Alarming Facts and Trends

Let me give you some of the cold, hard facts concerning some alarming trends relative to what is happening in America which have clear implications relative to the work of Schools Count Corp.

51,000,000 Americans lack health insurance and 44,000,000 Americans (1 in 7) lived in poverty. Sadly, these numbers are staggering and growing! Children, who come from families living under such conditions, are more likely to go to school hungry, less properly clothed and without the resources they need to be successful in the classroom.

Tragically, 2% of all children in this country are homeless. In some respects the school serves as a home for these innocent victims of blight, poverty and neglect. School, therefore, becomes a home of safety, a place of warmth and caring as well as the place where they receive an education.

These are but a few of the conditions which exist that make it all the more imperative for government and non-government agencies to step up, not cut back on funding, and work to help those in need. Schools Count will continue to assist those bright-eyed first graders, eager fourth students, and those who are trying to make a better lives for themselves by gaining a decent education.

I appreciate those of you who are willing to join this worthwhile struggle.

Many thanks,
Dick