The mission is to improve the quality of life for children through strategic research, public policy analysis, education, collaboration, and advocacy.

Having witnessed a need for policy changes in the area of human trafficking, Children At Risk has worked with public officials at the state capitol to strengthen the anti-trafficking laws in Texas since 2007.

In addition, Children At Risk has worked collaboratively with others to launch a broad educational and outreach campaign to combat human trafficking.

As a result, Texas law has: Children At Risk continues to research and draft legislation following recommendations from Shared Hope International.

The 80% threshold is useful as it allows school districts to utilize the "severe need" designation and receive a higher federal reimbursement rate per student meal.

This threshold also allows economies of scale to lower the per-meal cost provided to students, due to the higher volume of meal production and consumption.

Children At Risk has helped establish mental health and drug courts and attempted to reduce adult certifications and misdemeanor Class C ticketing.

Children At Risk drafted and advocated for a bill to increase the time for reviewing juveniles in order for the decision to try them as adults to be better informed.

Parenting Early Childhood Education Child Care Pre-Kindergarten Expanded Learning Opportunities Health Human Trafficking The Public Policy and Law Center (PPLC) was established in 2006 as an outgrowth of Children At Risk's longtime research and advocacy work and in response to the American Bar Association’s appeal to the private bar, "[to] get involved and use its legal expertise on behalf of Houston's children."

The Golf Classic is a four-person Florida scramble following lunch with on-course activities and an awards celebration with a dinner buffet and live auction immediately following the tournament.