Oregon Public Broadcasting, by David Nogueras

A study released this week by the children’s advocacy group, First Focus estimates that by the end of the year 25,000 Oregon children will be living with a parent who’s been unemployed for six months or longer.  That’s a rise of more than 350 percent since 2007.

The study was done in conjunction with the Urban Institute.  It estimates current child poverty rates throughout the country.  The official data from the US census won’t come out until October. …Read more