| Kids Count, a project of the Annie E.
Casey Foundation, is a national and state-by-state effort
to track the status of children in the U.S. By providing policymakers
and citizens with benchmarks of child well-being, Kids Count
seeks to enrich local, state, and national discussions concerning
ways to secure better futures for all children. The Casey
Foundation produces the annual Kids Count Data Book, as well
as periodic special reports that track child well-being state-by-state.
The Foundation also funds Kids Count projects in every state. Agenda for Children serves as the KIDS COUNT grantee in Louisiana.
At the state level, Agenda for Children
produces the Kids Count Data Book on Louisiana's Children,
as well as special reports containing parish-by-parish data
on the educational, social, economic and physical well-being
of children. This data is available in hard copy, as well
as on-line. For more information on the Louisiana Kids Count
project, contact Teresa Falgoust.
Below is a list of publications available through our KIDS COUNT program.
2009 KIDS COUNT Data Book on Louisiana's Children
 The 2009 KIDS COUNT Data Book on Louisiana's Children provides parish-level data and information on over fifty different measures of child well-being. It includes statistics related to demographics, education, health, child welfare, and juvenile justice.
The report finds that race and place are two of the strongest predictors of child well-being in Louisiana. “As a society that values equity, it is imperative that Louisiana actively pursue policies and practices that lift up all our children," said Judy Watts, President/CEO of Agenda for Children. For more information, please read the press release or full report. Contact Teresa Falgoust at (504) 586-8509 for additional information or to request a Data Book on Louisiana's Children.
 Annie E. Casey Foundation Releases 2009 KIDS COUNT Data Book
The 2009 KIDS COUNT Data Book, published by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, provides vital information about child well-being in every state. Louisiana was ranked 49th in overall child well-being based on 10 key indicators. Since 2000, Louisiana improved on four measures--the child death rate, the teen birth rate, high school dropouts, and teens who are neither working nor in school. Conditions worsened on five other indicators and another--child poverty--remained unchanged.
The Essay in this year's Data Book calls for major improvements in the nation's ability to design and evaluate programs aimed at the needs of children and families living in poverty. More information is available in the national fact sheet, the national press release, the Louisiana fact sheet, and the Louisiana press release. For additional information or to request a Data Book, please contact Teresa Falgoust at (504) 586-8509.
2006
LOUISIANA KIDS COUNT SPECIAL REPORT ON CHILD CARE
 Agenda for Children's 2006
Louisiana KIDS COUNT Special Report on Child Care is
here. The report includes parish-level data on early education in Louisiana, including the availability of family child care homes, licensed child care centers and Head Start. Click on the image at the left to download the full
report in PDF format. The press release is available
here.
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