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Child poverty needs to be high priority

How many of us, in the recent municipal elections in Alberta and Ontario, grilled candidates about child poverty? How many debates were organized on child poverty? How many people, instead, asked their candidates about property taxes and [...]

Posted On : Nov, 11 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

Child poverty will not rise thanks to £2bn tax credits rise

The Chancellor said he was confident that no more families would fall below the breadline despite the rise in VAT and removal of several benefits for those with children. In the final announcement of his Budget speech, he said the Govern [...]

Posted On : Jun, 23 2010 | Comments : 0

Child poverty targets could be lost as government ponders be...

THE government was accused of trying to abandon targets on child poverty last night, after proposals to slash benefits were revealed.Labour MP Frank Field – brought in to look at welfare and benefits by the Conservative/Liberal Dem [...]

Posted On : Jun, 12 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

Childhood poverty increases in state

The state's highest concentration of children living in poverty reside in Southern Colorado. According to the 2010 Kids Count study released Tuesday by the Colorado Children's Campaign, a swath of childhood poverty cuts from the [...]

Posted On : Apr, 14 2010 | Comments : 0

Poverty separates child from parents

Poverty compelled parents to leave a year and half old female child in the local hospital of Karachi that was taken to Edhi Center. "We received the report that in Sindh government hospital situated in Korangi no: 5, a year and [...]

Posted On : Apr, 12 2010 | Comments : 0

Haiti earthquake a chance to boost child protection

The Haiti earthquake offers an opportunity to improve the protection of children in a country where they have been routinely abandoned, trafficked and exploited, a senior United Nations official said this week. Susan Bissell, head of chi [...]

Posted On : Apr, 03 2010 | Comments : 0

CHILD POVERTY - Tough times mean more clients looking for se...

It's a telling sign of the times when past donors call up the Burnaby Christmas Bureau asking to become clients. That's just what happened with several families last Christmas, said Stephen D'Souza, executive director of Burn [...]

Posted On : Mar, 11 2010 | Comments : 0

Poverty in childhood can shape neurobiology - study

Living in poverty can shape the neurobiology of a developing child "in powerful ways", affecting children's behavior, health and how well they do later in life, a study presented here Sunday shows. US researchers found [...]

Posted On : Feb, 22 2010 | Comments : 0

Child Poverty in Southern Illinois

MARION-Becky Yates lost her job in November. Shortly after that, she and her two daughters lost their home. That's when they moved to the Lighthouse Shelter in Marion. "You lose friends over stuff like this. With me not having a [...]