Sentences with phrase «about child poverty»

Policy debates about child poverty and welfare reform, which once focused almost exclusively on single mothers and their children, have in recent years begun to train the spotlight on fathers.

The Florida Project is a world first: an uplifting comedy about child poverty, the US housing crisis and the crumbling American Dream.

To read about child poverty or to support the campaign visit the End Child Poverty website.

At least Anas Sarwar (Lab, promising but a little limp) mentions it before asking a question about child poverty.

If the government truly cared about child poverty and social mobility then it would not be stripping away the protections that ought to be our children's birth - right.

So the reason the department doesn't want to say very much about the child poverty figure is because Universal Credit had a very distinct effect on child poverty.

There is an airy unconcern here, a lack of empathy with ordinary Canadians, that runs so deep in the soul of this government that, in the midst of the holiday season, a Minister of the Crown can snicker about child poverty and evidently be surprised that an outcry erupted.

Not exact matches

When we pursue real understanding, we can progress beyond knowledge about an issue like child hunger or poverty to being moved to address the core issues that result in so many children not having a home or bed or even a toy to call their own, who wake up or go to sleep hungry, insecure or fearing for their own safety.

But can we say the same about parents who raise children at this poverty level of consumption?

They quickly pointed out the faults in Clark's boasts about her gender equitable government, which cut essential services women need: child care, family and poverty legal services, education, healthcare, the list goes on.

«This speech totally neglects a crucial issue that all Albertans are concerned about: the 84,000 children in this province living in poverty.

«All our talk about peace and the weapons of the spirit is meaningless unless we try in every way to embrace voluntary poverty and not work in any position, any job that contributes to war... We must give up our place in this world, sacrifice children, family... And we will be considered fools for Christ.»

Speaking in abstract terms about blank, amorphous «innocent lives» keeps us from confronting the reality that if most of these children are born at or near the poverty line, then the lives we are saving are more likely to be troubled ones, and if nothing changes, those lives will get caught in vicious cycles powered by poverty and systemic racism.

It's about seriously addressing the problem of income inequality in this country so that no woman has to choose between getting an abortion or raising her child in poverty.

In 1700s England, it was generally agreed that something must be done about children's poverty and ignorance.

The matter of what happened on the night in question in the city of David when there was no room in the inn is not really about anything — unless there is something more to this child than a birth in poverty into an indifferent world.

I may be mistaken about the voting, but he certainly cares more for zygotes than he does for pregnant women or for the unwanted children who may be born with a devastating birth defects, or in extreme poverty, violence or ill - health.

As passionate as I was about social justice and alleviating poverty, child sponsorship struck me as an old - fashioned model for giving in which a few select children essentially walked through a breadline to receive meals, schools supplies, and medical attention from far - away white «saviors» whose first - world guilt was eased by letters ensuring that their contributions made a difference.

The question led him to create the Harlem Children's Zone, a ninety - seven - block laboratory in central Harlem where he is testing new and sometimes controversial ideas about poverty in America.

Samantha Vermillion wants to teach her children about reconciliation, justice and poverty.

The daily news can make issues like poverty and the environment seem overwhelming, yet by focusing on issues in ways that make sense to children, parents can raise socially conscious kids who care about the world beyond themselves.

A lot of what we think we know about the effect of poverty on a child's development is just plain wrong.

Your book is mostly about children who grow up in poverty.

«I think there are several implications about thinking of self - regulation in this way and fostering child development — particularly for families in poverty,» said Blair, «and [about] the idea that maternal sensitivity and parenting behavior is changeable» (Blair et al., 2011).

So it's important to sort through your attitudes about poverty and look for opportunities to be open with your child about how you choose to deal with the issue.

Paul Tough writes about education, parenting, poverty, and politics for various publications in the U.S.. His book How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character, was translated into 27 languages and spent more than a year on the New York Times best - seller list.

In FatherWorld, Dr Patrice Engle, who leads the UN's fatherhood programmes, describes how UNICEF has recently created new projects in dozens of countries to support fatherhood because of the latest evidence about its impact on child poverty, breastfeeding and education.

PT: There are 15 million American children in poverty and about half of those — about seven million — are in what economists call «deep poverty,» meaning their families are not only below the poverty line, they make below less than half of the poverty line, which is about $ 12,000 for a family of four.

Neighborhood poverty is likely to make a mother more fearful about letting her children play outdoors, according to a new study by sociologists at Rice University and Stanford University.

I think teaching children food literacy (especially how what we eat is connected to so many things we all care about, including the environment, health and poverty) is one of the most important things we can do as parents and educators.

straightforward writing made this book about the effects of poverty (and the many issues that accompany it) on the spectrum of children's education really digestable and extremely compelling.

He is most worried about the barriers that block children born into poverty, but he also examines the problems unique to privileged children.

A regular contributor to The New York Times Magazine, Tough has written extensively about education, child development and poverty.

For example, we did a whole issue about class of our quarterly magazine, and its been a central theme of our work on child poverty, inequality, taxation, solidarity.

Child poverty isn't just about welfare.

An informed voice — we try to bring about positive change for children and families in poverty and ensure the needs and entitlements of children and families are voiced and heard

«The child poverty figures you are talking about are hugely influenced by the fall in work allowances.

«Overall we have considerable reservations about the proposals, both in terms of their potentially negative impacts, and their potential to improve the situation of lone parents and their families, and to reduce child poverty,» said Sir Richard Tilt, head of the committee.

Earlier this year the NASUWT released the findings of a survey of almost 2,500 teachers about their experiences of financial hardship and poverty among the children they teach.

DB: «The 50 councils worst affected by government cuts will face a reduction of # 160 per head on average, despite the fact that about a third of their children already live in poverty.»

In 2011, Thornberry challenged David Cameron over his false claims about wages at Islington Council, [39] campaigning against government measures which Thornberry claims have exacerbated child poverty in Islington, [40] and answering over 1,000 enquiries a month from constituents.

We asked Higgins about his concerns for the future of education, especially for children living in poverty that attend Buffalo Public Schools.

She says she wants to combat child poverty, has pledged to campaign against government plans to limit future child tax credit to two children and to bring about a childcare and digital «revolution».

If we are serious about hitting the 2002 child poverty target, and we reject means - testing, what does that mean for child benefit?

«Everything Britain stands for - hard work, independence of spirit, savings and compassion for children - is about to be undermined by George Osborne's tax credit cuts that will plunge almost another million families into poverty.»

I have been thinking about it a great deal recently as I read article after article about the problem of income inequality and the thousands of children in our community who are living in poverty.

In Kano state alone, Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje gave an official figure that there are about three million out of school children roaming the streets of the state as almajiri - pupils of Quranic schools forced by poverty and parental deprivation into begging.

Kicking off the discussions, Matthew Sowemimo spoke with great conviction about the importance of tackling child poverty in a far more ambitious way than Labour have done.

The Child Poverty Action Group was happy about an announcement on free school meals.

«The prime minister spoke about injustice on entering Downing Street, but there is no greater burning injustice than children being forced into poverty as a result of government policy,» said the Child Poverty Action Group's chief executive, Alison Gpoverty as a result of government policy,» said the Child Poverty Action Group's chief executive, Alison GPoverty Action Group's chief executive, Alison Garnham.