by Children At Risk | Jun 28, 2023 | C@R Blog, Equity, Immigration, K-12 Education, Newsletter, North Texas, Op-Ed, Policy, Research, Uncategorized
By Linda Corchado & Bob Sanborn The data is clear. A third of Texas’ nearly 8 million children are immigrants or the children of immigrants. In our cities, like Houston, the number is about half of our children. If children are our future then our path forward...
by Julie Morris | Dec 9, 2021 | C@R Blog, Events, North Texas
C@R North Texas leaders past, present, and future. Pictured Left to Right: Chris Wallace, Dr. Margo McClinton Stoglin, Timmy Newsome, and Genai Walker-Macklin. On December 4th, 2021, CHILDREN AT RISK (C@R) celebrated ten years of service in the North Texas region in...
by Center for Social Measurement and Evaluation | Nov 14, 2014 | C@R Blog, North Texas, Uncategorized
Over 19% of Texas children between the ages of 10 and 19 are obese. Childhood obesity affects children’s health outcomes over the course of their lifetime. For the first time in history, American children are projected to live shorter lives than their parents. These...
by SophekTounn | Apr 30, 2013 | North Texas, Policy, Uncategorized
In March, two representatives from CHILDREN AT RISK (C@R) were invited to speak about an important issue: domestic child sex trafficking. Jaime Hanks Meyers and Suma Ananthaswamy presented to the Plano/Collin County and Irving chapters of the League of Women Voters on...
by SophekTounn | Nov 28, 2012 | Health & Nutrition, North Texas, Op-Ed, Uncategorized
OpEd by Jaime Hanks Meyers Published: 04 November 2012 10:38 PM in the Dallas Morning News In November, the Dallas School Board considered implementing Breakfast in the Classroom universally across the district to ensure all students start the day fed and ready to...
