In its latest KIDS COUNT data snapshot, the Casey Foundation finds that the rate of young people locked up because of
trouble with the law dropped more than 40 percent over a 15 - year period, with no decrease in public safety.
Not exact matches
Poor children are less healthy, less involved in school, more likely to
drop out of school, more likely to get in
trouble with the
law, and much more likely to die prematurely.
Students without the experience of early learning success are far more likely to engage in risky behaviors, substance abuse,
drop out of school, and find
trouble with the
law.
Turned to drugs, alcohol,
dropped out of school, gotten into
trouble with the
law or perhaps teenage pregnancy.
He was instrumental in raising $ 150,000, and his personal donations and event sponsorships last year funded 13 mentorship matches for youth, many of whom are at risk for
dropping out of school, using drugs or alcohol, or getting into
trouble with the
law.