Sentences with phrase «by kids in poverty»

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Having firsthand experience with childhood poverty, I am primarily motivated by never wanting to put my kids in the same situation — and the job I left paid well and provided health insurance for my entire family.

We are outside the four walks and absolutely love living in the liberty of the Spirit... we get to serve kids at poverty level and have become good friends with them... it's refreshing to be accepted by them when rejected by the religious leaders in town for not going on Sunday to their building.

In response to DP94 suggesting people assist the police in dealing with criminals in their communities, you respond that Mrs Pof3 can't turn in her drug dealing husband because it's their only income followed by yet another reference to the cycle of poverty (and systemic rasism), thereby implying that these communities would be more helpful if only it didn't mean choosing between helping the police and letting their kids starvIn response to DP94 suggesting people assist the police in dealing with criminals in their communities, you respond that Mrs Pof3 can't turn in her drug dealing husband because it's their only income followed by yet another reference to the cycle of poverty (and systemic rasism), thereby implying that these communities would be more helpful if only it didn't mean choosing between helping the police and letting their kids starvin dealing with criminals in their communities, you respond that Mrs Pof3 can't turn in her drug dealing husband because it's their only income followed by yet another reference to the cycle of poverty (and systemic rasism), thereby implying that these communities would be more helpful if only it didn't mean choosing between helping the police and letting their kids starvin their communities, you respond that Mrs Pof3 can't turn in her drug dealing husband because it's their only income followed by yet another reference to the cycle of poverty (and systemic rasism), thereby implying that these communities would be more helpful if only it didn't mean choosing between helping the police and letting their kids starvin her drug dealing husband because it's their only income followed by yet another reference to the cycle of poverty (and systemic rasism), thereby implying that these communities would be more helpful if only it didn't mean choosing between helping the police and letting their kids starve.

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.

But there may be powerful health benefits, too, particularly for kids living in neighborhoods blighted by poverty and crime.

there were 3 groups in that 1967 study (btw 68 kids divided into 3 groups, by no means a big study), all kids were born in poverty, so these kids couldn't represent whole population.

Science journalist Paul Tough first became fascinated by how kids in poverty overcome hardship when he met Geoffrey Canada, the charismatic founder of the Harlem Children's Zone, which provided comprehensive support for the disadvantaged, low - income kids in central Harlem.

My hope is instead by giving more precise, evidence - based strategies for kids growing up in poverty, it's going to move this discussion to another, more productive level.

A couple of years ago, the Palatine Park District became involved with the organization, which recycles playground equipment and rebuilds playgrounds in countries where kids are affected by poverty, war, illness and natural disasters.

Geoffrey Canada is a teacher who came up against the most - difficult - to - educate group of kids a teacher can face: kids who grew up in poverty, with broken homes, surrounded by drugs and guns and alcohol.

Geoffrey Canada has an ambitious prescription to help poor urban kids in Harlem, first by ignoring vexing political and social question about the origins of the cycle of poverty.

I don't think it's acceptable that there are now four million kids living in poverty, and the IFS project that will increase by 50 % by 2020.

-- C - sections Save Kids and Moms in Tanzania [Blog Post] Although the first goal — extreme poverty — has indeed been halved since 1990, the world will not reach its 75 percent target on maternal mortality by the end of the year.

Here, little orphan Annie is living with a vaguely - abusive stepmother (played awfully by Cameron Diaz) in Harlem, which is portrayed here in a way that sidesteps the real life poverty of many of the real neighbourhoods because, hey, this is a kids film and we don't need to depress them about life.

Our basic assumption was that K12's model — which relied on parents or other caretakers doing most of the instruction — wouldn't be feasible for kids living in poverty, most of whom would need the custodial care offered by traditional public schools.

When districts react to OCR threats by choosing not to enforce their discipline codes in high - poverty, high - minority schools, it's the well behaving poor kids who suffer «disparate impact.»

«If your parents don't teach you — and most kids in poverty are not taught about money by their parents — then there literally is no one who is going to teach you about that.»

The National Reading Panel commissioned by Congress had concluded, based on an analysis of 52 randomized scientific studies, that effective reading programs, especially for kids living in poverty, require «systematic and explicit» instruction in phonics.

By facilitating quality basic school education to kids in Kenyan slums, we want to help them to lift themselves out of poverty and become active citizens.

I've made the case that high - performing, high - poverty schools can provide safety, stability, and hope to at - risk kids and their families and that these features have immeasurable value in distressed neighborhoods beset by myriad challenges.

