Childhood Poverty
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The Problem of Poverty
More than 46 million Americans live below the official poverty line—which is now approximately $22,314 for a family of four—and 16.4 million children are poor in this country.
What does it take to get out of poverty?
Half In Ten's "Restoring Shared Prosperity: Strategies to Cut Poverty and Expand Economic Growth"
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Latest News
Media Advisory for Congressional Out of Poverty Caucus Press Call on Unemployment, the Ryan Budget, and Increasing Poverty Rates
May 1, 2012
Press Release
Barbara Lee Introduces Legislation to Cut Poverty in Half in Ten Years
Nov 3, 2011
Press Release
Congresswoman Barbara Lee introduced legislation to help create pathways out of poverty and realize the goal of cutting poverty in half in a decade.
