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Expanding Opportunity for Every Texas Child
As a young girl growing up in Dallas, I remember being glued to the television, awestruck as we watched the first man walk on the
Every Texan
April 13, 2016
As a young girl growing up in Dallas, I remember being glued to the television, awestruck as we watched the first man walk on the
More than 1.2 million kids live in the Dallas metro area, representing more than one out of every six kids living in Texas. Dallas is
“There isn’t a silver bullet to fix everything. The state alone can’t fix it. The community alone can’t fix it. But, if they come together
The KIDS COUNT Data Center from the Annie E. Casey Foundation has useful data on Texas children and their families, and the Data Center recently
In November, the U.S. Health and Human Service (HHS) released a report comparing plan benefits and cost-sharing under the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to
Speaking on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, “Now is the time to open the doors of
Texas remains a tough place for many children and their families. Although the poverty rate in Texas and nationwide slightly decreased, Texas ranks 38th in
The Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) means that over 1 million Texas public school students now receive free breakfast and lunch each day. This new tool
When we think of lists Texas rates high on, the hunger list isn’t one that usually comes to mind. And yet, according to the recently
While we celebrated Labor Day with a family cookout or one last summer trip, let’s remember that this holiday embodies the idea that hard-working Americans