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| Formation | 1989 |
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| Type | Non-profit |
| Purpose | To improve the quality of life for children through strategic research, public policy analysis, education, collaboration and advocacy. |
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President/CEO | Dr. Bob Sanborn |
| Website | childrenatrisk |
Children At Risk is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that drives changes for children through research, education, and influencing public policy. Founded in the year of 1989 in Houston, Texas and with an office opened in North Texas in 2011, the organization focuses on the well-being of children and educates legislators on the importance of solving children's issues while at the same time focusing on a variety of issues, and the primary issues are human trafficking, food insecurity, education, and parenting.[1][2] Children At Risk also has a North Texas office in Dallas, Texas.[3] Some of Children At Risk's previous primary issues were juvenile justice, mental health, and Latino children.
The mission is to improve the quality of life for children through strategic research, public policy analysis, education, collaboration, and advocacy. The organization strives to make children's needs a priority and to ensure ample resources are available for children and their families to thrive.[4]
- ^ "Children at Risk". HoustonPress. February 23, 2006. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
- ^ Ainsworth, Kelli; Fatma Dhanji, Sara (May 3, 2013). "As Texans search for alternatives to underfunded public schools, they self-segregate". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
- ^ "Contact Us". Children At Risk. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
- ^ "Mission". Children at Risk. Archived from the original on June 10, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2013.