Now that the 2014 elections are over, we are turning our attention to the 2015 Westchester County budget and how it will affect kids. The Westchester County Budget allocates financial resources to programs that positively affect the well-being of our children. … Read More & Comment
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2015 Proposed Westchester County Budget
Westchester County just posted the proposed County Budget today on their website. You can view the proposed budget, as well as County Executive Robert Astorino’s presentation on the proposed budget right here.
Make your voice heard for kids in Tuesday’s elections
“Participating in elections and being an informed voter is a key part of being an active citizen… kids need adults in their community who will speak up for them, take action for them, and vote with their needs in mind.” … Read More & Comment
2014 Candidate Survey on Children’s Issues
Our children bring us together, regardless of party & ideology. Each election, our VOTE for KIDS initiative surveys candidates on their opinions regarding issues affecting Westchester’s children and youth. WCA does not support or oppose any candidate for public office. … Read More & Comment
I love City Snapshots because….
All of us at Westchester Children’s Association have been thrilled by the response to our recently released City Snapshot series, which presents data on children in each of five Westchester cities. Each time we published one of these Snapshots, or … Read More & Comment
WCA data project featured in NTEN’s Change Journal
We are THRILLED to have our data project, Children by the Numbers, featured in Change, the Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN)‘s quarterly digital journal. Blog contributors Limarie Cabrera and Anna Wright provide a behind the scenes peek of our work. … Read More & Comment
New Westchester Data from the US Census Bureau!
The US Census Bureau released the 2013 American Community Survey One-Year Estimates today. The estimates provide statistics on a variety of population and housing topics for communities with populations at 65,000+ (such as our own Westchester County). This morning, Anna … Read More & Comment
Back to School Absenteeism Blues – Part I
I have never been a big fan of School “Perfect Attendance” Awards. As a somewhat sickly child, I could never get one of those things, and it invoked in me a somewhat disproportionate sense of injustice: Why should somebody … Read More & Comment