Who We Are
We are a non-partisan organization.
Idaho KIDS COUNT is a nonprofit organization engaging citizens and
policy makers in non-partisan, research-based discussions of strategies
to improve childhood outcomes for vulnerable children and their families living in Idaho.
Idaho KIDS COUNT is a member of the national KIDS COUNT Network which is a project founded and funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Launched in 1994 in Idaho, it is a program of Mountain States Group, Inc., a 501(c)3 community resource organization.
STAFF
Director: Linda Jensen
Data Contractor
Bryan Krouse
Krouse Demographics
Media / Communications Contractor
Kim Carley
Cypress Communications
Advisory Council
Hartzell Cobbs
Executive Director
Mountain States Group
Robin Dodson
Idaho State University
Harriet Shaklee
University of Idaho
Linda Anooshian
Boise State University
The 2010 KIDS COUNT Databook is now available! Click here to see the report, data, and additional resources.
New Reports from the Idaho KIDS COUNT Policy Cafe on July 14th - "Small Faces in a BIG Recession - Part 2: Making it Better for Kids - What Will it Take?"
- Powerpoint: "Why Poverty Matters", Harriet Shaklee
- Full Report: "When it Comes to Kids, Poverty Matters", Harriet Shaklee
- Powerpoint: "Idaho's Working Mothers", Judy Brown
- Judy Brown's full report: coming soon
New Idaho KIDS COUNT Report:
"Serving Idaho’s Children, Youth and Young Adults: Tracking ARRA Spending in Idaho"
by Judith L. Brown, April 2010
This is the fourth in a series of monthly updates tracking Idaho’s use of stimulus funds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), enacted in February 2009.
New Idaho KIDS COUNT Report:
Statewide Survey of Early Education & Pre-K Program Standards (2010)
This project provides a resource for the groups working to adopt statewide program standards for early education programs.
Join the conversation! Click here to participate in the new Idaho KIDS COUNT e-Forum today!
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