Welcome to the Children's Policy Forum website of Vision for Children at Risk and the St. Louis Metropolitan Children's Agenda. The site provides detailed data and policy information related to children's issues in the St. Louis region. It also establishes an online community for the exchange of information and ideas. We invite your suggestions for content to be added to the site or ways in which it can be improved. Learn more about this site!
Find Data.
Data and information from Vision for Children at Risk supports effective community planning and program design for area children and families.
Every two years, VCR publishes the Children of Metropolitan St. Louis (CMSL) report containing comprehensive data on over 25 indicators of child well-being. Search the CMSL data online in the Info Center.
Community resource and best practice information is carefully reviewed and promoted in the Fundamental Needs section. Learn more about our data and information features.
Work Together.
Key Community Collaborations
Family Support -- Family & Community Partnership
Early Childhood -- Regional Early Childhood Council
Maternal/Child Health -- Maternal, Child & Family Health Coalition
Youth Development -- Youth Development Providers Network/St. Louis for Kids
Safe Neighborhoods/Youth Violence -- Safe Neighborhoods/Strong Communities Coalition
Advocate For Kids.
Join a Regional Early Childhood Council Committee to help improve the lives of young children. A complete meeting schedule can be found here.
Attend the RECC 2012 Scenarios for Success Conference March 30-31.
Advocate for kids, by joining our online community. Share your expertise or promote your own efforts to improve the lives of St. Louis children and families on our Message Boards.
In the Spotlight
VCR Celebrates 20 Years of Working for Kids!
Thank you to everyone who attended the VCR 20th Anniversary Celebration & Superstars for Kids Awards last night. And thank you to our honorees for sharing some wise words with us all! It was great celebrating with all our friends and partners. We look forward to many more years of working together for kids.
St. Louis on the Air Roundtable Discussion with Superstars for Kids Honorees
Our Superstars for Kids honorees, Don Cuvo, Dr. James Kimmey and Rev. Jerry Paul appeared today on St. Louis on the Air to discuss the state of funding for children's services in the region and to talk about the VCR 20th Anniversary Celebration with host Don Marsh The show is available for streaming on the KWMU website. The show will be rebroadcast on 90.7 KWMU on November 9th at 10:00PM.
Mayor's Commission on Children, Youth and Families Convenes for Final Meeting of 2011
Liz Hoester reports on the final Mayor's Commission meeting of the year. On the agenda were presentations by Doug Thaman of the Missouri Charter Public School Association, Amy Shaw of the Nine Network, and Ron Jackson and Norm White who discusssed efforts to reduce youth violence in the region. Check out Liz's blog to learn more and view slides from all the presentations.
RECC Chair Speaks on the "Deadly Day Care" news series
Today's edition of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch carries a guest commentary by Doug Rasmussen, Senior Vice President of the St. Louis County Economic Council and co-chair of the Children's Agenda Regional Early Childhood Council. The commentary, titled Bad Child Care Sabotages Our Future, addresses the tragedy of the deaths of many Missouri children in unregulated child care settings, as well as the broader need for quality child care to promote the well-being of all St. Louis area children and the region as a whole.
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- Twenty years working for kids!
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