The State Fiscal Analysis Initiative (SFAI) brings together nonpartisan, independent, nonprofit organizations in 32 states. These organizations have diverse backgrounds and missions, but they share a commitment to rigorous policy analysis, responsible budget and tax policies, a particular focus on the needs of low- and moderate-income families. Financial support for SFAI organizations comes principally from local and regional foundations, from individual donors, and from several national foundations.

In 2007, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation Board of Trustees approved a significant new, multi-year grant making strategy in its work toward the goal of ensuring that all of America's children have health insurance. The Finish Line project supports state-based groups working to expand children's health insurance coverage through investments in advocacy, policy analysis, communications, technical assistance, cross-program learning, and training.

KIDS COUNT is a national and state-by-state effort to track the status of children in the United States funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. and Voices for Utah Children that provides statistical data on the education, health and economic well-being of children and their families. Utilizing KIDS COUNT data allows policymakers and community leaders to make data-driven decisions that will provide a better future for our state's youngest citizens.

Measures of Child Well-Being

For 15 years it has been the priority of the Utah KIDS COUNT Project to ensure that policymakers, advocates, community service providers, the media, and concerned citizens have quality data on how children are doing in our state. These yearly publications provide county level data on a variety of child well-being indicators.

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