isabel v. sawhill october 10, 2012
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Challenges Facing Today’s Children Grantmakers for Children, Youth & Families 2012 Annual Conference. Isabel V. Sawhill October 10, 2012. Today ’ s Children Face Unprecedented Challenges. Nuclear proliferation and a global war on terror Global warming Fragmented families - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Challenges Facing Today’s ChildrenGrantmakers for Children, Youth & Families 2012 Annual ConferenceIsabel V. SawhillOctober 10, 2012
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Today’s Children Face Unprecedented Challenges• Nuclear proliferation
and a global war on terror
• Global warming • Fragmented families• A mountain of debt• The need to care for an
aging population
Source: “Calvin and Hobbes” by Bill Watterson
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A comparison of children in the U.S. with children in other rich countries:• Overall child well-being: 18 out of
21• The U.S. ranks poorly on all 5 measures:
» Health and safety: 21 out of 21
» Family/peer relationships: 20 out of 21» Behavior and risks: 20 out
of 21» Material well-being: 17 out of 21» Education: 12 out
of 21
Source: UNICEF Report Card No. 7, Child Well-Being in Rich Countries, 2007.
How are Children Doing?
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A Vision for America’s Children• Everyone should
have a shot at the American Dream
• Less advantaged children need special help
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This Vision Resonates with Public
Opportunity:“Our society should do what is necessary to
make sure that everyone has an equal opportunity”
Inequality:“Do you, yourself, think
of America as divided into haves and have-nots, or
don’t you think of America that way?”
Poverty:“It is the responsibility of the government to take care of people who can’t take care of themselves.”
Source: The Pew Research Center for the People & the Press Poll Database, 2009.
Disagree
Agree
No
Yes, Divided
Disagree
Agree
36%
59%
58%
38%
12%
86%
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Chances of Reaching the Middle Class by Middle Age Vary
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Benchmarks for Success
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Percent Succeeding at Each Life Stage by Family’s Income Quintile at Birth
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Pathways to the Middle Class
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Likelihood of Reaching Middle Class by Number of Successful Life Stages
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Recommendations• Need BOTH better policy and
more individual responsibility• Funding should be tied to
evidence of effectiveness• Better education from pre-K to 12• More access to college or
technical training• Stronger starts for more children