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. ...

Student growth and achievement happens beyond the traditional school day. The time that youth spend during out-of-school time (OST) is important to their overall healthy development....

Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the District, child care/early learning programs were already stretched thin. There weren’t enough slots for all the infants and toddlers who needed them....

Nearly 1 in 5 families with children living in the District of Columbia are worried about paying their rent or making their next mortgage payment, according to Kids, Families and COVID-19: Pandemic Pain Points and the Urgent Need to Respond....

By Thalia Theodore Washington | Higher Achievement has served middle school students in DC for 45 years as an afterschool academic enrichment and mentoring program....

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....

Children and young adults need a lot of support—from family, community, and school—to thrive. This DC Kids Count report explores many measures of child and youth well-being in economic justice, health and safety, and education....

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....

Wards 7 and 8 have only four grocery stores between them (up from three in 2018), meaning that each grocery store serves tens of thousands of people. This is double any other ward of the District....

By Luis Chavez | I’m a Parent Resource Worker at Mary’s Centers home visiting program where we provide materials and developmental support to new and expecting moms in the District....

By Michal Young, MD | A significant racial disparity exists among the certified lactation consultants for the District. We’re working with the Department of Health to increase the number of racial and ethnic minorities to better mirror our population....

By Rosa Peleaz | I am a registered family child care provider in Ward 4. When COVID-19 hit, I was immediately out of work and have been for over two months....

Investments in early learning are clearly a necessity for reopening the District and supporting long-term economic recovery. The COVID-19 pandemic has further exposed and compounded existing issues of access, quality, equity, and funding....

Children in the District of Columbia’s foster care system are increasingly likely to live in families according to the Keeping Kids in Families: Trends in Placement of Young People in Foster Care in the United States....