There are 4,545,884 children under 18 in New York. Many of them face substantial challenges every day.

Click below for groups working on behalf of children in New York:

State Statistics

• Children Living in Poverty (2006) - 888,344
• Children Not Covered by Health Insurance at Any Time in 2006 - 380,000
• Children’s Health Care Covered by Government Assistance (2006) - 1,475,000
• Children Reported Abused (2004) - 148,244
• 2 Year Olds Not Immunized (2006) - 53,686 (21.6%)
• Child Abuse Deaths (2000-2005) - 433
• 3-4 Year Olds Not Enrolled in a nursery school, pre-school, or pre-kindergarten education program (2006) - 219,861 (43.8%)
• % of 4th Graders Scoring below Basic Reading Levels (2007) - 31