The V.I. Police Department and the V.I. Office of Highway Safety will participate in National Youth Traffic Safety Month. (Shutterstock image)
Dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of safe driving habits among young drivers, the V.I. Police Department and the V.I. Office of Highway Safety are launching a comprehensive campaign this May to address key traffic safety issues, such as seatbelt usage, impaired driving, distracted driving, and speeding, as active participants in National Youth Traffic Safety Month.
Throughout the month of May, VIOHS will be implementing a series of initiatives aimed at
educating youth about the risks associated with unsafe behaviors on the road. The community can learn first-hand safe traffic behaviors at the D.C. Canegata Ballpark on St. Croix, during the V.I. Health Department’s EMS Pediatric Disaster Expo on May 11 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. Interactive demonstrations, educational materials, and resources that promote and support safe driving practices will be available, according to the press release.
VIOHS encourages all members of the community to join in supporting National Youth
Traffic Safety Month by setting strong examples, spreading awareness, and advocating for
safe driving practices among youth. Making the roadways roads safer for everyone to reduce crashes, injuries, & fatalities requires a community approach. Let’s all get home safely, the release stated.
“We are thrilled to participate in National Youth Traffic Safety Month and play a role in
educating young drivers about the importance of safe driving habits,” said VIOHS Director
Daphne O’Neal. “By raising awareness and providing educational resources, we hope to
empower youth to make informed decisions on the road and ultimately save lives.”
For more information and resources on safe driving, visit NHTSA’s Teen Driving webpage or
VIOHS website.
To request a traffic safety presentation, contact the Virgin Islands Office of
Highway Safety through Director Daphne O’Neal at daphne.oneal@vipd.vi.gov, Impaired
Driving Coordinator K’ Tonya Petrus at ktonya.petrus@vi.gov, or Occupant Protection
Coordinator Denise Gomes at denise.gomes@vipd.vi.gov or contact the office
via telephone at 340-473-7383 or 340-513-5291.
In 2023, 29 children died due to vehicular heatstroke. (Shutterstock image)
In response to a national call to action, the V.I. Police Department and the V.I. Office of Highway Safety are raising awareness about pediatric vehicular heatstroke.
Vehicular heatstroke is one of the leading causes of non-crash, vehicle-related death for children 14 and younger in the United States. Parents and caregivers who think child heatstroke deaths could “never” happen on their watch should think again. Tragically, “never” does happen, according to the press release.
Since 1998, when safety advocates first began tracking, vehicular heatstroke has killed more than 965 children. Each death was preventable:
More than half (52.6 percent) of these tragedies occur when a child is “forgotten” by a
parent or caregiver and left in a hot car. A busy parent or caregiver may
unintentionally forget that a quiet or sleeping child is in the back of the vehicle.
More than half (58 percent) of these heatstroke deaths occur at a home.
Nearly one-third of these tragedies occur with children under one year of age.
Internal vehicle temperatures rise quickly and become up to 50 degrees warmer than outside air temperatures. Even if it’s a cool day outside, a vehicle may still pose a threat to a child. A child’s body temperature increases three to five times faster than an adult’s, the press release stated.
In 2023, 29 children died due to vehicular heatstroke, a decrease from the 33 children who
died in 2022. The death rate has been lower in recent years. On average, 37 children die each year as a result of vehicular heatstroke. Although there have been no recent vehicular
heatstroke incidents in the territory, it is important to increase awareness to maintain zero
incidences, the release stated.
“We have to teach our children that the vehicle is not a playground and that playing in and
around the car is dangerous,” said VIOHS Director Daphne O’Neal. “On average, one child
dies from heatstroke every 10 days in the United States from being left in a car or crawling
into an unlocked vehicle. What is most tragic is that every single one of these deaths could
have been prevented.”
Cover art for the Virgin Islands’ 2023 Kids Count report illustrates the “clarion call” for attention to the territory’s children and youth. (Photo by David Berg of Blackwood Imaging)
St. Croix Foundation for Community Development’s (SCF) KIDS COUNT USVI Team hosted its first KIDS COUNT USVI Summit, April 16-17, on St. Croix at The Grange Event Center near Anna’s Hope.
