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Outcome: Children respected, safe and nurtured in their communities.

1. Youth Feeling Important
2. Youth Opportunity For Community Involvement
3. Youth With Caring Neighbors
4. Youth Respecting Others
5. Child Abuse & Neglect
6. Prohibited Behavior In Schools
7. Youth Feeling Safe To/From School
8. Unintentional Injuries
9. Youth Suicide Attempts
10. Youth Illicit Drug Use
11. Youth Obesity
12. Youth Physical Activity
13. Children And Youth With Health Insurance
14. Low Birth Weights Infants
15. Young Children Immunized
16. Youth Pregnancy
17. Children And Youth In State Care Or Custody
18. Home Care Of Youth With Severe Behavioral Health Problems
19. Families Learning And Cultural Activities
20. Youth Mentored
21. Youth With Positive Adults In Their Lives

Outcome: Children ready to enter school and schools ready for children.

22. Children With Special Education Needs Entering School
23. Reading To Children
24. Children Showing Appropriate Progress
25. Opportunities For Expanded Day Kindergarten
26. On-Site Before Or After School Programming
27. Teachers With Early Childhood Certification

Outcome: Children succeeding in school and schools succeeding for children.

28. Youth Achieving Learning Results
29. High School Completions
30. High School Drop-outs
31. Youth Planning To Attend College
32. Youth At-Risk With Supportive Service Plan
33. Coordinated School Health Programs
34. Parent Involvement In School

Outcome: Youth succeeding in higher education.

Indicators:

35. Youth Satisfaction With Colleges/Universities
36. College/University Retention
37. Bachelor's Degree Attainment

Outcome: Youth prepared to enter the work force.

Indicators:

38. Businesses' Need To Provide Training
39. Businesses' Satisfaction With Colleges/Universities
40. Youth In Apprenticeship/Internships
41. Schools With Career Preparation Learning Results Standards

Outcome: Families having opportunities to work and play.

Indicators:

42. Jobs That Pay A Livable Wage
43. Children Living In Female-Headed Households Below the Poverty Level
44. Gender Income Disparity
45. Family Housing Costs
46. Family Time For Leisure And Recreation
47. Parents' Satisfaction With Youth Recreational Programs

Outcome: Families recognizing the rewards and responsibilities of raising children.

Indicators:

48. New Family Stability
49. Youth Not In School And Not Working
50. Youth Arrests
51. Youth Success After Leaving Juvenile Justice System
52. Youth Feeling Supported In Their Family

Outcome: Families living safe and healthy lives.

Indicator of Safe Families:

53. Domestic Violence
54. Housing Problems
55. Food Insecurity
56. Prenatal Care
57. Newborns Receiving Home Visits
58. Health Care Coverage

Outcome: Communities capable of meeting the needs of children and families in all of their diversity.

59. Health Care Providers
60. Employment
61. Leaving Welfare
62. Leaving Welfare To Jobs That Pay A Livable Wage
63. Youth Living In Homeless Or Emergency Shelters
64. Youth In Poverty
65. Satisfaction With State Government
66. Hate Crimes
67. Employment Rates Of The Disabled

Outcome: Communities Creating Collaborative Partnerships

68. Communities In Partnership With State Government
69. Businesses' Involvement With Community
70. Youth In Community Service

Outcome: Communities Promoting and Modeling Clear Standards of Behavior

71. Crime
72. Community Safety
73. Factors Promoting Drug Abuse
    
74. Voter Turnout
75. Volunteerism

Outcome: Communities Keeping Children and Families at the Heart of All Decisions

76. Perception Of Youth As Community Assets
77. Youth Who Feel Cared For In Their Community
78. Perception Of Communities As A Good Place To Raise Children
79. Access To Childcare
80. Satisfaction With Childcare