What Works for Children in Tough Fiscal Times

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November 28, 2012 What Works for Children in Tough Fiscal Times Child Trends hosted Common Ground: A Roadmap to Investing in What Works for Children in Tough Fiscal Times, the 6th Annual Kristin Anderson Moore Lecture.  The Lecture featured Patrick McCarthy, President and CEO of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, C. Eugene Steuerle, the Richard B. Fisher Chair and Institute Fellow at the Urban Institute, and Mindy Levit, an Analyst in Public Finance at the Congressional Research Service. The Lecture focused on setting the scene for the current fiscal debate and what those fiscal times mean for children and families. Levit discussed the context for fiscal reform, the common themes on various deficit reduction proposals, and the challenges in implementing these reforms. Steuerle reviewed the intersection of public policy regarding children, and the effects of the current fiscal times. Patrick McCarthy closed the panel with a discussion on the importance of investing in programs that provide positive outcomes for children during hard fiscal times. At the close of the event, the panel answered questions from the audience.  If you missed the Lecture, the speaker videos and presentations are available on our website.  Join us on Twitter! Over the next several days, @ChildTrends will be tweeting highlights from the Lecture using the hashtag #KAMLecture. We invited you to join the conversation!                                                                                                                              Subscribe to Trend Lines, Child Trends' blog,  and read our latest post,    Think Regionally, Measure Regionally, Act Regionally        _____________________________________________________ | DataBank  |  Resources  |  What Works  |  Employment Opportunities |

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