Entitled “Answering the Call, We are the System and the Solution,” the event was held in partnership with the Office of the Governor, and it convened a carefully curated cohort of key stakeholders from the public, private and civic sectors who directly impact KIDS COUNT USVI. Despite the dismal trends reported in the 2023 KIDS COUNT USVI Data Book, the Foundation’s KIDS COUNT team believes that the size of the territory, and even our status, may represent untapped opportunities to do things differently: to make radical and rapid strides in the area of child well-being.
The ultimate goal of the Summit was to fulfill the KIDS COUNT USVI team’s pledge to activate the data published in the annual Data Book by creating a safe space for key stakeholders to cultivate relationships across sectors and, in turn, co-create new, cohesive systems of support for our territory’s children.
The summit was facilitated by internationally renowned systems-change expert and founder of ‘The Outside’ Tuesday Rivera. She has led numerous communities through the deliberative and collaborative process of co-designing new ways of “doing” and “being,” which lead to radical systems change. A session was also led by Dr. Ulcca Joshi Hansen, formerly of Grantmakers for Education and author of “The Future of Smart,” who offered a compelling perspective on the American educational system, calling for a human-centered approach that is adaptive to children’s needs and assets as social beings and is less linear and mechanistic than traditional methods.
From start to finish, the St. Croix Foundation’s KIDS COUNT team sought to demonstrate to summit participants that change doesn’t have to be legislated by policy. In truth, communities can spur radical system change through a single collective decision – made by just a few – to change their behavior. The summit also highlighted the issue of Spirituality as a critical component of child well-being with an inspirational “Grounding Ceremony” from Tahirah AbuBakr, a member of the St. Croix Council of Elders who challenged attendees to remember the central role that elders have played in ancestral societies relative to transferring wisdom, spirituality and historical cultural values to youth.
Laurence Blake, the KIDS COUNT USVI data researcher and designer said, “The summit ignited hope and purpose within our team. Witnessing stakeholders unite to address child well-being challenges was inspiring.
The 2024 KIDS COUNT USVI Summit intentionally made space for the collaboration necessary for systems change. Linda Stamper-Keularts, director of Advancement at Good Hope Country Day School, spoke on the outcomes of the Summit, stating, “Attending the KIDS COUNT Summit was an enlightening experience that truly underscored the importance of collaborative action in tackling the multifaceted challenges faced by our youth. The Summit brought together a diverse range of nonprofit organizations and GVI agencies from various sectors, fostering rich discussions, new relationships, and innovative solutions to address issues confronting our youth. Good Hope Country Day School is feeling empowered and motivated to continue to advocate for the well-being of our youth.”
In her framing remarks at the start of the Summit, Foundation CEO James outlined what she hoped attendees would walk away from the gathering having learned: That Everything is Connected to Everything is Connected to Everything!
An electronic copy of the 2023 KIDS COUNT USVI Data Book is available at https://stxfoundation.info/2023KIDSCOUNTUSVIDataBook
St. Croix Foundation CEO James said, “What the Foundation has come to learn, is that change, real sustained change, isn’t often an outgrowth of a comprehensive, well-framed strategic plan or policy agenda, but in some ways (in fact, in many ways), it’s electrified, very simply, by people fused in courageously cultivated relationships committed to solving big problems — not alone, not siloed, not solo, but together! Cultivating those relationships is the real challenge and an important, often undervalued, under-prioritized factor in systems change.”
An electronic copy of the 2023 KIDS COUNT USVI Data Book is available at https://stxfoundation.info/2023KIDSCOUNTUSVIDataBook. year-round programming, including KIDS COUNT USVI.
For more information about KIDS COUNT USVI or any resources at the 2024 KIDS COUNT Summit, please visit https://www.stxfoundation.org/kids-count-usvi/. Questions about KIDS COUNT USVI should be directed to President Deanna James of St. Croix Foundation at 773-9898 or DJames@stxfoundation.org
Helen Eurenie Valentine Page
Helen Eurenie Valentine Page was born in the village of Cottage, Dominica, on June 28, 1928, the third child of Maurice Valentine and Fedelia Lamothe Valentine.
She completed her primary schooling in Portsmouth, Dominica, and for a few years, lived with her aunt in Guadeloupe and attended school there until a tragedy at sea took the lives of her father and brother. She returned to Dominica to complete her schooling while helping her mother and sister Leontine farm and sell agricultural products from the family’s land.
