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KIDSCOUNT Data Snapshot on Children Living in High-Poverty Communities
This Data Snapshot highlights newly available national, state, and city data in the KIDS COUNT Data Center that shows a 25 percent increase in the number of children residing in areas of concentrated poverty since 2000. The snapshot indicates how…
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Press Release: Coalition Launches Statewide Initiative to Expand Access to Oral Health Care in Vermont
Published November 18, 2010Tens of thousands of Vermonters report inability to access routine or preventive dental care
Vermont Oral Health Care for All Coalition announced today that it has formed to help expand access to badly needed dental care for Vermonters across the state.…
Continue reading Press Release: Coalition Launches Statewide Initiative to Expand Access to Oral Health Care in VermontYoung Children Hit Hardest by the Great Recession
Published September 29, 2010Vermont’s future economic prosperity threatened by persistent child poverty
“If there’s one thing Vermonters can agree on, it’s that all children deserve the same opportunities in life,” says Carlen Finn, Executive Director of Voices for Vermont’s Children. “Their future and that…
Continue reading Young Children Hit Hardest by the Great RecessionBrattleboro Reformer Covers 2010 Data Book Release
Published July 28, 2010The Brattleboro Reformer covers the release of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 2010 KIDS COUNT Data Book. Vermont ranks third nationally in overall child health and well-being in this state-by-state study of the well-being of America’s children. Read coverage of…
Continue reading Brattleboro Reformer Covers 2010 Data Book ReleaseTimes Argus: VT Kids Reading, Leading
Published May 19, 2010The Times Argus covers the release of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s report on the importance of early literacy: Early Warning: Why Reading by the End of Third Grade Matters. The good news is that Vermont’s 4th graders rank third…
Continue reading Times Argus: VT Kids Reading, LeadingVT ranks 10th in child well-being
Published June 12, 2008National KIDS COUNT 2008 Data Book ranks Vermont 10th in the nation in child well-being.
Continue reading VT ranks 10th in child well-beingLeaders for Kids Recognized on May 9th
Published May 7, 2008Voices for Vermont’s Children will honor policymakers and advocates who are “Making a Difference
for Kids” on Friday, May 9, from 5-7:30 pm at the Burlington Community Boathouse. The event will
feature Vermont legislators and policymakers who have made the needs of…