The public comment of Deborah Stein, J.D., Network Director of the Partnership for America’s Children to
the Census National Advisory Committee Meeting, June, 2018:

My name is Deborah Stein, and I am the Network Director of the Partnership for America’s Children. The Partnership’s mission is to support its network of state and community multi-issue child advocacy organizations in effective advocacy.

The Partnership has 52 member organizations in 41 states that advocate to improve policies for children at the state, local and federal level. Collectively they represent over 90% of the nation’s children.

The Partnership connects its members to peer expertise and national resources and facilitates interstate collaborations to deepen the level of impact of child advocacy within and across states. It fosters policy expertise, advocacy skills, and strong organizations.

Partnership members use Census data in their advocacy, and thirty Partnership members are also KIDS COUNT grantees in their state, serving as that state’s data hub on children for policy makers, administrators, and nonprofits.

Deborah Stein, J.D., Network Director of the Partnership for America’s Children