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First Focus and Save the Children released America's Report Card 2012: Children in the U.S. assigning America the grade of C- on overall child well-being. The organizations were joined at its release by actress Jennifer Garner, former Senator Chris Dodd, and Senator Bob Casey.
The Southwest is home to more than one-fourth of America's children. Big Ideas 2012 brings some of America's most innovative thinkers together to offer game-changing ideas to meet the needs of children in the Southwest. The complete publication will be released in the fall, but individual papers will be released starting in summer. Sign up online to ensure that you receive each Big Ideas paper as it is released.
Children's Budget 2012 was released on June 27th at the Children's Budget Summit at the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center. Request a printed copy or download the latest edition of this unique resource for a detailed analysis of more than 180 federal investments in America's children.
The Ongoing Impact of Foreclosures on Children, a new report authored by Brookings Institution scholar Julia Isaacs, report provides a comprehensive look at the impact of the mortgage foreclosure crisis on America's children. It finds that one-in-ten children has been or is at risk to be affected by foreclosures. Examining data on owner-occupied and rental foreclosures, it finds that that the rate approaches one-in-five in some states, and that the upheaval resulting from foreclosure can have harmful and lasting consequences on a child's development. Read more.
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