Ninety percent of the kids in the Camden City School District are on free or reduced lunch, while it is almost surrounded by school districts with lower poverty rates.

Nevertheless to encourage choice, Trump's first budget if elected would include an additional $ 20 billion that will be raised by «reprioritizing existing federal dollars» to create a block grant that would be dedicated to «the 11 million school - aged kids living in absolute poverty.»

A deep belief in the potential of all kids and a commitment to do whatever it takes to expand the opportunities for students, often with a perspective informed by experience in low - income communities and an understanding of the systemic challenges of poverty and racism

Are you willing to have your wages frozen, your job stability lost, your chance to teach kids what they might love to learn about highly restricted, your worth determined by a test of children who may be English language learners or in poverty or who may not quite qualify for special education services but are close?

In addition, many kids are devastated by the effects of poverty and other obstacles in the way of learning that alter their rate of learninIn addition, many kids are devastated by the effects of poverty and other obstacles in the way of learning that alter their rate of learninin the way of learning that alter their rate of learning.

Especially in high - poverty elementary schools, we waste precious years by giving kids a steady diet of reading and math rather than building their knowledge of the world by immersing them in history, science, and the arts.

NDP: Cancel income splitting for families with kids under the age of 18 but keep it for seniors; eliminate the CEO stock option loophole that allows wealthy CEOs to avoid taxes on 50 % of income received from cashing in company stock (with proceeds invested into eliminating child poverty); increase investment in the Working Income Tax Benefit (WITB) by 15 % to further support working Canadians who live below the poverty line; introduce income averaging for artists.

More than a million Florida children live in families with incomes below the federal poverty — 25 % compared to 18 % in 2005, according to the 2014 Kids Count Data Book published by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.

TRENTON — After five consecutive years of rising child poverty in New Jersey, the number of children living in low - income families dipped by about 2 percent in 2014, according to the latest Kids Count report released on Monday.

It's difficult to tell just how many Providence students rely on school food, but approximately 40 % of city children — that's 15,894 kids — under the age of 18 were living in poverty between 2010 and 2014, according to data compiled by Rhode Island Kids Cokids — under the age of 18 were living in poverty between 2010 and 2014, according to data compiled by Rhode Island Kids CoKids Count.

For the first time, Kids Count examined poverty levels in Newark by age group and found that five out of 10 children age 5 and under live in poverty.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI)-- Of the states in New England, Rhode Island has the highest rate of child poverty, according to a new report by Rhode Island KIDS COUNT, a leading child advocacy group.

Similarly, while Alabama often scores well below the national average on the overall Kids Count rankings and has a higher rate of overall poverty, its rankings rise when examined by different races and ethnicities — and the disparities (differences in overall scores for white non-Hispanic children and African - American non-Hispanic children or Hispanic children) are much smaller than many northern states.

Voices» 2010 KIDS COUNT Report Challenging Poverty: Supporting Families in Difficult Times highlights indicators of child poverty and family economic hardship in the state of Vermont to provide a context for the Vermont Child Poverty Council's recommendations to reduce the number of children living in poverty by 50 pPoverty: Supporting Families in Difficult Times highlights indicators of child poverty and family economic hardship in the state of Vermont to provide a context for the Vermont Child Poverty Council's recommendations to reduce the number of children living in poverty by 50 ppoverty and family economic hardship in the state of Vermont to provide a context for the Vermont Child Poverty Council's recommendations to reduce the number of children living in poverty by 50 pPoverty Council's recommendations to reduce the number of children living in poverty by 50 ppoverty by 50 percent.

Official Poverty Measure Fails to Provide an Accurate Assessment of Anti-Poverty Programs The Supplemental Poverty Measure Shows U.S. Child Poverty Rate Cut Nearly in Half by Safety Net Programs and Tax Policies MONTPELIER — The independent child advocacy organization Voices for Vermont's Children is highlighting the release of the new KIDS COUNT ® Data Snapshot, Measuring Access to Opportunity... Continue Reading

Child poverty rates in the U.S. are on the rise, but health and education trends are showing improvements — including teen pregnancy reaching a historic low, according to the annual KIDS COUNT Data Book by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.

Key socio - economic identifiers affecting Rhode Island's at risk children in poverty, as pinpointed by RI Kids Count, were children under the age of six, children of single parents, children of parents with decreased education and children whose parents worked part - time or were unemployed.