what we do

KIDS COUNT is a national and state-by-state effort to track the status of children in the U.S. By providing policy makers and citizens with benchmarks of child well-being, KIDS COUNT seeks to enrich local, state, and national discussions concerning ways to secure better futures for all children.

To carry out this mission, Idaho KIDS COUNT:

• Collects the best available data on child well-being at the national, state and county levels to measure progress.
• Using data, informs policy makers and citizens about the status of Idaho children and effective policy strategies to improve their well-being.
• Partners with Idaho Voices for Children and other child advocacy organizations to mobilize policy and community action to secure better futures for children.

Idaho KIDS COUNT is supported by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, America's largest philanthropic source for disadvantaged children. Idaho KIDS COUNT joins the other 49 states to shape and promote a new direction for America's children.

Idaho KIDS COUNT is a project of Mountain States Group, Inc., a private nonprofit organization working in health and human services.