THE STATE OF AMERICA'S CHILDREN YEARBOOK 1998 Texas, 26, 40, 46, 57, 61, 91, 107-123; foster <strong>care</strong> in, 67; Quantum Opportunities Project in, 84; and TANF, 9, 12 Thomson, Esme Fuller, 68 3:00 Project (GA), 45 Title I compensatory education, 50 Title XX Social Services Program, 64 Tobacco industry, xviii-xix, xxii Tocquevi1le, Alexis de, xi TOP, see Teen Outreach Program Toward a National Youth Development System: How We Can Beller Service Youth at Risk, 89 Training: for <strong>child</strong> <strong>care</strong> workers, 39,40,41; for welfare recipients, II; for youths, 89-91 Truth, Sojourner, xxi Tyson, Laura D'Andrea, xii Undernutrition, 55 Unemployment, 47,55,88; compensation, 15; and crime, 89; national trends in, 106; and wage decline for young people, 88-89 UnJair Head Start, An: California Families Face Gaps in Preschool and Child Care Availability, 45 Uninsured <strong>child</strong>ren, 21, 22, 23, 25-26, 35. See also State Children's Health Insurance Program United Way, 46 Urban Institute, II, 30, 40 Urban League, 86 U.S. Census Bureau, 2-3, 11,97, 124; American Housing Survey data, 16; on <strong>child</strong> <strong>care</strong>, 41; on <strong>child</strong> poverty, 1,3,4; on <strong>child</strong> support, 13; on <strong>child</strong>ren in kinship <strong>care</strong>, 68; on employment opportunities, 91; on high school dropouts, 5; Historical Income Tables, 88; on uninsured <strong>child</strong>ren, 21, 22, 25, 27; on unsupervised <strong>child</strong>ren, 40 U.S. Conference of Mayors, 16, 18, 55 U.S. Department ofAgriculture (USDA), 59, 61, 124 U.S. Department of Education (DOE), 49, 50,90, 124; National Education Longitudinal Study, 95, 97; and 21st Century Community Learning Centers, 84-85 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), 31, 68, 69,72,73,90, 124; Administration for Children, Youth and Families of, 69; Center for Mental Health Services of, 66; and CHIP, 28; Community Schools program of, 84 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), 16, 19,89 U.S. Department ofJustice, 40, 79, 84, 124 U.S. Department of Labor, 90, 124 U.S. House of Representatives, 33, 82-83, 84 U.S. Senate, 33, 82-83, 84; Finance Committee, 30-31; Judiciary Committee, 78 Utah,9, II, 107-123 Vaccines for Children (VFC), ix, 23. See also Immunizations Vermont, 10, 14-15,26, 107-123 Violence, 91; agenda for action on, 86-87; decrease in, 77, 79-81,82,83,86; domestic, 63, 65, 71, 72, 74-75; prevention, 77, 84-87; television, 80 Violent Incidents Against Juveniles in Kentucky Adult Jails, 1974-1992, 83 Virginia, 9, 11,30, 107-123 Washington, DC, see District of Columbia Washington state, 43, 57, 72, 82, 107-123; and TANF, 10, 12 Wasting America S Future, 49 Welfare, see Aid to Families with Dependent Children; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; Welfare law; Welfare-to-work grant program Welfare law (1996),74; and <strong>child</strong> <strong>care</strong> needs, 41; and <strong>child</strong> support, 13; and <strong>child</strong>ren with disabilities, 12-13; effects of, 11-13; and food programs, 53-54, 56,58,60,61; and immigrants, 12; implementing, 7-11; and time limits on aid, 9-10; work requirements of, 10-11. See also Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Welfare-to-work grant program, 7, 13, 14,90 West Virginia, 10, 107-123 White House Conference on Child Care, 42 WlC, see Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children Windows on Day Care, 38, 39 Wisconsin, 15,43,57, 107-123; Quantum Opportunities Project in, 84; and TANF, 8, 10, 11-12 W.K. Kellogg Foundation, 68 Work, see Employment Work Pays program (IL), 13-14 Wyoming, 8, 10, 107-123 Years ojPromise: A Comprehensive StrategyJar America S Children, 40 Young, Nancy, 72 YouthBuild, 84, 89-90 Youth Crime Prevention Council (PA), 86 Youth Opportunities grant program, 90 Zuckerman, Alan, 88 130 CHI L D R E • S DE FEN S E F U D
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