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Leadership/SBLCSouthern Business Leadership Council Formed to Address Issues Affecting Low-Income Children and Families in the South Because southern states lead the nation with high rates of child poverty, uninsured children and infant deaths and disabilities, leaders from across the South announced the formation of the Southern Business Leadership Council (SBLC) at a news conference in Atlanta, Georgia, on August 9, 2002. Under the guidance of the Southern Institute on Children and Families, the SBLC will work across the Southern Region to address societal issues that impact productive and stable employment of lower income individuals and to support efforts to achieve greater opportunities for child development. We are working to achieve bold action beneficial to families, employers and communities as a whole. We believe the participation of business leaders elevates the goal of improving the well-being of children and establishes a connection to the strategic growth and development of the southern region.
The Southern Institute released the Chartbook of Major Indicators: Conditions Placing Children in the South At Risk, which uses leading economic, health, child care and education indicators to compare the health and well-being of children in the South to that of children across the United States. For more information about SBLC call the Southern Institute at 803.779.2607.
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