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Grant Will Fund Research-to-Results: Improving Policies and Practices for Youth Development THE ATLANTIC PHILANTHROPIES AWARDS CHILD TRENDS $2.2 MILLION, FOUR–YEAR GRANT Grant Will Fund Research-to-Results: Improving Policies and Practices for Youth Development Washington, DC— Child Trends announced today that it will receive a $2.2 million,…

In the United States, low-income single parents who receive child care subsidies spend only a little less of their own money on child care than they did before receiving the subsidy, according to this study conducted by Child Trends. Child Trends, a grantee of The Atlantic Philanthropies.…

The number of United States children living in poverty increased in 2007 - continuing an upward trend dating back to 2000, according to this report by Child Trends, which includes recommendations for policy-makers who seek to reduce the rate of child poverty. Child Trends is an Atlantic…

Washington, DC -- Although child welfare spending has increased for at least a decade, several factors driven by the current recession may be converging to threaten states' capacity to serve abused and neglected children.A new Child Trends study, Federal, State, and Local Spending to Address…

Child Trends is pleased to introduce a new series of Fact Sheets on "what works" to improve outcomes for children and youth. With the support of the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation and the Stewart Trust and under the direction of Senior Scholar Kristin Moore, Child…

In the U.S., teen females are using more effective hormonal and barrier methods to prevent pregnancy. At the same time, Hispanic teens initiate sex at a younger age and show lower levels of contraceptive use, putting them at greater risk of unintended pregnancy and childbearing or…

This data book, produced by the National Council of La Raza with partial funding from The Atlantic Philanthropies, is a research and advocacy tool about the state of the 16 million Latino children under age 18, of which 92% are U.S. citizens. The report makes…

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Greater work effort by poor families is associated with better child outcomes, according to new Child Trends analyses of the Survey of Income and Program Participation. The Well-Being of Children in Working Poor and Other Families: 1997 and 2004 finds: • Between 1997 and 2004,…

Original Source By Yugendree Naidoo Health experts have warned that South Africa's chances of meeting United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) related to child mortality are becoming increasingly slim. The warning is the latest red light on child mortality after a Medical Research Council study…