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As a trusted source of expertise and data about children in Colorado, the Colorado Children’s Campaign is frequently cited in news stories statewide, increasing the visibility of issues affecting the health, education, and wellbeing of children in Colorado. Please read through the following articles to learn more about important issues affecting Colorado children.

Four takeaways from a new report on the status of Colorado’s children

Chalkbeat | March 27, 2018

These are a few of the findings from the annual KIDS COUNT in Colorado report released today by the advocacy group Colorado Children’s Campaign. While the report always includes a trove of state and county-level data about child well-being, this year’s version — the 25th anniversary edition — touches timely topics ranging from gun control to the state’s school funding formula.

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Colorado kids doing better in many areas, but face problems with suicide, school funding, infant mortality, report says

Current News | March 27, 2018

Colorado kids are doing better on several fronts than they were 25 years ago, including in areas of public health, early development and education, according to a report released Thursday.

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Colorado’s Kids Better Off Now Than 25 Years Ago, But Still In Poverty

CBS Denver | March 27, 2018

The Colorado Children’s Campaign has been tracking the well being of children in the state since 1993. Since then, the child poverty rate has stayed roughly the same, down just two percent.

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State of Colorado’s children: improving, but too many in poverty

The Gazette | March 27, 2018

The findings highlighted the Colorado Children’s Campaign’s 25th KIDS COUNT in Colorado! report, which examined the well-being of children across the state over the last quarter-century.

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Some of America’s Healthiest Communities Can Be Found in Colorado

US News | March 27, 2018

Socioeconomic disparities that affect health are seen across the state, says Tara Manthey, communications and outreach director for the Colorado Children’s Campaign, a nonprofit that advocates statewide on health and other issues facing young Coloradans

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Kids Count in Colorado Report: Not great for Mesa, Montrose Counties

KJCT8 ABC | March 27, 2018

“Mesa County is, unfortunately, lagging behind in a lot of the state-wide numbers that we see in areas that are really important to child well-being,” said Sarah Hughes, vice president, research initiatives at Colorado Children’s Campaign.

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