KIDS COUNT in Delaware

Devoted to improving the well-being of our state's children, youth and their families, KIDS COUNT in Delaware has been using highly credible research, data collection and education to inform change on behalf of children for more than 25 years.

KIDS COUNT is a national and state-by-state effort by the Annie E. Casey Foundation to track the well-being of children in the United States. KIDS COUNT in Delaware, a project of the Center for Community Research & Service, is a collaborative effort of over forty organizations to enrich local and state discussion concerning ways to secure better lives for all children by providing policy makers and citizens with benchmarks of child well-being. All data collected by KIDS COUNT in Delaware are available in the online, interactive KIDS COUNT Data Center.

KIDS COUNT in Delaware Team:

Janice Barlow, MPA, Policy Scientist and KIDS COUNT Director

Erin Lynch, MS, Assistant Policy Scientist

Tatiana Galdamez, Graduate Research Assistant

Miranda Perez-Rivera, Undergraduate Student Researcher

Similar to previous editions of our annual Fact Book, the 2022 KIDS COUNT in Delaware FOCUS on Recovery from COVID-19 provides an overview of child well-being in Delaware and reports on select indicators across the four traditionally reported categories of health, eduation, economic security, and family/community in relation to this year's data and policy focus: pandemic recovery. Traditional indicators included assess trends in the overall health and well-being of children before the coronavirus began. These data are supplemented with measures from experimental and emerging sources to show some of the immediate impacts of COVID-19

​Did You Know: KIDS COUNT in Delaware's Fact Book Has a New Name!

Facts on Children Underlying Success (FOCUS) Similar to previous editions of our annual Fact Book, the 2022 KIDS COUNT in Delaware FOCUS on Recovery from COVID-19 will provide an overview of child well-being in Delaware and will report out on select indicators across the four traditionally reported categories of health, education, economic security, and family/community in relation to this year's data and policy focus: pandemic recovery. As always, for a more comprehensive listing of data on child and family well-being in Delaware, check out the KIDS COUNT Data Center

The online KIDS COUNT Data Center offers data on education, employment and income, poverty, health and youth at-risk factors. We invite you to discover ways to customize the data and join us in using this data to make informed decisions by investing in Delaware's biggest asset, our kids.

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