More than 9 million children — about 13% — are living in poverty in the U.S., according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
At the height of the recession in 2012, nearly one in four American children were living in poverty. Today, five years after America went through the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, ...
St. Louis is a poor city. Its school district serves a higher share of children living in poverty than 95% of communities nationwide. Decades of research has shown that growing up in poverty hurts ...
What do twenty pounds of bricks feel like? Would it be easier to carry them on your back or your head? At what age would a child be allowed to work in a brickyard? For second-grader Emily Salibian, ...
The number of children in poverty rose by 979,000 from 2022 to 2023, Census Bureau data shows. The rise in child poverty comes as families still grapple with life without an enhanced child tax credit.
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Child poverty is a 'crisis that cannot be ignored'
Public health officials have issued an "urgent call" to tackle child poverty in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. The 2025 director of public health annual report said 27,000 babies, children and ...
The Phoenix case arose after extreme dietary beliefs, medical neglect and prolonged malnutrition collided with poverty and ...
Low-income children and families would be among the groups hit hardest by Republicans' One Big Beautiful Bill Act. While the bill would be a boon to wealthy Americans, it would scale back resources ...
Out of 97,132 children with cancer, 12.63% at the time diagnosis lived in neighborhoods that had high rates of poverty for the previous 30 years. These children faced a 26% and 15% higher risk for ...
Sitting at a blueberry blue table in a Head Start classroom in Pullman, Mich., about an hour south of Grand Rapids, preschool teacher Julie Beck helps a little girl draw a rainbow with crayons. Nearby ...
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Report: One in five children in TN still lives in poverty
Tennessee's new "State of the Child" report showed some progress in 2025 but highlighted barriers faced by children in the state. The Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth's report examined ...
Outlawing child poverty in Australia might be a massive challenge, but you get the impression that Tassie Mums CEO Clair ...
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