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Discouraging News on Child Poverty

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

From the Children’s Defense Fund (http://www.childrensdefense.org):   By Marian Wright Edelman   Thirteen-year-old Brittanie Potter and her 12-year-old sister Sydney held a bake sale and garage sale at their Marion, Ohio home this summer with a simple goal in mind: … Continue reading →

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For Record Number of Americans, Recession Is Far From Over

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org):   National poverty rate hit 15.1% last year, the highest level since 1993   As the recession took its toll last year, more Americans fell into poverty, saw their incomes decline and … Continue reading →

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Kids Count: Tallying the High Costs of the Economy for Children

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

From the Children’s Defense Fund (http://www.childrensdefense.org):   By Marian Wright Edelman    “I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality and … Continue reading →

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“Held Captive”: Child Poverty in America

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

From the Children’s Defense Fund (http://www.childrensdefense.org):   By Marion Wright Edelman   My father told me I could do and be anything I wanted to be if I dreamed and worked hard enough for it. I took these words to … Continue reading →

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Marion Wright Edelman’s Christmas Message for Children

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

A little past the season, but I thought it should be shared…   From the Children’s Defense Fund (http://www.childrensdefense.org):   At this time of year I often think of the powerful lessons in a pair of Christmas Eve sermons given … Continue reading →

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Report: One in Ten PA Children Lives With an Unemployed Parent

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Sandy Strauss

From Public News Service-PA (http://www.publicnewsservice.org):   December 16, 2010 HARRISBURG, Pa. – One child in ten in Pennsylvania lives with an adult who doesn’t have a job, and that situation carries with it a host of life-changing issues, according to … Continue reading →

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Opinion: Can We Afford to Ignore Rising Child Poverty?

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Sandy Strauss

Rachel Black and Reid Cramer http://www.aolnews.com/opinion/article/opinion-can-we-afford-to-ignore-rising-child-poverty/19676290   (Oct. 19) — The official arbiters have spoken: The Great Recession ended in the middle of last year. Unfortunately, this decree seems a bit hollow as new evidence of pervasive hardship continues to … Continue reading →

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Now Available: Child Poverty Rates and Rankings by State, City Level and Congressional District

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Sandy Strauss

From the Children’s Defense Fund (http://www.childrensdefense.org):   The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s KIDS COUNT Data Center (http://datacenter.kidscount.org/) has been updated to include poverty data from the 2009 American Community Survey (ACS) that was just released. The Data Center for the … Continue reading →

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Help Needed Now for Growing Number of Children in Poverty

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Sandy Strauss

From Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org):   At least one in four children was poor in nearly 190 counties in 39 states in 2009, a time of severe recession. In 33 counties in 17 states, at least one in three children … Continue reading →

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NCC Joins Interfaith Partners in Response to New Poverty Data

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Sandy Strauss

See www.ncccusa.org/news/100922povertyfaith.html By Jordan Blevins   September 22, 2010 — On Thursday, September 16, the United States Census Bureau released their most up to date poverty and health care information. The numbers were startling, as the portion of people living … Continue reading →

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