At the Colorado Children's Campaign, we're constantly working to improve the health and well-being of Colorado children through data-driven public policy. We provide trusted data and research on child well-being and organize an extensive state-wide network of dedicated child advocates. Please read the following press releases to learn more about how we're working to improve the lives of Colorado's children.
Chris Watney, President and CEO of the Colorado Children’s Campaign, highlights today’s release of the Colorado Health Access Survey and the great news it brings for Colorado’s kids and families. The uninsured rate for children in Colorado is 2.5 percent, which is down from 7 percent in 2013.
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Colorado moved up one spot to 21st in the nation in a ranking of overall child wellbeing, according to the 2015 KIDS COUNT® Data Book released today by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
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According to the 2015 KIDS COUNT in Colorado! report from the Colorado Children’s Campaign, child poverty in Colorado has declined for the first time since 2008, but gains in child well-being vary greatly across the state, with many rural areas still experiencing high levels of child poverty.
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Denver, CO – Two out of every five young children in Colorado are growing up in low-income households, according to a new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation that calls for a comprehensive two-generation effort to lift kids out of poverty.
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Denver, CO – A national expert on the intersection between childhood trauma and negative long-term impacts will be the featured speaker at the Colorado Children’s Campaign Annual Luncheon on Nov. 18.
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Child poverty in Colorado decreased in 2013 for the first time since the start of the Great Recession, according to data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. The rate in 2013 was 16.9 percent, down from 18.5 percent in 2012—a statistically significant decline according to the Census Bureau.
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