By Limarie Cabrera This year the 2019 Data Bulletin is celebrating its fifth year of publication. There was this pressure – much of it self-generated – to say something different, and this year, I was very much afraid that I … Read More & Comment
Category Archives: Data Bulletin
The 2017 Data Bulletin – The Hope and Challenge for Us All
We wanted to create a data bulletin that shed light on the hope that we see in this county. That said, race still affects outcomes for children across their lifetimes. Read More & Comment
Publication Date for the 2017 Data Bulletin
We have an official date! Our annual Data Bulletin will be released on April 20, 2017, just in time for this year’s Advocacy Breakfast, featuring Dr. Walter Gilliam. As we gear up to tell the story of Westchester’s children and … Read More & Comment
Get the 2016 Data Bulletin Right Here
DOWNLOAD THE 2016 CHILDREN BY THE NUMBERS BULLETIN HERE! Data sources are also available. Last Friday, we released the printed version of our 2016 Data Bulletin at the annual County Legislative Breakfast on Children and Youth. This year, as we worked … Read More & Comment
Help Make the Data Bulletin Even Better Than Ever
We are planning to release the 2016 Data Bulletin in the first quarter of, you guessed it, 2016. Your response to the past issues of the Data Bulletin still takes our breath away (and makes our printer very happy). When we launched … Read More & Comment
A Constant Eye: Paying Attention to Child Abuse in Westchester County
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month in the US. I admittedly am uneasy about the notion of “celebrating” child abuse prevention, because I wish there wasn’t the need for child abuse prevention in the first place. Child abuse is a crime that lingers long after the abuse has ended. The physical and psychological effects of child abuse can last for years if not decades and those same insidious effects can be passed on to future generations. Read More & Comment
Disconnected Youth: Are Our Youth Making the Transition to Adulthood?
It’s shocking, really. 12% of Westchester’s young people ages 16 to 24 aren’t in school and they aren’t working. That’s 12,280 young adults. They are the “disconnected youth” – disconnected from the positive activities that help young people prepare for an independent life as an adult. Read More & Comment
A Better Juvenile Justice System for Our Youth and Our Communities
If you follow us on Facebook or Twitter, you’ve probably noticed that the #RaisetheAge campaign is really picking up steam. Along with many concerned community members and nonprofit partners, Westchester Children’s Association has been pushing for juvenile justice reforms. These reforms would give young people who have been convicted of a crime better access to the age-appropriate services that will help them turn their lives around. Learn more about the proposed reforms with this infographic. Read More & Comment
