Posted: Feb 18, 2025 12:25 PM CST
The non-profit group called Voices for Alabama’s Children has released its 2024 Kids Count data book on children’s economic well-being in the state.
The new data book was released at a news conference in Prattville yesterday.
Voices for Alabama’s Children says the state has improved in some areas, but child poverty has remained unchanged for 20 years.
The group says disparities in income, race, ethnicity and community can lead to poverty, limiting a child’s opportunities.
The report says the rise in the child death rate and the increased number of preventable teen deaths are often linked to guns.
Overall, the group says economic well-being can determine the chances a child has for success.
“When their basic needs are matched, the stress level is lower in the home and the children can go to school that can focus on school, and they grow up to be more successful and have healthier outcomes,” Apreill Hartsfield, the Alabama Kids Count Director at VOICES for Alabama’s Children, said.
The data book says more than 200,000 Alabama children are at risk of the long-term effects of poverty.
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