Action for Children teamed up with N.C. Policy Watch and Adelante Education Coalition to co-sponsor a forum on Latino children in North Carolina. A panel of experts discussed early education, public education, higher education and health issues for Latino children and their families. More than 125 attendees got involved in the discussion and expressed interest in an even larger summit on Latino children in North Carolina in the future. A great success all around, and we sincerely thank our co-sponsors and our panel experts:

• Dr. Dina Castro (pictured on the right) of the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute at UNC Chapel Hill, who talked about early childhood issues,
• Marco Zarate (center), President and Co-Founder of the North Carolina Society of Hispanic Professionals who addressed access to K-12 and higher education, and
• Norma Marti (left), a Public Health Consultant who works at the NC Division of Public Health in the Children & Youth branch who discussed access to health care.

To access Action for Children's reports, please click below:

• Children in Immigrant Families
• Latino Children in North Carolina
• Improving Outcomes for Latino Children in North Carolina: Promising Practices

Please click below for Dr. Castro and Ms. Marti's powerpoints.