Despite the efforts of many charitable organizations across the country to help America’s most needy children, one of these organizations has accused the government of releasing severely flawed data that makes helping these children much more difficult. According to a report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the government needs to make a variety of changes to the way it collects such data.
 
The Annie E. Casey Foundation releases an annual report called Kids Count which addresses national health and well-being of children. The 2009 Kids Count report calls the way in which the government calculates poverty as flawed, urges the …read more

Do you sell a product that is targeted at young children? I’ve been hearing some parents complain recently about marketing to children. From Bratz dolls to Sponge Bob and Burger King, parents are sick of their children getting directly marketed to. And so I wanted to start a discussion on this topic and see what you all think.
I’ve been watching a lot of PBS and Disney programming. I’m trying to get a feel for what’s out there and what might be appropriate for my son. I’ve noticed that during the young children’s shows there aren’t really any commercials. You’ll see …read more

Christian Children’s Fund is encouraging you to spend a portion of your tax return to sponsor a child in a developing country for a year. Sponsorship leads to sustainable communities all over the world. An estimated 2 billion people live in poverty.
$288 is all it takes to help one child can grow up to become a leader in his or her community to bring lasting and positive change. According to the Christian Children’s Fund (CCF) the average tax returns in the United States is $2,200.
In addition to $288 to sponsor one child, CCF offers donors a chance to buy gifts for communities. …read more

A new study by Washington, D.C.-based First Focus, a children’s advocacy group, puts some frightening numbers to the foreclosure and subprime mortgage-lending crises. According to the study, which you can read about here, an estimated 2 million U.S. children will be directly impacted as their families lose their homes to foreclosure.