Harvard Kids Risk Project - Corporate commitment to kids research



Companies do a lot of good things for children - and the Kids Risk Project was the first to quantify this! At the first Kids Risk Symposium called Managing Children's Risks: It Takes a Commitment on March 26, 2003, Professor Thompson released "How Much Do Kids Count in Corporate Board Rooms? Results from the First Survey of Fortune 1000 Companies" - read the Press Release (April 14, 2003) and coverage of the meeting in the Harvard Gazette. This study, funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation KIDS COUNT, explored the commitments to children made by the largest corporations with headquarters in the United States. Based on data obtained from 333 year 2001 Fortune 1000 companies (33%) between March 20, 2002 and March 20, 2003, the study found that: Approximately 33% of the companies that responded have mission statements, vision statements, or guiding principles that specifically include a commitment to children, Employment opportunities for children under the age of 18 years in the United States exist at approximately 41% of these companies, These companies clearly see mentoring as a major theme, with 77% of them encouraging their employees to mentor children under the age of 18 years, Approximately 60% of the companies that responded support affiliated, independent philanthropic foundations, and approximately 55% of companies indicated that they focus their philanthropy specifically (although not exclusively) on children, and Approximately 80% of these companies indicated that they participate in at least one activity that helps disadvantaged children. Access the full report, which includes statements and quotes from corporations and their leaders: Thompson KM. How Much Do Kids Count in Corporate Board Rooms? Results from the First Survey of Fortune 1000 Companies. Newton, MA: AORM, 2003 (or order a printed copy). Access the peer-reviewed study: Thompson KM. How Much Do Kids Count in Corporate Board Rooms? Results from the First Survey of Fortune 1000 Companies. Medscape General Medicine. 5(1) (March 26, 2003) Available at: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/451188 PDF. Many of the surveyed companies maintain web sites as resources: For kids: Center Point Energy Underground Colgate Kids World COUNTRY Insurance & Financial Services Reddy kids Cracker Barrel Kids' corner Del Monte Kids Dole Super Kids Energizer Learning center First Energy for kids Fleet Kids (Bank of America) GetNetWise GlaxoSmithKline Active science The Hartford Alliance John Deere Safety coloring Kellogg's Nutrition camp Lockheed Martin Space day Lowe's CodeRedRover Marsh Supermarkets Stay safe McGraw-Hill Learning network Minnesota Power Electric universe Mutual of Omaha's Wild kingdom Nestle Very Best kids The New York Times Learning network Pepsi - Get active and stay active PNC Financial Grow up great Procter & Gamble - Being girl Progress Energy Safety Progressive Teen driving Scholastic For kids SCANA Energetic minds SeaWorld On-line fun State Farm Common cents and smoke detectives Tyson Project A+ Verizon Enlighten me Walt Disney Internet safety Wells Fargo Hands on banking Wisconsin Public Safety for kids Wrigley Gum information For adults: Arch Coal Teacher awards Cable in the classroom Conoco-Philips Johnson's Baby Care McGraw-Hill Learning network Procter & Gamble's Pampers Village SeaWorld Educational resources Verizon Literacy campus Viacom Nick Jr. Age-by-age activities WellPoint Healthy habits for healthy kids
After checking this list, a 3rd grade student in Ms. Galvin's class mentioned a useful page on oral health that you might find helpful, although it is not associated with a Fortune 1000 company.