Helen loved reading, art and design. She and her mother designed and made their own clothing using recycled cloth. Helen was small in size but big in heart. She had tremendous courage, a charming personality and was blessed with wisdom from experiences borne out of necessity.
Helen emigrated to Marigot, St. Martin, where she married Silvere Maxime Page. They moved to St. Thomas, V.I., and lived in Carenage, Hospital Ground and Tutu, where they raised their children.
Helen worked at various retail establishments on Main Street, St. Thomas. Not only did she raise her three children and two stepchildren, but she provided a home for nieces who emigrated from Dominica. She helped them get their educational start on St. Thomas before they moved to the mainland to further their education and pursue their careers.
For the last 50 years, the heart of Helen’s life has been her devotion and commitment to serving others in the name of Jesus Christ. She served many years as a Sunday School teacher and for decades as a founding member of the Prison Ministry of the St. Thomas Assembly of God.
Many persons who passed through her home and her classes, credit her with saving their lives– literally and spiritually — through her persistent service in spreading the Gospel and caring for others.
Helen is now resting in Jesus. She transitioned from this life into glory on March 22, 2024, at age 95.
She is survived by her daughters: Angela Belfon (Ronald), Mariane Page and Germaine Page; her sons: Richard Page and Anthony Page (Tosca); six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and a special niece, Marilyn Joseph.
Her memorial service will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, June 28, at the St. Thomas Assembly of God.
Funeral arrangements are by Turnbull’s Funeral Home and Crematory Services.
Remembrances and expressions of support for the family may be delivered online at www.turnbullsfuneralhomevi.com
Rosita A. Henry
Rosita A. Henry, the daughter of the late Evelyn A. and George C. Clarke, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family, on April 22, at the age of 75. (Sept. 3, 1948 – April 22, 2024)
Rosita was predeceased by her husband of 43 years, James A. Henry. Rosita was a native of St. Kitts, West Indies, and a resident of St. Thomas, USVI, for 15 years before relocating to Tampa, Fla., where she resided for 10 years and then made Winter Haven, Fla., her final home.
She had ten siblings: Irvin Clarke, Elroy Clarke, Samuel Clarke, Irma Clarke (all deceased), and surviving siblings are George Clarke, Aurora Francis, Gloria Cenac, Iona Henley and Janice Clarke. She had seven children: G. Leon Henry, Gavin Henry, Sandra Henry, Diane Henry-Straun, Shelmadeen Henry, Gerson Henry and J’alta Henry; 13 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.
Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral service at Alexander Funeral Home, 620 MLK Blvd. NE, Winter Haven, Fla., at 11 a.m., on Saturday, May 11. Interment will follow at Orange Hill Cemetery, Tampa, Fla.
Bruce Perry Sr.
Bruce Perry Sr. died on April 17.
Wilma Clarke Perry Wife
Zelda Clarke Wilma’s Daughter
Dennis Berkley Wilma’s Husband
Ivor Clarke Zelda’s Son
Patrick Clarke Wilma’s Son
Charles Clarke Wilma’s Son
Vince Perry Brother
Maria Tencza-Perry Sister In-Law
Erin Perry Knudsen Niece
Frank Knudsen Erin’s Husband
Andrew Knudsen Erin’s Son
Shannon Perry-Oswald Niece
Eric Oswald Shannon’s Husband
Keegan Oswald Shannon’s Son
Ann Marie Perry Shannon & Erin’s Mom
Nick Perry Son
Fannie Perry Daughter in-law married to Nick Perry
Kirsten Nevak Nick’s Daughter
Tyler Perry Nick & Fannie’s Son
Oscar Perry Son
Katelyn Perry Grandson
Bruce Perry JR Son
Simonetta Savoia Daughter in-law married to Bruce P JR
Kevin Perry Son
Shanna Perry Decossas Daughter
Gary Decossas Husband
Catherine Decossas Granddaughter
EJ “No Blink” Decossas Grandsons
Angelique Perry Daughter
Malia Perry Hayward Daughter
Alex Hayward Daughter-Malia’s
Regina Perry Bruce’s Sister
Debbie Regina’s daughter
Peter Ponzini Son in-law
William Major Reginia’s son
Douglas Major Grandsons
George Major Grandsons
Patricia Perry-Macomber Bruce Sister
Lance Macomber Patty’s Husband
Sarah Sobota Patty’s Daughter
Mark Sobota Husband
Lynette (Lynne) Macomber Patty’s Daughter
The viewing will be held from 4-6 p.m., Wednesday, May 8, at Turnbull’s Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., Thursday, May 9, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Interment will follow at Eastern Cemetery.
