Sharing Website Resources-Week 4

As I continue to navigate the Children’s Defense Fund website, I am provided more and more information about the way the organization has excelled to make a difference for children by being a voice for those who are not able to speak for themselves. 

Children's Defense Fund Organization

This week, I found in the research library section “The State of America’s Children 2014 Report”.  In this report you can find various sections that shares a 50 year history and current issues and trends such as the level of poverty, family structure, family income, health, nutrition, early childhood development, education, child welfare, juvenile justice, and gun violence. 

As an advocate of early childhood, I found that majority of the children under 2 years old are of color and were poor during 2012 during a rapid brain development.  This is a serious matter that needs to be monitored and provided the necessary resources and tools to defend the cause of promoting a healthy environment that is stable and nurturing. 

It is important that the early childhood field be proactive and share the concerns that are needed to make a difference in the way programs are formed.  During the early years before 3 years old there needs to be programs and services available that promotes practices that enriches the developmental level from birth to school age.  The earlier a child is reached the better the child will be in the future.     In the section of early childhood of this website, I gained the insight that even though interventions have been proven to buffer the negative effects of poverty and provide lifelong benefits, particularly for the poorest and most vulnerable children, still too few children benefit from receiving high-quality early childhood program support (Children’s Defense Fund, 2014). I like the fact that in the report, there is identification that we can, not we must, do better. Now is the time to take action, invest as suggested by early childhood professionals, economists, scientist, and politicians, leading to reducing risks and conflicts in the future.

 

Reference:

Children’s Defense Fund, (2014). The state of america’s children. http://www.childrensdefense.org/child-research-data-publications/state-of-americas-children/