Growing Up in America 6/30/14

Join Mandi Kimball from CHILDREN AT RISK and guest host Tim Schauer from Cornerstone Government Affairs for the June 30th episode of Growing Up in America on 90.1FM KPFT in Houston! Episode includes: Data Head: Harish Eswaran explains the significance of the number...

The Power of Crooked Carrots

What would you do if you grabbed a crooked carrot in the produce section of your local supermarket? If you answered “put it back,” you’re not alone. In general, Americans do not buy crooked carrots, dented cans of soup, or crumpled boxes of cereal, even though the...

English Language Learners

Currently, Texas is home to the second largest population of English language learning (ELL) students in the nation. In 2012, the National Center for Education Statistics reported that there were more than 722,000 Texas students who participated in an English language...

Hero of the Month – July 2014

Dr. Christopher Greeley Tell us a little bit about how you became involved with CHILDREN AT RISK? When I first moved to Houston in 2007 I wanted to get involved in an active community group working to improve the lives of children. I found it with CHILDREN AT RISK....