by Children At Risk | Mar 15, 2024 | Health & Nutrition, Human Trafficking, Publication, Research
In Texas, almost half of the population of children under the age of 18 are Latino, yet there has not been a concerted effort to address the particular health issues facing this population. Latinos account for 58% of the population in Harris County Precinct 2 and are...
by Children At Risk | Jan 22, 2024 | C@R Blog, COVID-19, K-12 Education, Publication, Research
For the past nineteen years, CHILDREN AT RISK (C@R) has ranked and graded Texas public schools to help parents, educators, and community members better understand how their local schools are performing. By providing this information to parents and educators, C@R hopes...
by Children At Risk | Jul 21, 2023 | Early Childhood Education, Health & Nutrition, Human Trafficking, Immigration, K-12 Education, Policy, Publication
Over the 140 days of the 2023 Regular Texas Legislative Session, approximately 11,800 bills were filed, and 4,550 passed. CHILDREN AT RISK showed up strong, registering support for bills 79 times, and providing expert testimony on legislation 29 times. In addition to...
by Children At Risk | Mar 23, 2023 | C@R Blog, COVID-19, Early Childhood Education, Equity, Health & Nutrition, Immigration, K-12 Education, Policy, Publication, Research
Data must be the catalyst for any conversation regarding the well-being of our children. However, data alone is not sufficient. We must also overlay context to better understand the complexities of the many issues facing our children. Growing Up in Houston aims to do just that.
by Children At Risk | Feb 14, 2023 | C@R Blog, Early Childhood Education, Equity, Health & Nutrition, Human Trafficking, Immigration, K-12 Education, Parenting, Publication, Research, Sleep, TXFLC
2022 was a year of huge growth for CHILDREN AT RISK, both in our work and as an agency! In addition to our main office in Houston, we are proud to report C@R now has multiple staff members based in North Texas, Central Texas, and El Paso. Having this statewide...
by Children At Risk | Dec 8, 2022 | C@R Blog, Equity, K-12 Education, Policy, Publication, Research
Despite a decades-long drop in the opportunity youth population, which decreased from 5.8 million to 4.4 million between 2011 and 2021, the number of opportunity youth rose dramatically during the pandemic to more than 6 million. The term opportunity youth (OY)...