New report shows more children living in poverty than before the great

“A child’s chances of thriving depend not just on individual, familial and community characteristics, but also on the state in which she or he is born and raised”.

The report says poverty has also become more concentrated, and wide gaps remain in the living standards of many children of color compared to other children.

The report was based on the study of 16 different measures that explore economic well-being, family and community issues, education and health care.

For Ohio, the report highlights improvements in the categories of education and health, including more students graduating from high school on time, and fewer children without health insurance. “We really have a history of being innovators of policies and programs that support children and families to thrive”.

“I think the ultimate goal in what we see when these numbers come out is that nobody wants to hear a kid say that whey woke up and weren’t sure when they were going to get food that day”. “The poverty rate in Washington County is roughly 5 percent above what it is for the statewide average”.

Nearly 40% of African-American children live in poverty.

Laura Speer with the Annie E. Casey Foundation said many families have yet to benefit from post-recession economic recovery.

These outcomes in health and education are intertwined with poverty, said Lisa Kirchner, CEO of FamilyCorps in North Charleston, and contribute to South Carolina’s low place in the yearly ranking.

“If our kids aren’t succeeding then what’s going to happen to the future of our state and the future of our country”, says Carter. Businesses should implement more family-friendly policies, and a massive infrastructure fix campaign could create countless jobs.

“None of them is a magic bullet.

The Kids Count Data Book does report some grim news for Minnesota. Twelve percent of teens from Mississippi and Louisiana are neither in school nor working.

So how can we help our children?

For children in New England and the Midwest, life is pretty good.

McCarthy said there’s not much to make of one state beating another for a top spot. Overall, New England and the Upper Midwest had the lowest rates, while the Southeast and Southwest were highest.