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Report shows more Arkansas, U.S. children living in poverty

Children living in poverty in Arkansas was 14.5% in the 2022-2024 period, up from 8.9% between 2019-2021, according to a new ...

Child poverty is a 'crisis that cannot be ignored'

Uncomfortable truth' The report said people experienced poverty when they did not have enough money or resources to meet ...
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Report: Arkansas child poverty hits 14%, above national average

Child poverty in Arkansas increased to 14% between 2022 and 2024, according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s KIDS COUNT ...

Edsource: Child Poverty Rate Nearly Triples In California, Report Finds

The child poverty rate in California nearly tripled from 2021 to 2024 -- 7.5% to 18.6% -- and is now the fourth highest in ...
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Missouri and Kansas have fewer kids living in poverty, but more are struggling in school

The latest Kids Count report shows fewer children in Missouri and Kansas lived in poverty in 2023 compared to pre-pandemic years, but many are still struggling to rebound from reading and math ...

Irish grandmother fills 1,000 shoebox gifts for children living in poverty

Team Hope has so far delivered 2.8 million shoebox gifts packed by Irish families for children in Africa and eastern Europe – ...

Cities could dramatically cut childhood poverty with new tax credits, research finds

Child tax credits are becoming more popular across the country, with more than a dozen states offering them as financial ...
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What children in poverty could lose from the 'Big Beautiful Bill'

Low-income children and families would be among the groups hit hardest by Republicans' One Big Beautiful Bill Act. While the bill would be a boon to wealthy Americans, it would scale back resources ...