Funeral arrangements are by Turnbull’s Funeral Home and Crematory Services.
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Dr. Tai Hunte-Ceasar, chief medical officer of the V.I. Health Department provides details about the upcoming USVI Wellness Fair in June. (Screenshot from Government House live stream)
During Monday’s weekly Government House press briefing, officials announced an upcoming Wellness Fair that will offer numerous healthcare services to residents of the U.S. Virgin Islands. Medical care will be provided at no cost to individuals of all ages, insured or uninsured.
Gov. Albert Bryan Jr., and Dr. Tai Hunte-Ceasar, chief medical officer of the V.I. Health Department explained that the USVI Wellness Fair 2024, described online as the “V.I. Be Well” Wellness Fair, will be held from Saturday, June 1, through Sunday, June 9. USVI residents will have free access to medical treatments and evaluations, including dental and optometry services, pediatric physical exams, mental health assessments, and various health screenings and tests.
“Today, we are excited and proud to officially announce the USVI Wellness Fair 2024,” Hunte-Ceasar stated. “[The Fair] is being hosted by the V.I. Health Department in partnership with the Office of Governor Albert Bryan Jr., and with the support of the U.S. Department of Defense Innovative Readiness Training Program (IRT),” Hunte-Ceasar continued.
According to the IRT official website, “IRT is a Department of Defense military training opportunity, exclusive to the United States and its territories, that delivers joint training opportunities to increase deployment readiness. Simultaneously, IRT provides key services (health care, construction, transportation, and cybersecurity) with lasting benefits for our American communities.”
Medical missions “provide training opportunities to military units while providing incidental benefit to communities via no-cost healthcare. Services include optometry, health exams, dental, veterinary care, and public health education. Care is delivered by credentialed healthcare providers, and no one is turned away. These missions are typically conducted as fairs and may last for several days or weeks at a time to ensure maximum benefit during time spent in the community served,” the IRT website stated.
Healthcare workers from across the United States will be stationed on St. Thomas, St. Croix, and St. John to offer medical care during the event.
U.S. Air Force Maj. Mu Zhang, the officer in charge of the IRT’s 2024 medical mission to the U.S. Virgin Islands, joined Monday’s press briefing remotely to share additional information about the initiative.
“We have close to 300 healthcare professionals and support staff coming [to the USVI],” Zhang explained. “This includes 25 doctors, 20 dentists, 16 optometrists, and many, many nurses and technicians scheduled to be deployed across all three islands.”
Appointments are not required to visit a clinic for care, and residents will not be asked for any forms of identification or proof of health insurance.
“The USVI Wellness Fair will be [held] on a first-come, first-served basis,” Hunte-Ceasar said. “However, we will be allocating 20 appointment slots at 8 a.m. each day, specifically for the elderly and individuals with disabilities,” she continued. Registration for appointments held for older adults and persons with disabilities is encouraged and will become available online starting on May 20.
Wellness Fair Clinics Stationed across the USVI
The following locations and times of the clinics offering healthcare services are available on the Wellness Fair’s official website:
The Fair will be held from June 1 to June 9, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily at the Ivanna Eudora Kean High School gymnasium on St. Thomas and at the Educational Complex High School on St. Croix.
Pediatric services, such as pediatric physicals and vaccinations, will be provided by the V.I. Department of Health’s Maternal Child Health, or MCH Clinic.
The MCH on St. Thomas is located at the Elanco Building in Estate Contant. On St. Croix, the MCH Clinic will offer services at the University of the Virgin Islands Great Hall for the duration of the Wellness Fair.
On St. John, the MCH services will be available at the Morris F. deCastro Clinic at Cruz Bay.
Bryan expressed his enthusiasm in a statement posted on the Wellness Fair’s official website and during Monday’s press briefing.
