There are 9,701,862 children under 18 in California. Many of them face substantial challenges every day.

State Statistics

• Children Living in Poverty (2006) - 1,697,024
• Children Not Covered by Health Insurance at Any Time
  in 2006 - 1,225,000
• Children’s Health Care Covered by Government Assistance (2006) - 3,180,000
• Children Reported Abused (2004) - 228,012
• 2 Year Olds Not Immunized (2006) - 132,916 (24.8%)
• Child Abuse Deaths (2004-2005) - 469
• 3-4 Year Olds Not Enrolled in a nursery school, pre-school, or pre-kindergarten education program (2006) - 556,805 (51.6%)
• % of 4th Graders Scoring below Basic Reading Levels (2007) - 47