economic Security, Education, Health, Kids Count|
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Failure to Launch

Back in 2012, we co-released a report with the Annie E. Casey Foundation – Youth and Work: Restoring Teen and Young Adults Connections to Opportunity – which looked at the state of disconnected youth (those not enrolled in school or working, even part-time). We found that the number of disconnected youth ages 16-24 in Kentucky had jumped 49 percent from 2000 to 2011. This startling statistic had grave implications for our state’s future success – [...]

By |2015-07-14T11:22:40-04:00July 14th, 2015|Blog, Economic Security, Education, Kids Count|
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Keep Kentucky Babies’ Health from Going Up in Smoke

Healthy pregnancies lead to healthy babies. Yet a stubbornly high statistic—smoking during pregnancy—warns us that too many Kentucky babies don't get a strong start. The data by county also shows us that counties with comprehensive smoke-free laws have lower rates of smoking during pregnancy. That's an observation backed up by research that shows such laws work to reduce smoking during pregnancy and keep unborn babies safe. Such laws would also prevent many more pregnant women from breathing [...]

By |2015-06-01T10:57:15-04:00June 1st, 2015|Blog, Child Welfare & Safety, Health, Kids Count|
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New Infographic Shows How We Can Better Support Kinship Families

As we near the end of National Foster Care Month, it is fitting to recognize the grandparents and other relatives who are raising children in Kentucky. Research shows that when children cannot remain safely with their parents, they are better off with family. Yet, we also know that kinship care poses lots of challenges, and these families need our support. Today, the Kinship Families Coalition of Kentucky, which is coordinated by Kentucky Youth Advocates, releases [...]

By |2015-05-28T09:11:47-04:00May 28th, 2015|Blog, Child Welfare & Safety, Kids Count|
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Reminder – Send in your photos by May 31st

Reminder – If you’d like to submit pictures of your kids or grandkids to be considered for the 2015 Kentucky KIDS COUNT County Data Book and other Kentucky Youth Advocates’ publications, we need your photos by May 31st. We know you proudly share pictures of your kids and grandkids by carrying them in your wallet and posting them on Instagram and Facebook. Here’s a great chance to promote those great kids through Kentucky Youth Advocates’ materials. Please submit your [...]

By |2015-05-26T10:30:38-04:00May 26th, 2015|Blog, Kids Count|
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Every Kid Needs a Family

Family. The presence of family causes a warm glow in some of you and the absence or brokenness of family brings deep sadness to others. Family. Sly and the Family Stone became famous in 1979 as it belted out “We are family!” It dots that popular medium of television from the early days of “Father Knows Best,” “Leave It to Beaver,” and “The Waltons” to today’s hit of “Modern Family” or the coming redux of [...]

By |2015-05-19T09:15:26-04:00May 19th, 2015|Blog, Child Welfare & Safety, Kids Count, Youth Justice|
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