“In terms of healthcare, this is huge for the Virgin Islands,” Bryan declared. “We’re going to make sure everything moves as smoothly as possible,” he added.
Locations offering healthcare during the USVI Wellness Fair 2024. (Photo courtesy USVI Wellness Fair official website)Community Updates
The governor provided additional community updates, including a reminder about Tuesday’s 2024 Spring Revenue Estimating Conference, hosted by the V.I. Office of Management and Budget.
Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. provides updates during a Government House weekly press briefing on Monday. (Screenshot from Government House live stream)
“This conference is an important exercise by our administration to provide insight into the economic forecast regarding our territories’ revenue outlook and projections that will impact the fiscal year 2025 executive budget,” Bryan said. Individuals can attend the conference online.
“You’ll see all the activity that we anticipate will happen in 2025 that makes revenue available to us to do the government’s work. Make sure you tune in,” Bryan noted.
The governor also provided an update on tax returns.
“I’m happy to announce that between the week leading up to Carnival and today, we have issued a total of more than $10 million to 3,500 tax filers who are due a refund, and who filed returns on or before April 21, 2022,” Bryan said. “The bulk of those refunds are to address 2021 tax year refunds. If you filed your taxes on time and are due a refund, look out for your refund if you have not already received it,” Bryan continued.
Throughout the information-packed conference, Bryan also expressed gratitude to residents across the USVI for a successful Carnival, congratulated students who will be graduating from schools across the territory, and wished mothers across the USVI a happy Mother’s Day on behalf of his administration.
Bryan also announced that he will be away from the territory from Monday, May 13, until Friday, May 19, to attend a National Governors Association meeting to discuss energy, resilience, and recovery efforts necessitated by the impacts of disasters in U.S. states and territories.
Police are looking for a 77-year-old St. Thomas woman who walked out of her one-bedroom apartment at the Lucinda Millin Home around 5 p.m., April 26 and has not returned, officials said Monday.
Euranie Lambert, 77, has been missing since April 26. (Photo courtesy VIPD)
Euranie Lambert, missing for a week and a half, is Caucasian, roughly 5 feet tall and 145 pounds, with short blond or salt-and-pepper hair, according to the Virgin Islands Police Department.
Staff at the Millin home confirmed Monday that Lambert had not returned and had no information about her whereabouts, or where she may have been headed.
Euranie Lambert walks with an unidentified man after she left her apartment at the Lucinda Millin home on St. Thomas. (Photo courtesy VIPD)
VIPD circulated a Silver Alert poster May 1 asking for help locating Lambert. The poster included photos of Lambert in a pink shirt and long dark trousers with an unidentified man. They also included a separate photo of the man but no information on who he was or what his connection to Lambert’s disappearance might be.
Police did not identify the man seen with Euranie Lambert or explain his potential link to her disappearance, if any. (Photo courtesy VIPD)
Police were also looking for a missing woman on St. Croix. Belinda Flannery, 54, is a 5-foot-2-inch, 130-pound Caucasian woman with brown hair and blue eyes who is known to frequent Chenay Bay and Shoys Beach. Police said she was last seen wearing a tank top, short pants with a bathing suit underneath, and slippers.
Belinda Flannery (Photo courtesy VIPD)
Police, who did not have further information on either disappearance Monday — including where and when Flannery was last seen — asked anyone with information about Lambert or Flannery to call 911, the department’s Major Crimes Unit at 340-642-8449, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
At first, animals mills including horses, oxen and mules were used to crush juice from sugarcane. Between 1768 and 1779, a windmill was built at Estate Whim to crush cane. However, the first steam engine eventually replaced it. (Photo by Olasee Davis)
Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett issued the following statement in full support of restoring Estate Whim, the oldest sugar plantation museum in the Virgin Islands, to its former glory:
“My office and I fully support the restoration of Estate Whim,” Congresswoman Plaskett said. “The Virgin Islands is home to several historic sites— Estate Whim being one of them. This site’s historical and cultural contributions span from the 18th century to the present day, documenting records that detail our ancestors’ diverse history, including artifacts, historic structures, traditional practices from across St. Croix, the Caribbean, Africa, Denmark and greater Europe.
