By Rachel Metz | While confirmed COVID-19 cases among children are less common than among adults, hundreds of children and youth have still contracted the disease.
By Kimberly Perry | Within every ward the median income for white families is higher than the median income for Black families, and poverty is higher for Black residents than for white residents.
By Matthew Hanson | The right to choose our elected officials and participate in policy making debates and decisions is fundamental to achieving so many of the other outcomes that we are working towards.
This 2020 DC Kids Count report explores many economic justice measures of child and youth well-being, in three areas: poverty, employment and housing security.
By Kimberly Perry | We know the District’s young people can accomplish anything when given a fair chance. And we also know how much stands in their way—particularly those most affected by poverty and racism.
This 2020 DC Kids Count report explores many education measures of child and youth well-being, in four areas: early care and education, public school enrollment, educational outcomes, and school environment.
This 2020 DC Kids Count report explores many health and safety measures of child and youth well-being, in five areas: birth outcomes, access to insurance and care, adolescent health, nutrition, and policing.
In its inaugural year, the Under 3 DC coalition of parents, early childhood educators, community-based organizations, business owners, and health professionals worked together to reverse the mayor’s budget cuts to child care.
DC Action partnered with Black Swan Academy and Mikva Challenge DC during August to sponsor census internships for District youth to conduct text-banking and outreach in their communities.
Unless otherwise noted, data shown is based on the most recently available data which for most measures is the 2015-2019 5-year average (previous data 2010-2014). Individuals who are Black and Latinx may be counted in both groups.
DC Action’s DC Kids Count site is a publication of DC Action and funded, in part, by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The findings and conclusions presented are those of DC Action and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Foundation. DC Kids Count provides the best available District-wide and ward-level data to measure and track the well-being of our District’s children and young adults. DC Action is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization.
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