In case you missed it... this week the Voices for Human Needs blog reported on the Annie E. Casey Foundation's latest KIDS COUNT Data Book, an annual measurement of the well-being of children in the U.S. And we cross-posted an interview conducted by Spotlight on Poverty & Opportunity with Alan Curtis on the state of poverty, inequality and racial injustice in our country. Finally, we unveiled the latest CHN Human Needs Report. Please share with your networks!
This week on the blog...
'Kids Count' report shows improved child well-being in U.S. - but barriers remain
July 26
The latest edition of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s KIDS COUNT Data Book is out, and for America’s 74 million children, the news is both good and bad. The good news is that the annual report found, broadly speaking, that children in the U.S. had a better chance of thriving in 2017 than in 1990, with improvement in 11 of the 16 KIDS COUNT index measures of child well-being. The bad news is that racial and ethnic disparities persisted; the U.S. has failed to tear down barriers affecting children of color; and there’s been virtually no progress on child poverty since the publication of the first Data Book in 1990. READ MORE »
Lessons for healing our divided society: A conversation with Alan Curtis
July 25
In 1968 the Kerner Commission concluded that “our nation is moving toward two societies, one black, one white—separate and unequal.” The commission had been established by President Lyndon Johnson to explore the origins of the 1967 race riots. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the publication, the Eisenhower Foundation, the private sector continuation of the original Commission, released an update of the report entitled “Healing Our Divided Society.” READ MORE »
Wednesday, September 18th 5:30-7:30
AFL-CIO Gompers Room
815 16th St NW Washington, DC xxxxxx
Honoring: Marian Wright Edelman and Peter Edelman
We are so pleased to invite you to our 16th annual Human Needs Hero reception! Please join us for an evening of food, drinks, and celebration.
Every year, the Coalition on Human Needs gathers advocates in our community, from neophytes to veterans with decades of experience, to celebrate our steadfast commitment to standing up for the most vulnerable in our society. And we’ve got a lot to celebrate: We’ve stood up against harmful cuts to programs like SNAP and worked to increase funding for human needs programs; fought for a fair and accurate Census; resisted attacks on immigrants; and much more.
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