Here at Voices, we have some treasured traditions. One of which, and a personal favorite is building a fort the moment our annual Kids Count in Nebraska Report arrives at our offices. This year’s fort is the biggest yet, made of boxes containing 50 books, each 108 pages long…...
Fewer Nebraska Children Living in Poverty
Children and families being able to meet their basic needs is imperative to the overall well-being and success of our state’s future leaders and workforce. Nebraska families must be able to achieve financial security and our policies should support them in building a strong future for their children. One…...
2015 National KIDS COUNT Data Book: Family and Community
Children who live in nurturing families and are part of supportive communities have better social-emotional and learning outcomes. When communities have strong institutions and the resources to provide safety, good schools and quality support services, families and their children are more likely to thrive. Parents struggling with financial hardship…...
2015 National KIDS COUNT Data Book: Health
Children’s health is the foundation for overall development and the steps toward becoming a happy, healthy adult. Consistent, preventive health care gives children the best chance to grow up to be productive adults. Conversely, poor health in childhood impacts other critical aspects of a child’s life, like school readiness…...
2015 National KIDS COUNT Data Book: Economic Well-being
Last week the Annie E. Casey Foundation released the 2015 Kids Count Data Book highlighting state trends in child well-being and providing state rankings. Typically, Nebraska fares quite well in the report, with rankings near the top every year. This year our state ranked number 10, meaning that children in Nebraska have higher…...
Equality Before the Law: Commentary Series Part 1, Introduction and Methodology
This year’s Kids Count in Nebraska Report featured a commentary debuting our new Index of Race & Opportunity for Nebraska Children. This blog post is the first in a series diving into the commentary. Nebraska’s population of people of color is growing rapidly, and is expected to double to 38%…...