Asian Pacific Islander

Race Matters Toolkit: Highlights

siobhan — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:48:11 -0400

The Annie E Casey Foundation has created a Race Matters Toolkit. The toolkit is designed to help decision-makers, advocates, and elected officials get better results in their work by providing equitable opportunities for all. Below are direct links to a few key tools.

Race Matters Toolkit User's Guide
A review of the toolkit and how to use it.

Race Matters Toolkit: Unequal Opportunities

siobhan — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:17:07 -0400

Fact Sheet: Juvenile Justice

siobhan — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:37:22 -0500

In 2008, the Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration (JRA), where youth committing serious offenses are held, reported that more than 60% of youth held in JRA facilities have “significant mental health issues,” and 85% of the youth in residential care are substance abusers or chemically dependent. Click on the attached fact sheet to read more about juvenile justice in Washington.

Early Learning Fact Sheet

mjennings — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:07:09 -0500

Less than half of the state’s incoming kindergarteners are adequately prepared to succeed in school, and students in low-income communities tend to be even less prepared. Among the lowest income kindergarten classrooms in the state, only 25% of students are considered ready for kindergarten. Click on the attached fact sheet for more information about early learning in Washington.

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admin — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:42:38 -0500

One out of three children in Washington are children of color. Broken out by racial and ethnic groups, 6.4% of the state's 1.5 million children are Asian/Pacific Islander, 6.5% are multi-racial, 4.3% are African American, 14.5% are Hispanic and 1.8% are American Indian.

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admin — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:42:37 -0500

Three-quarters of the state

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admin — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:42:36 -0500

18.3% of U.S. children live in poverty. The poverty rate among black children is 25.3%, for Hispanic children is 21.5%, and for Pacific Islander children is 16.1%, compared with a poverty rate of 10.5% among white children.

The 2002 Washington State Legislative Session: The impact on children and families

admin — Sat, 16 Mar 2002 01:00:00 -0500

The Children's Alliance focused its activities on saving three key program areas: health, prevention services that keep children out of the juvenile justice and child welfare systems, and nutrition.