
The State of Our Children Report
NEW 2020 EditionThis annual report — formerly known as State of Mecklenburg’s Children — has been produced by the Council for more than 30 years and has become a go-to resource for data on children and families in our community. We are excited to be providing this critical information to the community as a resource to support our community’s efforts to increase equity and opportunity for all our children.
Children and families do not exist in a vacuum but, rather, are embedded in our communities and in our systems. Specifically, systems such as education, healthcare, and justice, intersect with social determinants of health, to create a set of conditions within which children and families live, work, play, learn, and interact. Those conditions affect their quality of life and ability to thrive.
Together, this is our community, our children, and our challenge. Thank you in advance for your commitment to our common goal and we look forward to connecting with you.
Community Toolkit
For more information, or to take action, please visit the following resources.
Poverty
- Federal Poverty Guidelines
- Resources on Poverty Measurement
- United States Census Bureau’s Fact Finder
- Census Data Explorer
Social Capital
The Living Wage
Housing, Homelessness and Assistance
Child Care Programs in NC
United States Congress
NC Pre-K
Meck Pre-K
Universal Pre-K
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
A Look at Medicaid Expansion and Carolina Cares
North Carolina Early Home Visiting Assessment
Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) Overview
The Care Ring (local home of the Nurse-Family Partnership)
Council for Children’s Rights 2019 Juvenile Justice Report
- Raise the Age
- The School-to-Prison Pipeline
- Racial and Ethnic Disparities/Disproportionate Minority Contact
- Race Matters for Juvenile Justice
Council for Children’s Rights’ 2019 Child Maltreatment Report
CIS Research Brief on School Environment
Family First Prevention Services Act
The Chronicle of Social Change
- Prevention Services
- Limiting Support for Congregate Foster Care
- Adoption, Foster Home Recruitment, Reunification, etc.
Blog: Who Is a “Caretaker” in Child Abuse and Neglect Cases?