RECENT PUBLICATIONS
CHILDREN AT RISK Releases 2019 School Food Rankings
Across Texas, over 3 million low-income students qualify for free or reduced-price school meals through federal programs such as the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program. For many of these children, meals eaten at school are the only...
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Illicit Massage Business Toolkit
Illicit Massage Businesses (IMBs) use the cover of a legitimate service to engage in prostitution and often human trafficking by using force, fraud or coercion to compel the women working there to provide sexual services to the buyers who patronize these places. IMBs...
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Growing Up In Houston
From President & CEO of CHILDREN AT RISK, Dr. Robert Sanborn Data must be the catalyst and starting point to any conversation regarding the well-being of our children. While we can look at a multitude of indicators to gauge how we are doing as a city and state, we...
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Fort Bend Community Resource Guide
CHILDREN AT RISK, in partnership with Fort Bend ISD’s Collaborative Communities, have released the 2019 Community Resource Guide. With versions in Spanish and English for schools counselors and nurses and parents alike, the guide lists the many non-profits in Fort...
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Closing the SNAP Gap
Composed of over 40 individuals from the public, private and nonprofit sectors, the Houston SNAP Task Force was convened by Houston Food Bank, Food Research & Action Center, and The Food Trust, and co-chaired by Houston Food Bank and CHILDREN AT RISK. The Houston...
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The Status of School Recess in Texas School Districts
For students, recess serves as a break in the day for brains to relax and bodies to recharge. Students with recess are happier, healthier, and more focused. This time, often short, brings joy to many school children and teachers alike, yet its presence in a daily...
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PAST PUBLICATIONS
Growing Up in Houston (2014-2016)
Food for Every Child: The Need for Healthy Food Retail in the Greater Dallas Area (2015)
PUBLICATION ARCHIVES
Education
- Improved the Quality of Child Care Through Economies of Scale: A Look at Shared Services Approaches for Texas, 2018
- Pre-K in Texas: A Critical Component for Academic Success, 2016
- The Early Investment Project: Subsidized Child Care in Texas, 2016
- The Status of Charter Schools in Texas – Dispelling the Myths and Analyzing the Realities, 2015
- The State of Pre-K: Realities and Opportunities in Texas (Full Report), 2014
- Doing More with Less: Looking Beyond Public Schools (Full Report), 2012
- PBS FRONTLINE: Dropout Nation, 2012
Human Trafficking
- The Sex Trafficking Marketplace: Addressing Demand through Legislation and Tactics, 2015
- The Texas Safe House Movement: An Examination of Restorative Shelter Core Components and Recommendations, 2011
- The State of Human Trafficking in Texas, 2009
- Slavery Out of the Shadows (TYLA video featuring former Senior Staff Attorney, Dawn Lew, and CEO, Dr. Sanborn)
Food Insecurity
- Food for Every Child: The Need for Healthy Food Retail in the Greater Dallas Area, 2015
- School Breakfast Programs in North Texas and Across the State, 2013
- Roadmap for Encouraging Grocery Development in Houston and Texas (full report), 2012
Parenting
- Fatherhood Resources – National and Texas, 2015
- The State of Parent Education in Dallas County, 2014
- Triple P Parenting Pilot Evaluation (full report), 2014
- A National Survey of Parent Support Legislation and Regulations, 2014
- Scaling Up Evidence-Based Parent Education in Houston, Texas, 2013
- Parents’ Perception of Parent Education Survey Results, 2013
- The State of Parent Education in Houston, TX, 2012
Mental Health & Juvenile Justice
- Juvenile Specialty Courts: An Examination of Rehabilitative Justice in Texas and Across the Nation, 2014
- The State of Juvenile Justice, 2011
- Texas Juvenile Mental Health Courts: An Evaluation and Blueprint for the Future, 2010
Latino Children Resources
Regional Publications
- Growing Up in Houston, 2017-2018
- Growing Up in North Texas 2016: A Community Assessment for Tarrant County, 2016
- Growing Up in Houston, 2014-2016
- Growing Up In Houston, 2012-2014
- Growing Up in Houston, 2010-2012
- The Future of North Texas Children: Assessing the Quality of Life of Our Children, 2012-2014
- The Future of Texas: A Report on the Status of Our Children, 2010-2012
- The Future of Fort Bend’s Children, 2012-2014
- Fort Bend County Assessment, 2013
- The Future of Fort Bend’s Children, 2010-2012
Legislative Session Resources
- 83rd Legislative Session Report, 2013
- Report on Human Trafficking Legislation, 2013
- 83rd Legislative Session Priorities, 2013