First Focus

Join Representative Sheila Jackson Lee and the Congressional Children’s Caucus in cooperation with First Focus and the Foundation for Child Development (FCD) to explore the 2013 FCD Child Well-Being Index (CWI). The CWI tracks 28 Key Indicators of the quality-of-life of America’s children across seven Domains: Family Economic Well-Being, Safe/Risky Behavior, Social Relationships, Emotional/Spiritual Well-Being, Community Engagement, Educational Attainment, and Health. The panel will discuss comprehensive long-term trends since 1975 and Congress’s role in improving the well-being of children.

Moderator

• Donald J. Hernandez, Senior Advisor, Foundation for Child Development and Professor, Department of Sociology Hunter College and the Graduate Center City University of New York

Panelists

• Kenneth C. Land, John Franklin Crowell Professor of Sociology and Faculty Director, Center for Population, Health, and Aging, Duke University
• Liz Ryan, President and Chief Executive Officer, Campaign for Youth Justice
• Dave Schrandt, Homeless Liaison, Cypress-Fairbanks School District, Texas
• Bruce Lesley, President, First Focus