Wednesdays4Kids July 28

Children are apt to live up to what you believe of them.

-- Lady Bird Johnson

NEW Reports Released: Juvenile Justice, Education Gap and Poverty
The National Juvenile Justice Network recently released a report that finds that community-based treatment programs produce far better results for both the convicted individual and society in general than traditional incarceration. Click here for the report.

MinnPost also reported on how closing the graduation gap for minority students could be the economic stimulus that our economy and country needs, especially in Minnesota where we have a growing minority population and one of the largest educational achievement gaps in the country. You can find the article here.

This week the Annie E. Casey Foundation released it’s annual Kids Count report, finding that MN ranks 2nd in children’s health, but compared to where we were 10 years ago, we have digressed. Click here for the full report.

Click here to read our blog post about the reports!

Take Action: Sponsor iCAN Today!
This summer we are asking our iCAN advocates, So! How are the Children? to raise awareness of the issues facing children in Minnesota and provide an opportunity for you to sponsor change for children.

Help us meet our summer fundraising goal of $8,000, we are already halfway there!