Annie E Casey Foundation

Alabama held up better in COVID, but still faces many challenges and remains behind in many indicators.

Alabama must place more emphasis on our children’s needs and be sure they are met. Our future literally depends on it.

"We should be ashamed of how Alabama’s most innocent citizens are suffering. And if we’re not, shame on us."

The latest Kids Count book also includes data on how families and children fared during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Many Alabamians with court debt are sacrificing basic daily needs like food and medical care to pay down burdensome court costs, fines and fees, a new report has found. The report — released Wednesday by the Alabama Appleseed Center for Law and Justice, UAB’s Treatment Alternatives for Safer Communities and Legal Services Alabama — found … Continued

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, July 21, the 2015 Kids Data Book was released showing that the number of Alabama children living in low-income homes has actually increased five percent since 2008, when the Great Recession hit. Almost 300,000 children are living in poverty in Alabama. Patrick McCarthy, President and CEO … Continued

By Mary Ellen Judah On Monday, June 24th, the Annie E. Casey Foundation released its annual KIDS COUNT Data Book and Alabama is no longer in the bottom five in the nation for overall child-wellbeing. While this is something to celebrate, we still have a long way to go when it comes to child poverty … Continued