Investments in Children's Services Clearinghouse

How Much Are We Investing?

Children’s services are supported by a dizzying array of federal, state, local, and private funding sources.  Frequently, leaders who are considering new investments ask the question, “how much are we investing already and what are we achieving with that investment?”   This information is not readily available and is challenging to assemble because funding for children’s services is administered by so many different federal, state, local and private entities.  This section contains links to publications and websites that provide:

• Guidance on how to track and compile information on investments in children and youth
  

• Data sources on federal and state investments in children and youth
  
• Examples of state and local documents that track investments in children’s services