I have gathered a list – a collection of Kid Count headlines – and I will update it because it provides a decades-long mirror into which we in Louisiana can gaze and see how our children have fared. The headlines are from news articles about Louisiana’s Kids Count ranking for child well-being. This may be obvious, but it is important…
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According to The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s KIDS COUNT annual reports, Louisiana has averaged 49th in child well-being among the states for 26 years. During the past quarter of a century, in terms of child well-being, Louisiana’s children would have been better off living in 48 other states. We must all understand this: Louisiana is not doomed to this poor…
July 31, 2014 Ruston, LA – Louisiana United Methodist Children and Family Services announces the release of a second Advocacy Paper, “Child Well-Being: Louisiana Among Worst in the Nation for 25 Years”. The growing series of advocacy papers is designed to draw the attention of Louisiana’s 2015 gubernatorial candidates to significant issues related to the needs of Louisiana’s children and…