Huge increase in U.S. kids living in poverty: study

[midnight]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Years of economic setbacks have taken their toll on the nation’s youngest residents, with another 1.6 million children living in high-poverty neighborhoods, according to one study that shows nearly 8 million children residing in poor areas in 2010.

In 2000, 6.3 million children lived in high poverty in the United States, a report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation found.

The growth – a 25 percent increase – reverses the trend just a decade ago that saw fewer children living in communities with high poverty rates, according to the nonprofit group.



And three-quarters of those children live in such areas despite having at least one parent working, the study showed.http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/02/23/huge-increas-in-poverty-rate-for-u-s-kids-study/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheRawStory+%28The+Raw+Story%29

[abq e streeter]

1. Great news for Newt--Millions of little school janitors ready for exploitation

er..I mean, for a wonderful opportunity to learn the value of work.

[MrTriumph]

2. Does the WH care about poor kids or Wall Street?

x

[midnight]

4. I just read that Washington is ok spending 11.4 billion

for Homeland security...

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/02/23/secret-documents-reveal-dhs-lied-about-tracking-social-media/


I can't even fathom how many children that would help.... Last year congress took away food share money that goes to families in need and gave part of the families share to the schools....

[Doctor_J]

3. Shhh! DJIA hit 13K.

And commies like you are not allowed to distract anyone from that