it is the largest annual increase in more than a decade
Alker, Joan and Alexandra Corcoran. 2020. “Children’s Uninsured Rate Rises by Largest Annual Jump in More Than a Decade,” p. 2. Washington, DC: Georgetown University [...]
Read Morejob and income losses for white people bounced back much more quickly than for Black or Hispanic people
Long, Heather, Andrew Van Dam, Alyssa Fowers, and Leslie Shapiro. 2020. “The covid-19 recession is the most unequal in modern U.S. history.” Washington Post, September [...]
Read Moreless than 7.5 percent of federal spending went towards children in FY2020
First Focus on Children. 2020. “Children’s Budget 2020,” p. 2. https://firstfocus.org/resources/report/childrensbudget2020.
Read MoreLess than half of children born into household and neighborhood poverty are ready for school at age five compared with 78 percent of their wealthier peers
Roos, Leslie, Elizabeth Wall-Wieler, and Janelle Boram Lee. 2019. “Poverty and Early Childhood Outcomes.” Pediatrics, 143(6): 5. https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/143/6/e20183426/tab-article-info.
Read Morelikelihood of homicide three times higher, suicide three to five times higher, and accidental death four times higher
Kellermann, Arthur, Frederick Rivara, Norman Rushforth, Joyce Banton, et all. 1993. “Gun Ownership as a Risk Factor for Homicide in the Home.” New England Journal of Medicine [...]
Read Morelinked to low birth weight and birth defects, physical and mental health problems, oral health problems, and poor educational outcomes
Food Research & Action Center (FRAC). 2017. “The Impact of Poverty, Food Insecurity, and Poor Nutrition on Health and Well-Being,” Figure 1. Washington, DC: FRAC. [...]
Read Morelived with at least one immigrant parent in 2018
Batalova, Jeanne, Brittany Blizzard, and Jessica Bolter. 2020. “Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United States,” Migration Policy Institute: Spotlight, February 14. https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/frequently-requested-statistics-immigrants-and-immigration-united-states#Children%20of%20Immigrants. Children of [...]
Read MoreMany child care providers—including those that have contributed their own funds and faced growing debt to ensure they have the resources they need to stay safe while caring for our children—continue to face economic destabilization and permanent closures
U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Education and Labor. Member Briefing: Child Care in Peril: How COVID-19 is Pushing this Essential Sector to the Brink of Collapse. [...]
Read Moremedian household income grew by 4.5 percent between 2018 and 2019 to $65,712, the highest level in history
U.S. Census Bureau. “2019 American Community Survey Statistics for Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Available for States and Local Areas.” News release, September 17, 2020. [...]
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