8/19/11 - According to data released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation in its 2011 KIDS COUNT® Data Book, over the last decade there has been a significant decline in economic well-being for low income children and families. Data also reveals the impact of the job and foreclosure crisis on children. In 2010, 11 percent of children had at least one unemployed parent and 4 percent have been affected by foreclosure since 2007.
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7/29/11 - The Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics (aka ChildStats.gov) has released their signature report, annual report gives updates on the well-being of children and families in the United States across a range of domains, and provides statistical information on children and families in a non-technical, easy-to-use format to stimulate discussion among data providers, policymakers, and members of the public. This year's report also includes a special feature on adoption, with the findings showing that adoption is preferred over alternatives such as long term foster care or care in group homes, emergency shelters, and orphanages. The report also noted that although most adopted children thrive, children who are adopted, particularly those adopted beyond the first months of life, experience disruptions in parenting that can have longstanding implications for their development and well-being.
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7/29/11 - The Children's Defense Fund's new report, finds children have fallen further behind in many of the leading indicators over the past year as the country slowly climbs out of the recession. This is a comprehensive compilation and analysis of the most recent and reliable national and state-by-state data on population, poverty, family structure, family income, health, nutrition, early childhood development, education, child welfare, juvenile justice, and gun violence. The report provides key child data showing alarming numbers of children at risk: children are the poorest age group with 15.5 million children - one in every five children in America - living in poverty, and more than 60 percent of fourth, eighth and 12th grade public school students are reading or doing math below grade level.
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4/21/11 - In recent years Philadelphia's Department of Human Services has systematically improved the way it operates.
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