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YWCA Metropolitan Chicago is excited to share our 2022 Illinois KIDS COUNT policy brief, The Future of Child Well-Being in Illinois. This timely policy brief calls for equitable policy solutions to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and support all Illinois children and families to thrive in the next decade.  

The brief weaves together data analysis and stories to present a current picture of Illinois’ child well-being and then use these findings to propose equitable policy and program solutions.  

Here are some of the key findings: 

  • Economic Security: 16% of children are living in poverty across Illinois, and Black children are 2X as likely to live in poverty 

  • Education: 58% of residents live in a child care desert, which disproportionately impacts Latinx families and rural families 

  • Health: 3% of children are uninsured in Illinois with Latinx children experiencing the highest uninsured rate 

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To learn more about the current state of child well-being and how we can rebuild and transform systems to meet the needs of children and families, check out the policy brief here.  

 

 

 

We want to thank the Annie E. Casey Foundation for the generous support of this report!  

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