Growing Up

*Originally posted 09/22/15 There are various studies that have been published that suggest that students are not spending enough time in school. They suggest solutions like longer school days and shorter summer breaks. We are so worried that we are maximizing the...

*Originally posted 09/20/15 Todd Latiolais, Staff Attorney at CHILDREN AT RISK, discusses social health. Social health is something that we all should have, children and adults. Basically, it’s being able to have relationships that are satisfying and functional with...

CHILDREN AT RISK is the only nonprofit organization driving macro-level change for the children of Texas by focusing solely on the well-being of the whole child. The organization conducts research and advocacy, actively advising legislators to improve the quality of...

*Originally posted 09/15/15. Frances Nguyen, the Assistant Director for the Center for Parenting and Family Well-Being, discusses parenting and the new school year. Most families with school-age children have just started or are about to start a new school year which...

CHILDREN AT RISK is the only nonprofit organization driving macro-level change for the children of Texas by focusing solely on the well-being of the whole child. The organization conducts research and advocacy, actively advising legislators to improve the quality of...

CHILDREN AT RISK is the only nonprofit organization driving macro-level change for the children of Texas by focusing solely on the well-being of the whole child. The organization conducts research and advocacy, actively advising legislators to improve the quality of...

*Originally posted 08/31/15 LaPorcha Carter, the Assistant Director for the Center of Social Measurement and Evaluation, discusses back to school tips.                 As we know summer is coming to an end and a new school year is beginning. This can be a hard time...

CHILDREN AT RISK is the only nonprofit organization driving macro-level change for the children of Texas by focusing solely on the well-being of the whole child. The organization conducts research and advocacy, actively advising legislators to improve the quality of...

*Originally posted 08/24/15 Mary Beth Meier, Children at Risk’s Summer Parenting Intern, discusses “The Importance of Helping Fathers” Fathers are essential to healthy child-development and overall family well-being. Dads bring a unique perspective to the family and...

*Originally posted 08/22/15 August has been designated as National Immunization Awareness Month. Legally requiring parents to vaccinate their children has become a bit of a touchy subject. This is due largely to the fact that bad news travels fast. Many people have...

*Originally Posted 08/18/15 CHILDREN AT RISK Senior Staff Attorney Jamey Caruthers discusses HB3290. All around the country, the presence of locally-sourced and locally-produced foods have increased substantially at restaurants, farmers markets and grocery stores...

*Originally posted 8/12/15 As we see students get ready to go back to school, it is vital that we do whatever we can to best help them succeed. August is Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month. Eye health is an important issue, regardless of age, for a multitude of...

*Originally posted 08/10/15 This week is National Health Center Week. With the state of the American Health Care System, it is vital that we celebrate and help make others aware of what a wonderful resource community Health Centers can be. According to the Health...

*originally posted 08/07/15 I recently read online that August is Romance Awareness Month. At first I thought “Why on Earth is there a Romance Month? There’s already Valentine’s Day to celebrate love.” But after further thought, I realized that there are several...

*Originally posted 08/05/15 Hunger has many faces. World Food Programme reports that every year more people die due to hunger than to malaria, tuberculosis, and AIDS combined. Of those deaths, approximately 3.1 million are children under the age of 5 years old. In...

By: Sara M. Albert, Assistant Director of Food Policy To bring awareness to the need for better access to healthy food in our community, CHILDREN AT RISK convened the Dallas Healthy Food Retail Summit on Thursday, February 19  at the Nasher Sculpture Center. Almost...

Research shows that children from low-income families hear an average of 8 million fewer words per year than children from high-income families. This means that by the time these children are 4 years old, they will have heard 30 million less words than children coming...

This editorial was submitted by Sarah Abbe, Development Intern in North Texas at CHILDREN AT RISK. Sarah is currently seeking her Masters in English Literature at Texas Women's University in Denton, TX. As a graduate student in the humanities field, I often find...

Maritza C. Roman-Pavajeau Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston Please tell us a little bit about how you first heard of CHILDREN AT RISK and how you feel children benefit from the work that CHILDREN AT RISK does in regards to evidence-based parent education in the greater...

Dallas, TX (September 30, 2014) – On Tuesday, September 30th, at Scottish Rite Hospital in Dallas, CHILDREN AT RISK released findings from “The State of Pre-K: Realities and Opportunities in Texas”, a report on the current state of public prekindergarten programs in...

Kelly Frels Bracewell & Guiliani Please tell us a little bit about how you first heard of CHILDREN AT RISK and how you feel children benefit from the policy work that CHILDREN AT RISK does in regards to public education reform and extended learning opportunities....