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14 February 2024
Minneapolis, Minnesota Recognized as the Second UNICEF Child Friendly City in the United States
Minneapolis's CFCI local action plan The Minneapolis Health Department and Youth Coordinating Board worked collaboratively with city leaders, government agencies, service providers, nonprofits and — most importantly — youth and families to work towards becoming a Child Friendly City . One of the first steps was to...
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20 November 2023
World Children's Day 2023
World Children’s Day is celebrated on 20 November to mark the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. This year again, hundreds of Child Friendly Cities worldwide organized events to promote and celebrate children's rights. Discover what happened in Italy, Korea, Greece, Poland, Portugal, France, Fi...
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22 May 2023
Addressing youth homelessness
Best practice - Child protection, In Prince George’s County, Maryland at least 1,600 young people are experiencing homelessness and as many as 42,000 may be at risk. The county has worked to address this challenge by implementing a youth-driven, community-based response targeting young people facing homelessness. To this end, the county established a Youth Action Board, a decision…
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22 May 2023
Producing a child-friendly city map
Best practice - Play & leisure, Growing Up Boulder (GUB), a non-profit which elevates children’s voices to create a more child-friendly city in Boulder, Colorado, worked with nearly 1,000 children, parents and caregivers to co-create the country’s first printed child-friendly city map. The map's success has led to 5 printed editions, a permanent display downtown, and a…
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16 March 2023
United States of America
On August 12, 2020, International Youth Day , an annual observance to celebrate young peoples’ voices, actions and meaningful, equitable engagement, UNICEF USA launched the Child Friendly Cities Initiative in the United States . Houston, TX; Minneapolis, MN; Prince George’s County, MD; Decatur, GA; Boulder, CO and Alton, IL have partnered with…, List of child friendly cities in the USA, 2 recognized Child Friendly Cities, Houston, Texas Minneapo...