Jun 20, 2018 | Home Page, News
A newly released report of county data shows that the annual child mortality rate for Mecklenburg County children age birth to 17 years increased 16% (60:100,000 children) between 2015 and 2016. Of the 153 child deaths in 2016, 104, or 68%, were infants (defined as... 
May 21, 2018 | Home Page, News
CHARLOTTE, NC (May 15, 2018): Council for Children’s Rights (CFCR), a Charlotte non-profit providing advocacy and legal representation programs for children, has named attorney Caitlin Whalan to lead its Individual Advocacy Team (IAT). She began her duties as... 
Apr 5, 2018 | Home Page, News, Uncategorized
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Charlotte, NC – April 5, 2018: Council for Children’s Rights, a child-serving non-profit based in Charlotte, North Carolina, released its 2018 Child Maltreatment Report today. The report is produced annually in April in conjunction with National... 
Mar 28, 2018 | Home Page, News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Charlotte, NC – March 28, 2018: The new Mecklenburg County Data Card shows that child poverty and hunger remain major problems for children. 41.5% of Mecklenburg County children still live in poor or near-poor homes, a major risk factor for...
