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#KidsCount
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Every child is healthy, well-educated and financially secure.
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All 7.2 million
of them!
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Every child is healthy, well-educated and financially secure.Every child
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Thousands of Rio Grande Valley children live in immigrant families
American Community Survey 2015
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Every child is healthy, well-educated and financially secure.financially secure.
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Median income for households with children is much lower in the Rio Grande Valley
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$35,750
Cameron & Hidalgo Counties
Median Income of Households with Children, 2015
Median income for households with children is much lower in the Rio Grande Valley
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$35,750
$64,000
All Other Texas Counties
Cameron & Hidalgo Counties
Median Income of Households with Children, 2015
Median income for households with children is much lower in the Rio Grande Valley
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FamilyBudgts.org
For a family with two kids to get by in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission area…
Two working parents each need to make $10/hour
Center for Public Policy Priorities
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FamilyBudgts.org
For a family with two kids to get by in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission area…
A single parent needs to earn $17/hour
Center for Public Policy Priorities
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Too many Rio Grande Valley children live in poverty(<$24,500 for a family of four)
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Too many Rio Grande Valley children live in poverty(<$24,500 for a family of four)
Texas 23%
Poverty rate for children, 2015
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Too many Rio Grande Valley children live in poverty(<$24,500 for a family of four)
Texas 23%
Hidalgo County, 43%
Cameron County, 46%
Poverty rate for children, 2015
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Total poverty rate by census tract, 2011-2015
Edinburg
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The likelihood of living in poverty is affected by family structure and place.
Poverty rate by family type, 2011-2015
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Policy matters.
Place matters.
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Every child is healthy, well-educated and financially secure.
healthy,
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Child uninsured rates, 2008-2015
Child uninsured rates have declined, but remain too high
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Health insurance access must be protected
400,000Texas children rely on CHIP
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Women of childbearing age are more likely to be uninsured in the Rio Grande Valley than in the rest of Texas
Uninsured rates for women ages 15-44, 2015
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Infants in Hidalgo County are at higher risk of low birthweight or premature birth
Infant health indicators, 2015
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Infants in Hidalgo County are at higher risk of low birthweight or premature birth
Infant health indicators, 2015
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Infants in Hidalgo County are at higher risk of low birthweight or premature birth
Infant health indicators, 2015
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Rate of child food insecurity, 2014
Around 30 percent of children in the Rio Grande Valley lack consistent access to adequate food
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Every child is healthy, well-educatedand financially secure.
well-educated
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Pre-K enrollment is higher in the Rio Grande Valley than in Texas
Pre-K enrollment for four year olds, 2015
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High school completion rates remain high
High school completion, 2012-2016
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High school completion rates remain high
High school completion by ESL status, 2016
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What can we do?
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Agenda Slide
Make school funding more adequate and equitable
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Agenda Slide
Protect and expand access to health care
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Agenda Slide
Support children by supporting working families.
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We believe in a Texas that offers everyone the chance
to compete and succeed in life.
We envision a Texaswhere everyone is healthy,
well-educated, and financially secure.
@CPPP_TX
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