Growing Up In America: The Way It Is

Growing Up in America is a production of Children at Risk: The Voice of Texas’ Children, a non-profit organization dedicated to research, public policy, law and collaborative action on behalf of Texas’ Youth. Every week we aim to fill these same 60 minutes with lively discussion on the children of Texas with experts on the quality of life for our children. Of course, we have regular segments like Data of the Day, which our teaser number is 45%. We have a special guest for the Data of the Day, Nadia Valliani, Director of Community Philanthropy, Greater Houston Community Foundation. Today’s guests and topics are:Errica Dodson, Writers in schoolRev. Jessica Shannon, Master of DivinityVenetia Peacock, HCDEDr. Jamie Freeny, Mental Health AmericaNicole Li Ma, Organizing and Policy Associate at Woori JuntosWe hope you will be with us throughout the show as we discuss the issues as they affect the children of Houston, and the Children of Texas....

On this episode we talk to these amazing guests about these topics:Linda Corchado, Children's Immigration Network, C@R - Title 42.Megan Green, Director of Prevention and Early Intervention Services, DePelchin Children’s Center - Safe Sleep.Dr. Daphne Hernandez, Associate Professor, Department of Research with Cizik School of Nursing at UT Health Houston - Economic Tradeoffs.Data of the Day w/ Christine Thomas, Sr. Associate Director, Center for Social Measurement and Evaluation (CSME), C@R - Teaser # 30.Raul Zavaleta, Health Services Coordinator, Harris County Department of Education. - Preparing Families for long term engagement in education.Dr. Ricky Flores, Clinical Director, Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers, The Woodlands. - Being a minority in the medical field.Our hosts are, Dr. Bob Sanborn, President & CEO of C@R, and Claire Dutreix, Senior Associate Director, K-12, C@R. Growing Up in America is a production of Children at Risk: The Voice of Texas’ Children, a non-profit organization dedicated to research, public policy, law and collaborative action on behalf of Texas’ Youth. *This episode was prerecorded on May 17th, 2023.

On this episode we talk to these amazing guests about these topics:C@R's 2023 Annual Kroger Food Rankings.Thumbs Up Thumbs Down topic - Gap Year (high school to college).Dr. Daphne Hernandez, Associate Professor, Department of Research with Cizik School of Nursing at UT Health Houston. - Food Insecurity and Housing Instabilities.Kiro Calderon, Mental Health Specialist, Harris County Dept. of Education. - The importance of social emotional learning in the early years.Data of the Day w/ special guest Nadia Valliani, Director of Community Philanthropy, Greater Houston Community Foundation - Teaser # 60%.Rekha Lakshmanan, Immunize USA. - Pieces of legislation that can set back public health and immunization policies back years.Sharell Webb, Coding with a Twist. - How to aide in increasing inclusion in STEM spaces.Our hosts are, Dr. Bob Sanborn, President & CEO of C@R, and Claire Dutreix, Senior Associate Director, K-12, C@R. Growing Up in America is a production of Children at Risk: The Voice of Texas’ Children, a non-profit organization dedicated to research, public policy, law and collaborative action on behalf of Texas’ Youth. *This episode was prerecorded on May 10th, 2023.

On this episode we talk to these amazing guests about these topics: Thumbs Up Thumbs Down topic - Standardized Tests Becky Quintanilla, Project Coordinator, CHILDREN AT RISK (C@R) - Gen Z Slang Andrew Hairston, Education Justice Project Director, Texas Appleseed - Pressing Issues in Public Education Data of the Day w/ Christine Thomas, Sr. Associate Director, Center for Social Measurement and Evaluation (CSME), C@R - Teaser # 2,100:1. Gulshan Rahman, Assistant Director of Compliance and Family Services - Covid’s effects on ECE workforce Megan Green, Director of Prevention and Early Intervention Services, DePelchin Children’s Center - Fatherhood InvolvementOur hosts are, Dr. Bob Sanborn, President & CEO of C@R, and Lauren Biegel, Assistant Program Director of C@R. Growing Up in America is a production of Children at Risk: The Voice of Texas’ Children, a non-profit organization dedicated to research, public policy, law and collaborative action on behalf of Texas’ Youth. *This episode was prerecorded on May 3rd, 2023.