by Children At Risk | Nov 21, 2023 | Basic Needs, C@R Blog, Early Childhood Education, Equity, Events, Health & Nutrition, Immigration, K-12 Education, Parenting, Policy, TXFLC
The 2023 State of Latine Children Summit hosted on October 12th, 2023. Welcome remarks were provided by the emcee of the event, Dalinda Gonzalez- Alcantar, President of the Boys & Girls Club in McAllen. “Much of the Latin Population is concentrated in...
by Children At Risk | Nov 16, 2023 | Basic Needs, C@R Blog, Equity, Events, Immigration, K-12 Education, Parenting, Policy, TXFLC
The 2023 Education Summit was introduced by Dr. Bob Sanborn, the President & CEO at CHILDREN AT RISK and Dr. Frazier Wilson, VP at Shell USA Company Foundation & Manager of Social Investment with Welcome & Opening Remarks which included a background on...
by Children At Risk | Sep 6, 2023 | Basic Needs, C@R Blog, Equity, Health & Nutrition, Parenting
Nutrition is an important part of a child’s development. Eating and maintaining a balanced diet helps improve cognitive ability and strengthen immunity. Poor nutrition leads to obesity and increases the risk of developing severe health conditions in the future. During...
by Children At Risk | Jul 17, 2023 | Basic Needs, K-12 Education, Policy, Research, Testimony
Chairman Buckley, Vice Chair Gervin-Hawkins, and Members of the Select Committee: My name is Kim Kofron, Senior Director of Education. We are grateful to the Texas House of Representatives and Speaker Dade Phelan for the creation of this Select Committee and for your...
by Children At Risk | Jun 14, 2023 | Basic Needs, C@R Blog, Early Childhood Education, Equity, Events, Health & Nutrition, Immigration, K-12 Education, Parenting, Policy, TXFLC
The 2023 Future of Children Summit was introduced by Dr Robert Sanborn, President & CEO at CHILDREN AT RISK with Welcome Remarks The summit was broken down into seven sections that lasted 11 minutes followed by a brief Q&A led by Dr Bob and the speaker....
by Children At Risk | May 23, 2023 | Basic Needs, C@R Blog, Early Childhood Education, Equity, Events, Health & Nutrition, K-12 Education, Policy, TXFLC
Last month, the Texas Family Leadership Council and CHILDREN AT RISK hosted the second annual Motherhood Summit. The summit explored some of the most pressing issues facing Texas mothers and how these issues affect not just themselves, but their children and families...