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We Know We Can Cut Child Poverty in Half, So Why Aren’t We?
Cara Baldari | 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
Michele Kayal | 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
Bruce Lesley, Campaign for Children | 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
NC Child, Rob Thompson | 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
Cara Baldari | 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
Olivia Tompkins | 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 …