Children
| Publication | Category | Topic |
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| Hard Times Made Harder: Struggling Caregivers and Child Neglect Poverty is only one of many challenges tied to a report of child neglect. The analysis in this brief finds that neglected children whose caregivers struggle with substance abuse and mental health problems are at significant risk for out-of-home placement. Risk… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Child Care, Children, Health, Poverty |
| The Unequal Distribution of Child Poverty: Highest Rates among Young Blacks and Children of Single Mothers in Rural America Measuring by race, place, and family, this brief highlights poverty rates for two rural groups--young black children and children of single mothers--who each face rates around 50%.
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Vulnerable Families Research Program | Children, Poverty, Rural |
| Young Child Poverty in 2009: Rural Poverty Rate Jumps to Nearly 29 Percent in Second Year of Recession The U.S. Census Bureau's release of its American Community Survey data in September 2010 illustrated some expected changes in poverty rates in 2009, the second year of the Great Recession. For young children under age 6, living in poverty is especially difficult… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Children, Poverty, Rural |
| Understanding Very High Rates of Young Child Poverty in the South It is widely known that the South is home to some of the places with the highest rates of child poverty. To address the many challenges poor families face there, policy makers and community leaders need to understand the complex factors that converge in this region… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Children, Family, Poverty |
| Over 3 Million Low-Income Children in Rural Areas Face Cut in Child Tax Credit if Recovery Act Improvement Expires According to this new research, at the end of 2010, the Child Tax Credit improvements that were included in the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will expire if Congress does not extend them. If this happens, low-income working families across America will… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Children, Poverty, Rural, Safety Net, Tax |
| Out-of-Home Care by State and Place: Higher Placement Rates for Children in Some Remote Rural Places This fact sheet examines out-of-home placement rates for children removed from their homes because of abuse or neglect. The data finds that children in remote rural areas have overall higher rates of out-of-home placements. It also provides data on placement rates by… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Children, Family, Health, Rural |
| The Changing Faces of America's Children and Youth The U.S. Census Bureau estimates indicate that between July 2008 and July 2009, 48.6 percent of the 4 million children born in the United States were minorities. In contrast, nearly 60 percent of the children born ten years ago were non-Hispanic white. This rapid… |
Demography, Vulnerable Families Research Program | Birth Rates, Children, Demography, Young Adults |
| Challenges in Serving Rural American Children through the Summer Food Service Program When the school year ends, many low-income children rely on the USDA's Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) to supplement their diet. But less than one-third of SFSP sites are located in rural communities and rural children participate at a lower rate than those… |
Socioeconomic Indicators and Datasets, Vulnerable Families Research Program | Children, Food Assistance, Poverty, Rural, Safety Net |
| Rural Families with a Child Abuse Report are More Likely Headed by a Single Parent and Endure Economic and Family Stress This brief, which is based on data from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being, finds that rural families who have been reported to Child Protective Services are more likely than urban families to have financial difficulties and high family stress, as… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Children, Family, Health, Rural |
| Federal Child Nutrition Programs are Important to Rural Households This brief, based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau, examines how rural families use four of the major federal child nutrition programs. It finds that 29 percent of rural families with children participate but that there are barriers to these nutrition programs,… |
Evaluation, Vulnerable Families Research Program | Children, Food Assistance, Poverty, Rural, Safety Net |
