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We Know We Can Cut Child Poverty in Half, So Why Aren’t We?

| September 10, 2019 |

Today, the U.S. Census Bureau released its annual national data on poverty in America and it paints the picture that we know all too


Alarming 2018 Census data spurs new call for national poverty targets

| September 10, 2019 |

CONTACT: Michele Kayal, MicheleK@firstfocus.org, call/text: 703-919-8778 WASHINGTON — Data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau illustrates the failure of our government to lead


This is the Week to Make Children’s Lives Great

| April 25, 2017 |

It’s shaping up to be an action-packed week in Washington, DC as the White House scrambles with Congressional leaders to pass a signature piece


Missing the Forest for the Trees

| October 11, 2016 |

This was originally published at NCchild.org. Most news coverage of the recently released poverty data from the American Community Survey (ACS) has spun the data as


New Census Data Portrays Need for U.S. Child Poverty Action Group

| September 13, 2016 |

New Census data released today shows despite some progress from last year, 14.5 million children in the U.S., nearly one in five, continue to


Six reasons why children benefit from a minimum wage increase

| July 20, 2016 |

Children, unable to care for themselves, rely on their parents to provide basic necessities and to invest in their future. It is evident that