Children’s Health has released a report on the quality of life of kids in North Texas. This was the 19th edition of the report called, “Beyond ABC: Assessing Children’s Well-Being in North Texas,” which is produced as a partnership with the University of Texas at Dallas Institute for Urban Policy Research.
Since 2019, the percentage of kids living in poverty in Dallas County has dropped from 23.3% to 20.6%; the poverty rate in Tarrant County has dropped 17.1% to 15.3%.
“These numbers represent thousands of children whose futures look brighter because of the work our community has done and continues to do,” says Children’s Health Chief Executive Chris Durovich…