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Over A Million British Children Mired In Poverty

The economic situation in Britain, which once ruled major parts of the world, is turning grim. Predictably it is the children who get hurt most. New research by Save the Children shows the number of children living in deepest poverty rem [...]

Posted On : Feb, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Half of S.C. children face poverty

Nearly half of the state's 1 million residents younger than 18 "lived in some officially measured degree of poverty" last year, according to a report issued Thursday. About half of all children qualified for Medicaid benefi [...]

Posted On : Feb, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

Black leaders regroup to address widening poverty among Afri...

Two decades ago, 22 black leaders gathered for a retreat on farmland in rural Tennessee once owned by writer Alex Haley. The reason for the gathering, which included historian John Hope Franklin and civil rights matriarch Dorothy Height, [...]

Posted On : Jan, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Numbers of children living in poverty on the increase

The number of children living in poverty and children suffering from abuse has risen since 2008. The official State of the Nation’s Children report showed how Ireland’s more vulnerable children were missing out on basic servi [...]

Posted On : Dec, 25 2010 | Comments : 0

Iowa’s children increasingly living in poverty, in need of e...

When placed side-by-side, two new reports on the status of Iowa’s young children make clear the continued need for programs that address early education needs, especially for those living in poverty. According to new annual f [...]

Posted On : Dec, 23 2010 | Comments : 0

Poverty among children rises in Bergen, Passaic

Poverty increased significantly for children in Bergen and Passaic counties over the last two years, according to figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau. The poverty rate for Passaic County children ages 5 to 17 in families jumped to [...]

Posted On : Dec, 10 2010 | Comments : 0

Teach children parenting to break poverty cycle, says MP

Their comments come after the Westminster poverty czar – Labour MP Frank Field – highlighted the need for schools to step in and provide instruction on bringing up happy, healthy children. Mr Field will propose to Westminster [...]

Posted On : Nov, 10 2010 | Comments : 0

One in three children in Wales live below poverty line

Researchers found one in three Welsh seven-year-olds live in a family with less than 60% of the UK's average household income But most youngsters are thought to be in excellent health with many friends. The assembly government said t [...]

Posted On : Oct, 15 2010 | Comments : 0

More Yuma County children living in poverty

The U.S. Census Bureau released a second wave of poverty statistics Tuesday, and the newest data for 2009 shows an increase in poverty for Yuma County families with children under the age of 5. The Yuma Sun previously reported that one i [...]

Posted On : Oct, 02 2010 | Comments : 0

Children in Poverty

It is possible to capture a glimpse into the future when we look into the faces of children. The environment in which children live is nurturing this world's future generations. Adults today have to ask themselves the question - is o [...]

Posted On : Sep, 24 2010 | Comments : 0

Children in Need - The True Cost of Poverty

Poverty has been defined as being "like a punishment for a crime you didn't commit." Millions of children in need around the world are being punished every day - and their only "crime" was being born into poverty. [...]

Posted On : May, 21 2010 | Comments : 0

Hymns, children's cries fill Haiti's night

The chanting and clapping, mainly by women, echo from hill to hill, street to street, as Haitians pray for their dead and ask God to spare them more suffering after an earthquake that has killed thousands and flattened much of the capital. [...]

Posted On : Jan, 16 2010 | Comments : 0

More children living in poverty

Amy Reese has witnessed firsthand the problem of children living in poverty. And lately, from what she sees at her facility, she says things have been getting worse. "It's increased definitely in the past six months," said Ms. Ree [...]

Posted On : Jul, 30 2009 | Comments : 0

Over 25,000 children died around the world

Over 25,000 children die every day around the world.That is equivalent to: 1 child dying every 3.5 seconds 17-18 children dying every minute A 2004 Asian Tsunami occurring almost every 1.5 weeks An Iraq-scale death toll every 16&ndas [...]