D.C.

KIDS COUNT COLLABORATIVE

for Children and Families
c/o D.C. Children's Trust Fund
1200 G Street, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20005

Phone: 202.434.8780
Fax: 202.434.8781
www.dckidscount.org

For Immediate Release: Contact: Ryan McDay (703) 608-9202

December 3, 2009 Kinaya C. Sokoya (202) 434-8766

D.C. Kids Count Collaborative to Release 16th Annual Report Card on Well-Being
of Children & Families in the District of Columbia on December 16

Report provides detailed ward and neighborhood data

Washington D.C. ---The D.C. KIDS COUNT Collaborative will release its 16th annual report detailing the
well-being of children and families in the District of Columbia during an event on Wednesday, December 16, 2009.

The report, Every Kid Counts in the District of Columbia, 16th Annual Fact Book 2009, contains the most
recent data on selected indicators of child and family well-being in the District of Columbia. The report examines a
variety of indicators, including poverty, infant mortality rates, violent teen deaths, educational achievement,
adequacy of prenatal care and child abuse. It also provides detailed ward and neighborhood data, and
recommendations for improving conditions.

Every Kid Counts in the District of Columbia, 16th Annual Fact Book 2009, will be released
during a news conference on December 16, 2009 at 9:30 am at the Urban Institute (2100 M Street,
NW, 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20037) Speakers at the event will include:

• Jennifer Comey, Research Associate, The Urban Institute

• Vincent Gray, Chair, D.C. Council (Invited)
• Dr. Jacquelyn Henry, Executive Director, Healthy Families Thriving Communities
Collaborative Council
• Kinaya Sokoya, Executive Director, D.C. Children’s Trust Fund.

Following the briefing, Laura Beavers of the Annie E. Casey Foundation will present a workshop on how to access
and use child wellbeing data on their database.

The D.C. KIDS COUNT Collaborative for Children and Families is a unique alliance of public and private
organizations using research to support advocacy for changes in human, social, and economic policies and practices
of government, the private sector, families, neighborhoods, and individuals. Its mission is to fight for the interests
and well-being of children and families, and to ensure their healthy development and future in D.C.

Member organizations of the D.C. KIDS COUNT Collaborative include: Child and Family Services
Agency; Children’s National Medical Center; D.C. Action for Children; D.C. Children’s Trust Fund {provides
overall fiscal and management responsibility}; D.C. Learns; D.C. Public Library; East River Family Strengthening
Collaborative; Mayor’s Services Liaison to the Family Court; and The Urban Institute, D.C. Data Warehouse.