Sentences with phrase «children living in poverty grows»

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We know the statistics: that children who grow up without a father are five times more likely to live in poverty and commit crime, nine times more likely to drop out of school, and twenty times more likely to end up in prison.

Large portions of them grew up in single - parent homes themselves, lived in poverty, and attended failing schools as children.

Located in the Back Bay, Room to Grow accepts donations of clothing, books, toys, and other items appropriate for children under age 3 to provide to local families living in poverty.

And he provides us with new insights into how to improve the lives of children growing up in poverty.

This is partly due to the growing number of children living in poverty.

Almost two - thirds (62 per cent) of children growing up in poverty live in a household where at least one member works.3

And two thirds of the children growing up in poverty live in a household where someone works.

We are particularly concerned that if the government measures unemployment but doesn't report on the numbers of children living in families struggling to get by because they lack the money they need, we'll fail to deal with the growing problem of in - work poverty.

1.6 million children are now growing up in extreme poverty, sometimes missing out on hot meals, decent clothing and a warm home to live in.

These children include students who are homeless, living in poverty, do not speak English, have been diagnosed / misdiagnosed as learning disabled or grow up in isolated communities.

Our authors raise awareness of the growing number of children now living in poverty (22 percent in the United States) and examine what might be done to bridge the widening income achievement gap.

Excluded pupils are also four times more likely to grow up in poverty, twice as likely to be living in care, and seven times more likely to have a special educational need as other children, the report found.

Prosperity Threatened, our analysis of the latest Census Bureau data found that childhood poverty is endemic among California's fastest - growing demographic segment — Hispanics — with nearly one in three Hispanic children in California living at or below the poverty line.

One in 4 children experiences a mental health disorder annually, 73 and half of those who will have a mental health disorder at some point in their life will first be diagnosed at age 14 or younger.74 Furthermore, about half of all children will experience a traumatic event — such as the death of a parent, violence, or extreme poverty — before they reach adulthood.75 And as the opioid epidemic continues to grow, students are coming to school affected by a parent's addiction as well as the havoc and instability that it can wreak on family life.76 In addition, as students experience other issues — such as puberty; family matters, like divorce; and bullying — having supportive trained adults to talk to in school is critical for improving their well - being and attention to learninin 4 children experiences a mental health disorder annually, 73 and half of those who will have a mental health disorder at some point in their life will first be diagnosed at age 14 or younger.74 Furthermore, about half of all children will experience a traumatic event — such as the death of a parent, violence, or extreme poverty — before they reach adulthood.75 And as the opioid epidemic continues to grow, students are coming to school affected by a parent's addiction as well as the havoc and instability that it can wreak on family life.76 In addition, as students experience other issues — such as puberty; family matters, like divorce; and bullying — having supportive trained adults to talk to in school is critical for improving their well - being and attention to learninin their life will first be diagnosed at age 14 or younger.74 Furthermore, about half of all children will experience a traumatic event — such as the death of a parent, violence, or extreme poverty — before they reach adulthood.75 And as the opioid epidemic continues to grow, students are coming to school affected by a parent's addiction as well as the havoc and instability that it can wreak on family life.76 In addition, as students experience other issues — such as puberty; family matters, like divorce; and bullying — having supportive trained adults to talk to in school is critical for improving their well - being and attention to learninIn addition, as students experience other issues — such as puberty; family matters, like divorce; and bullying — having supportive trained adults to talk to in school is critical for improving their well - being and attention to learninin school is critical for improving their well - being and attention to learning.

And there is a growing understanding that it is not a school but society in general that is failing too many people who live in poverty, and that to dump all the blame on teachers who are working to help those children is not only unfair but counterproductive.

With 50 percent of the country's children living in poverty, they are forced to grow up in make - shift houses without running water or electricity.

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Lomborg, in the Wall Street Journal, states: «In a world in which malnourishment continues to claim at least 1.4 million children's lives each year, 1.2 billion people live in extreme poverty, and 2.6 billion lack clean drinking water and sanitation, this growing emphasis on climate aid is immoral.&raquin the Wall Street Journal, states: «In a world in which malnourishment continues to claim at least 1.4 million children's lives each year, 1.2 billion people live in extreme poverty, and 2.6 billion lack clean drinking water and sanitation, this growing emphasis on climate aid is immoral.&raquIn a world in which malnourishment continues to claim at least 1.4 million children's lives each year, 1.2 billion people live in extreme poverty, and 2.6 billion lack clean drinking water and sanitation, this growing emphasis on climate aid is immoral.&raquin which malnourishment continues to claim at least 1.4 million children's lives each year, 1.2 billion people live in extreme poverty, and 2.6 billion lack clean drinking water and sanitation, this growing emphasis on climate aid is immoral.&raquin extreme poverty, and 2.6 billion lack clean drinking water and sanitation, this growing emphasis on climate aid is immoral.»

Children living in poverty in America are at the risk of growing up with the negative impacts of such a situation buried into their brain tissue, a new study published in the JAMA Network has revealed.

For example, longitudinal studies show that growing up in poverty increases lifelong risk for various negative life events and negative health outcomes.12 - 14 Peer rejection and lack of friends are associated with the development of many disorders.15 - 17 Poor school performance in childhood is associated with poor outcomes in adulthood, such as unemployment.18 Witnessing community violence has been shown to be a mental health hazard for adults and children.19, 20 These major childhood adversities are not currently measured by the ACE scale.

Growing up in an environment that exposes young children to high levels of sustained stress, such as households experiencing poverty or violence, can impair vital early development and have a lasting effect throughout a child's life.

Developmental research has highlighted the importance of fathers for children's early academic success, and growing evidence suggests that children living in poverty may benefit the most from positive father involvement.