Category: Press Releases

Press Release: Mecklenburg County children and families face challenges around reading proficiency, food security

Press Release: Mecklenburg County children and families face challenges around reading proficiency, food security

Child advocates convene to discuss new data on child health and well-being

By: Emily Blevins | December 2024

Press Release: Helping Parents of Young Children Reenter the Workforce Could Boost NC’s GDP by Up to $7.5 Billion

Press Release: Helping Parents of Young Children Reenter the Workforce Could Boost NC’s GDP by Up to $7.5 Billion

Report Finds Thousands of Parents of Young Children on the Sidelines of NC’s Workforce, Costing Billions in Economic Input

October 2024

Press Release: North Carolina kids struggling with reading proficiency and food access, new data finds

Press Release: North Carolina kids struggling with reading proficiency and food access, new data finds

New data from statewide child advocacy nonprofit NC Child shows how North Carolina’s children and families are faring when it comes to issues including maternal and infant health, educational attainment, economic security, safety, and health and wellness.

By: Emily Blevins | September 2024

First ‘State of the Child Summit’ highlights opportunities to improve child health and well-being outcomes

First ‘State of the Child Summit’ highlights opportunities to improve child health and well-being outcomes

The event, which gathered more than 250 parents, community organizations, industry leaders, and legislators, examined the landscape around critical issues impacting child health and well-being.

By: Emily Blevins | May 2024

PRESS RELEASE: NC Child names TowneBank the 2024 North Carolina Child Health Champion

PRESS RELEASE: NC Child names TowneBank the 2024 North Carolina Child Health Champion

The North Carolina Child Health Champion award celebrates the commitment and positive contributions an individual or organization has made in service of creating better health outcomes for North Carolina’s children and families.

By: Emily Blevins | May 2024

PRESS RELEASE: The EarlyWell Initiative unveils policy recommendations to support children’s mental health

PRESS RELEASE: The EarlyWell Initiative unveils policy recommendations to support children’s mental health

Policy priorities focus on improving mental health outcomes for children from birth to age eight and address broader ecosystem of resources for infant and child mental health.

By: Emily Blevins | October 2023

PRESS RELEASE: How pandemic-era investments changed the landscape for children and families in NC

PRESS RELEASE: How pandemic-era investments changed the landscape for children and families in NC 

New county data cards present crucial benchmarks on child health and wellbeing in all 100 counties 

By: Emily Blevins | October 2023

NC Child statement on Medicaid Expansion deal announced today by NC General Assembly

NC Child statement on Medicaid Expansion deal announced today by NC General Assembly

By: Erica Palmer Smith | March 2023

New Release: North Carolina makes headway against child poverty, but children now face a mental health pandemic

New Release: North Carolina makes headway against child poverty, but children now face a mental health pandemic

The report sheds light on the health, economic and other challenges affecting American children as well as how those challenges are more likely to affect children of color.

By: Fawn Pattison | August 2022