The State of America’s Children 2017 Report

2017
The Children’s Defense Fund’s new report, The State of America’s Children® 2017, provides a comprehensive look at the status of America’s children in 11 areas: child population, child poverty, income and wealth inequality, housing and homelessness, child hunger and nutrition, child health, early childhood, education, child welfare, juvenile justice and gun violence. The report’s corresponding state factsheets provide one-page summaries of how children are doing in each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia and nationwide.

Resource Type: 

  • Handouts/Tipsheets
  • Print
  • Interactive tool

Topic: 

  • Leadership
  • Policy

Types of Diversity: 

  • Children and Families who are Culturally, Racially, and Ethnically Diverse
  • Children and Families who have Experienced Maltreatment and Trauma

NC Community College Core Course: 

  • Introduction to Early Childhood
  • Child, Family, and Community
  • Child Development and Learning