by Children At Risk | Apr 4, 2022 | Early Childhood Education, Equity, Publication, Research
Exposure to high-quality child care is the foundation for a child’s academic and social-emotional success, especially for children from low-income families. Increasing access to subsidized child care is one of the many strategies used to provide affordable early...
by Children At Risk | Mar 28, 2022 | C@R Blog, Equity, Events, Health & Nutrition, Research, Sleep, TXFLC
Health leaders, researchers, and advocates gathered to explore the basic needs children need to thrive and the best practices we can implement to better support them. In today’s uncertain world, it’s more important than ever to make sure our children have...
by Julie Morris | Mar 22, 2022 | Equity, Publication, Research, Sleep
Sleep is an essential ingredient in children’s long-term health and development, yet at least 1 in 3 US children are not getting enough. In the most recent National Survey of Children’s Health, nearly 35% of children (ages 4 months – 17) received less than the...
by Children At Risk | Mar 8, 2022 | C@R Blog, Equity, Events, K-12 Education, TXFLC
On Thursday, February 24, the Texas Family Leadership Council and CHILDREN AT RISK hosted the second annual State of Black Children summit. The summit, sponsored by Amazon and Amerigroup, explored the challenges Black children face growing up in Texas and how to best...
by Julie Morris | Feb 10, 2022 | Equity, Events, TXFLC
On Thursday, January 27, the Texas Family Leadership Council and the Texas Racial Equity Collaborative (TREC) partnered with Fidelity to host their first annual racial equity summit, Beyond the Dream: From Words to Action. The summit included panels of legislators and...
by Julie Morris | Sep 30, 2021 | COVID-19, Equity, Health & Nutrition, K-12 Education, TXFLC
On Wednesday, September 29, CHILDREN AT RISK and the Texas Racial Equity Collaborative launched the first in a series of monthly roundtables centered on racial equity first These monthly Racial Equity Rapid Roundtables will gather community leaders, child advocates,...
