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Two organizations release new state data. The National Women's Law Center released state-by-state fact sheets, which include information about income eligibility limits and reimbursement rates. The Annie E. Casey Foundation's KIDS COUNT Data Center has been updated to include poverty data...

From First Focus: A new report reveals that even temporary spells of poverty will have lifelong health implications for children as significant evidence was found linking poverty to poor child health. The synthesis, entitled The Effect of the Recession on Child Well-Being...

The latest population report by the U.S. Census Bureau looks at fertility and American women. Among the findings: The proportion of mothers with a recent birth who were in the labor force increased from 57 percent in 2006 to 61...

The poverty rate for Latino children in North Carolina has skyrocketed in the past decade--going from 28.3% in 2000 to 42.8% in 2009! North Carolina is one of three states highlighted in a new report, A Challenge to Our Nation:...

A new book by Annie Murphy Paul is generating lots of talk. The title pretty much tells the story: Origins: How the Nine Months Before Birth Shape the Rest of Our Lives. On September 30th, the Diane Rehm Show hosted the...

Since 1974, no age group has had a higher percentage of people living in poverty than children. New data released by the U.S. Census Bureau revealed increased child poverty rates in 46 states and the District of Columbia. Further, when...

This is one of the many conclusions of a new report by The Urban Institute, Infants of Depressed Mothers Living in Poverty: Opportunities to Identify and Serve. Key findings include: Eleven percent of infants living in poverty have a mother suffering from...