KIDS COUNT is a national and state-by-state effort to track the status of children in the U.S.  By providing policymakers and citizens with benchmarks of child well-being, KIDS COUNT seeks to enrich local, state, and national discussions concerning ways to secure better futures for all children.
 

To carry out this mission, Idaho KIDS COUNT:

• Collects the best available data on child well-being at the national, state and county levels to measure progress
• Using data, informs policy makers and citizens about the status of Idaho children and effective policy strategies to improve their well-being
• Partners with Idaho Voices for Children and other child advocacy organizations to mobilize policy and community action to secure better futures for children

 

 

Idaho KIDS COUNT is supported by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, America's largest philanthropic source for disadvantaged children.  Idaho KIDS COUNT joins the other 49 states to shape and promote a new direction for America's Children.

 

Idaho KIDS COUNT is a project of Mountain States Group, Inc., a private nonprofit organization working in health and human services. 

 

 

 

 

 

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NEW Idaho KIDS COUNT Policy Brief

Making Use of Economic Recovery Funds: Child Care and Early Education Options for Idaho (May 2009) (pdf)

This policy brief examines the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA--also known as the "stimulus package") and how funds can be best used for child care and early education programs in Idaho.

This policy brief is part of the 2009 Issue Theme, "Small Faces in a BIG Recession."

 

Citizens for Tax Justice: Idaho Fact Sheet (pdf) (updated 2/11/09)

This is a short policy brief published by Citizens for Tax Justice which looks at the Stimulus package and the impact of proposed tax cuts on families with children in Idaho.

 

An Inventory of Government-Funded Early Childhood and Development and Education Programs in Idaho (January 2009)

This inventory of Idaho's early childhood development and education programs and services was conducted in 2008 by the Idaho Legislative Services Office at the request of the chairmen of the Idaho Legislature's Senate and House Education Committees. This report identifies  what early childhood development and education programs are conducted in Idaho with government funding, the funding sources, and numbers of individuals served. The report also looks at similar information from other states and Idaho's use of federal funding.

 

Health, United States, 2008: with Special Feature on the Health of Young Adults (March 2009)*

This is the 32nd report on the health status of the nation. This report was compiled by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and presents national trends in health statistics.

*Note: this is a large file and may take a few minutes to download.

 

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