by Julie Morris | May 18, 2020 | COVID-19
Amidst the closures and gaps in business as usual, our state, local, and community institutions are grappling with how to keep Texas families safe and healthy. According to the most recent available Census data, more than 1.5 million families in Texas live in poverty....
by Julie Morris | Apr 30, 2020 | COVID-19, Policy, Research
Food is one of the most basic needs, yet many families routinely struggle to access it. As of 2017, around 1 in 7 Texans reported experiencing food insecurity. With unemployment rising and many families losing income due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this number has...
by Julie Morris | Apr 30, 2020 | COVID-19, COVID-19 Policy, Human Trafficking, Parenting
Child safety experts from Austin, Dallas, El Paso, Houston, and the Rio Grande Valley highlight how COVID-19 is impacting their regions, what they are doing to adapt, and what Texas Legislators need to know. While children have largely been spared the worst of the...
by Julie Morris | Apr 29, 2020 | Early Childhood Education, Policy, Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Rashena Flagg, 713.301.4577 Austin – Today three Texas nonprofit organizations announced a new effort to work with the Texas Legislature and other state leaders to increase the number of infants and toddlers who are healthy,...
by Julie Morris | Apr 21, 2020 | C@R Blog, COVID-19, K-12 Education, Research
Forced adaptation is a concept in biology that describes the modification of an organism’s properties by imposing drastic changes to its environment. This may be done purposefully, to bring out characteristics deemed beneficial, such as improving the...