This is the watch house at Estate Whim plantation. It was used as a lookout place in case of a fire in the sugarcane field. Other uses included where women fed babies and cared for them while their mothers worked in the cane field. (Photo by Olasee Davis)
“The National Trust for Historic Preservation recognized Estate Whim as an endangered site on their annual list of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places, highlighting the urgent need for preservation efforts at the Estate Whim Museum.
“We must come together to prevent the erasure of cultural landmarks. Estate Whim has been treasured by generations of families and researchers, and is critical to the identity as Virgin Islanders. I am committed to working with the St. Croix Landmarks Society to preserve our ancestors’ legacy and ensure a steady path towards full restoration.”
Edward Saldana, 37, of St. Croix, entered a guilty plea on April 23, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Emile Henderson III to a drug conspiracy charge, United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced Monday.
According to court documents, on January 23, 2023, Homeland Security Investigations received a phone call from an officer of Customs and Border Protection at the Henry E Rohlsen Airport on St, Croix. The officer relayed that two travelers were detained during the inspection process on suspicion of drug smuggling. Travelers Edward Saldana and Bianca Torres had presented themselves for inspection at the HERA attempting to board a Spirit Airlines flight to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. During inspection of Torres’ carry-on bag, X-rays revealed an anomaly. Further inspection revealed four kilograms of cocaine. Saldana’s bags were also inspected, and an additional four kilograms of cocaine were recovered. The investigation also revealed that Saldana had provided Torres with the cocaine earlier that day. Torres was to be paid $3,000 by Saldana for smuggling the cocaine to Florida.
Torres pleaded guilty on Feb. 12. Her sentencing is scheduled for June 12 and Saldana’s is scheduled for Aug. 22.
From start to finish, the St. Croix Foundation’s KIDS COUNT team sought to demonstrate to summit participants that change doesn’t have to be legislated by policy. In truth, communities can spur radical system change through a single collective decision – made by just a few – to change their behavior. The summit also highlighted the issue of Spirituality as a critical component of child well-being with an inspirational “Grounding Ceremony” from Tahirah AbuBakr, a member of the St. Croix Council of Elders who challenged attendees to remember the central role that elders have played in ancestral societies relative to transferring wisdom, spirituality and historical cultural values to youth.
Laurence Blake, the KIDS COUNT USVI data researcher and designer said, “The summit ignited hope and purpose within our team. Witnessing stakeholders unite to address child well-being challenges was inspiring.
The 2024 KIDS COUNT USVI Summit intentionally made space for the collaboration necessary for systems change. Linda Stamper-Keularts, director of Advancement at Good Hope Country Day School, spoke on the outcomes of the Summit, stating, “Attending the KIDS COUNT Summit was an enlightening experience that truly underscored the importance of collaborative action in tackling the multifaceted challenges faced by our youth. The Summit brought together a diverse range of nonprofit organizations and GVI agencies from various sectors, fostering rich discussions, new relationships, and innovative solutions to address issues confronting our youth. Good Hope Country Day School is feeling empowered and motivated to continue to advocate for the well-being of our youth.”
In her framing remarks at the start of the Summit, Foundation CEO James outlined what she hoped attendees would walk away from the gathering having learned: That Everything is Connected to Everything is Connected to Everything!
An electronic copy of the 2023 KIDS COUNT USVI Data Book is available at https://stxfoundation.info/2023KIDSCOUNTUSVIDataBook
St. Croix Foundation CEO James said, “What the Foundation has come to learn, is that change, real sustained change, isn’t often an outgrowth of a comprehensive, well-framed strategic plan or policy agenda, but in some ways (in fact, in many ways), it’s electrified, very simply, by people fused in courageously cultivated relationships committed to solving big problems — not alone, not siloed, not solo, but together! Cultivating those relationships is the real challenge and an important, often undervalued, under-prioritized factor in systems change.”
An electronic copy of the 2023 KIDS COUNT USVI Data Book is available at https://stxfoundation.info/2023KIDSCOUNTUSVIDataBook. year-round programming, including KIDS COUNT USVI.
For more information about KIDS COUNT USVI or any resources at the 2024 KIDS COUNT Summit, please visit https://www.stxfoundation.org/kids-count-usvi/. Questions about KIDS COUNT USVI should be directed to President Deanna James of St. Croix Foundation at 773-9898 or DJames@stxfoundation.org 
