The The 2018 Florida County Child Well-Being Index, released today by Florida Kids Count, offers mixed news for kids. For the state overall, there have been improvements in the Economic domain.  Still 1 in 5 of Florida’s children lives in poverty.   In Education, improvements were observed in math proficiency and graduation rates, but work remains […]

Registration is open for the 2018 First 1000 Days Florida Summit September 26-28 at the Palm Beach Convention Center. The summit features national, state and community experts on health, social and early learning strategies for supporting families with children age 0-3. Keynote speakers for the cross-sector, multi-disciplinary event include: Sara Enos Watamura, director of the […]

The 2018 Bipartisan Budget Act, signed on Friday by President Donald Trump, includes good news for children and vulnerable families!  Among key provisions, it reauthorizes and funds the Maternal, Infant & Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program for five years and extends the state Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) for an additional four years providing […]