Minnesota KIDS COUNT provides county-by-county data on the well-being of Minnesota's children and families. Minnesota KIDS COUNT releases periodic reports and an annual data book to provide a statistical profile of Minnesota's children and suggestions for action on their behalf.
2008 Minnesota KIDS COUNT Data Book Chronicles Costly Rise in State's Child Poverty
"KIDS COUNT Coffees" Being Set Across the State for May, June and beyond
Children's Defense Fund Minnesota has released the 2008 KIDS COUNT Data Book and is currently setting a schedule of Meetings, known as "KIDS COUNT Coffees," in communities across the state to let people know how children in each of Minnesota's 87 counties are faring.
This year's Data Book finds that there are 152,000 Minnesota children living in poverty - the highest level of the decade - costing the state an estimated $5.7 billion each year. The costly problem diminishes the state's long-term productivity and economic output, and increases the public cost of health care and crime across the state, according to the report.
"Poverty for children is not merely unfortunate, it is damaging, not only to our children, but also to our state's future," said Jim Koppel, CDF Minnesota Director. "Those living in poor households often go hungry, are less healthy, less safe, and more likely to fall behind in school and be unprepared for the work force. We don't need more research to know that growing poverty harms Minnesota; what we need is for our policy makers to understand that it is in our long-term interest to reverse this trend."
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(Interactive Maps, Graphs, and Profiles through National KIDS COUNT CLIKs web site)
CORRECTION NOTICE: CDF learned there were errors on page 31 of the original 2008 KIDS COUNT Data Book. CDF encourages those who have an earlier version of the book to download the corrected page 31 here or download a new copy of the complete book here. CDF apologizes for the errors.
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Minnesota KIDS COUNT is pleased to partner with the Annie E. Casey Foundation to give you interactive access to all of our KIDS COUNT data through the CLIKS system.
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Minnesota KIDS COUNT DATABOOK 2007
Kids Count 2007 Data Book - Seven Basic Needs
The 2007 data book examines Seven Basic Needs of Minnesota's young children using several national and state-level data sources. The Seven basic Needs are family and caregivers, economic security, food and nutrition, healthy development, early care and education, school-age care and education, and safe homes and communities.
Learn More about the 2007 Databook
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Stars of the State: Organizations Making a Difference
The KIDS COUNT Data Book provides a snapshot of the status of Minnesota children and families. It is our hope that the facts and figures are not only informative, but also encourage community action to improve the lives of children. The seven local initiatives profiled in this document illustrate the types of innovative programs currently responding to children's basic needs. They are just seven of countless groups, organizations, and individuals working across the state to create the opportunities and conditions to help children thrive and succeed.
Download Stars of the State: Organizations Making a Difference
This research was funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. We thank them for their support but acknowledge that the findings and conclusions presented in this report are those of the author alone, and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Foundation.
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