Welcome to the American Leadership Forum ALF Gulf Coast Chapter Class XXV wiki.
This zero2three.org wiki is used to communicate a study of Solutions prepared by ALF Class XXV in Dismantling the Cradle to Prison Pipeline ® in Houston and Texas.
The domain name and title of the site Zero to Three, reflects the lifetime importance of childhood development in the first three years.
You many notice the omission of some landmark institutions whose success has changed the cultural landscape of our community. Our intention is not to slight them but to draw attention for alternatives to other organizations that define new niches.
We simply do not have the resources to explore every worthy organization.
You can search many organizations in this wiki and enter organizations that may not be currently listed in the wiki.
The insertion of organizations will be by the categories listed on the menu bar.
Statistics from http://www.childrensdefense.org/child-research-data-publications/moments-in-america-for-children.html
Moments in America for Children
July 2011
- Every second a public school student is suspended.*
- Every 8 seconds a high school student drops out.*
- Every 18 seconds a baby is born to an unmarried mother.
- Every 20 seconds a public school student is corporally punished.*
- Every 21 seconds a child is arrested.
- Every 34 seconds a baby is born into poverty.
- Every 42 seconds a child is confirmed as abused or neglected.
- Every 42 seconds a baby is born without health insurance.
- Every minute a baby is born to a teen mother.
- Every 2 minutes a baby is born at low birthweight.
- Every 4 minutes a child is arrested for a drug offense.
- Every 8 minutes a child is arrested for a violent offense.
- Every 18 minutes a baby dies before his or her first birthday.
- Every 45 minutes a child or teen dies from an accident.
- Every 3 hours a child or teen is killed by a firearm.
- Every 5 hours a child or teen commits suicide.
- Every 5 hours a child is killed by abuse or neglect.
- Every 16 hours a woman dies from complications of childbirth or pregnancy.
*Based on calculations per school day (180 days of seven hours each)
Moments in American by Ethnicity
American Indian Children
Asian Children
Black Children
Latino Children
White Children
State of American's Children Report 2011
http://www.childrensdefense.org/child-research-data-publications/data/state-of-americas-2011.pdf
PDF Download from ChildrensDefense.org
Harris County Child Food Insecurity
Harris County Pantries, Mobiles, Food Fairs
Excel Download
Harris County Meal Sites, Residences, Shelters
Excel Download
Harris County Child Food Insecurity
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2006 State and Local Expenditures Per
Pupil in Public Schools $7,547
We rank #44 in the nation
Texas Ranked No. 35 in Spending on Public Health
HOW TEXAS STACKS UP ON HEALTH CARE
Here's how Texas ranked in key areas compared to all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Overall: 46
Access to care: 51
Prevention & Treatment: 43
Avoidable Hospital Use & Costs: 42
Equality between rich and poor: 50
Equality between non-Hispanic white and minority: 48
Healthy lives: 21
Children with medical and dental check-ups in past year: 40
Adults with a regular doctor: 49
Medicare reimbursements: 46
Infant mortality: 19
Breast-cancer deaths: 18
Colorectal cancer deaths: 15
Adults who smoke: 17
Overweight or obese children: 32
Source: The Commonwealth Fund's 2009 State Scorecard on Health System Performance.
Resources for online viewing or download:
FirstThreeYearsToolkit.ppt 1.7Mb
ALF Class XXV Report.pdf 1.2Mb
ALF Class XXV Presentation Long.ppt 27Mb
ALF Class XXV Presentation Short.ppt 8Mb
ALF Class XXV ppt CONDENSED script.pdf 70kb
ALF Class XXV ppt script FINAL.pdf 70kb
Q-A for ALF powerpoint presentation.pdf 100kb
Collaborative for Children TV ad 9Mb
Contact List for Dismantling the Cradle to Prison Pipeline 06-15-09.pdf 100kb
Disclaimer: ALF or ALF Class XXV and their respective companies are not approving any organization.
This Wiki is a collection of agencies that have programs specifically for children and parents in the Houston area.
