"Counting What Counts," KIDS COUNT Media Webinar
"Counting What Counts"
Media Webinar
July 28, 2009
Noon to 1:15 p.m. EDT
Register now for "Counting What Counts," the Media Webinar that launches The Annie E. Casey Foundation's 20th annual KIDS COUNT Data Book.
Laura Beavers, coordinator of the national KIDS COUNT project, and Patrick McCarthy, senior vice president, of the Casey Foundation will discuss the data indicators, walk reporters through the new Data Center and answer questions. Casey will also be accepting questions, providing live updates from the webinar and highlighting additional resources from the Casey Foundation’s Twitter account.
Contact Sue Lin Chong at 410.223.2836 or Tiffany Thomas Smith at 410.223.2980 to request interviews with data and child welfare experts beginning July 28.
ABOUT THE KIDS COUNT DATA BOOK
The 20th annual KIDS COUNT Data Book -- featuring national and state profiles of children’s well-being -- will be released on July 28, with materials available at 11:00 a.m. EDT. The Data Book is distributed to a wide audience of policymakers, practitioners and journalists and is recognized as a leading source of data on the condition of America’s kids. The Casey Foundation calls for a “data revolution” to track the progress and improve the lives of vulnerable kids because having timely and easily understood information is critical to shaping policy and programs that can make a difference.
A new KIDS COUNT Data Center is also being launched on July 28 that will offer a variety of ways to access data on hundreds of indicators of child well-being at the state, city and community level. Enhanced features include the ability to add customized maps for articles or reports, with real-time data that can be added to websites or blogs.
