Sentences with phrase «in deep poverty»

And many of the students lived in deep poverty with high rates of homelessness, child abuse reports and male unemployment.
Being in deep poverty does not mean that these churches were unable to pay their pastor, or were falling behind on their mortgage.
For example, 21 percent of parents in deep poverty reported frequent parenting stress compared to 15 percent of parents in poverty.
Children who live in deeper poverty (eg, free vs. reduced price lunch) have additional needs that may increase the cost of educating them.
Compared to other poor children, a higher percentage of young children in deep poverty suffer from obesity and elevated blood lead levels — a serious concern given their association with learning and behavior problems.
This chart shows the level of access in countries» poorest populations compared to citizens who are not in deep poverty.
There were several Macedonian churches in deep poverty, and the Corinthian church offered to help these other churches out financially (2 Cor 8:2).
Researchers found a higher percentage of young children in deep poverty compared to children in poverty had parents in poor or fair health or mental health, experienced frequent parenting stress, and perceived a lack of social support and security in their neighborhood.
When girls in deep poverty have to spend their days toting water or collecting firewood instead of going to school, that's a population problem in the end, as well as a simple, and avoidable, waste of human potential.
Please read the entire article and consider the trend against what has been learned by scholars like Joshua Goldstein and Steven Pinker about death rates from war and violence; declines in deep poverty as shown by Max Roser; and child mortality rates from the World Health Organization.
I asked Rob a question posed in comments here a couple of months ago by Steven Earl Salmony, a psychologist who is an impassioned champion of reining in population growth: Does the concept of the demographic transition, which takes societies from high birth and death rates in deep poverty to aging and stable populations as they advance, have the weight of scientific theory or is it far less established?
The good news that (happily) violated that norm and rippled in headlines this week came in a World Bank report showing a broad reduction in deep poverty and concluding that the great global recession did not increase poverty in the developing world.
The percentage of young children in deep poverty who have elevated lead levels is three times higher than the portion seen in poor children, and over 17 times higher than in non-poor children.
These lawmakers represent school districts that educate thousands of vulnerable children living in deep poverty.
Compared to other children in poverty, a lower percentage of children in deep poverty were judged by parents to be «flourishing,» a composite measure that reflects parents» view of the child's curiosity, resilience, affection, and positive mood.
When Paul says that these churches were facing affliction and were in deep poverty, he means that the people themselves could not afford food and clothing.
As a result, scores of millions of people have been born as U.S. citizens, with all the blessings consequent to that happenstance, who otherwise would have been living in deep poverty, under an exploitative government, subject every day to corrupt (and sometimes brutal) police, with no hope of social or economic betterment.
There are currently more than 15 million American children living below the poverty line, and almost 7 million of them are living in deep poverty, with family incomes of less than $ 12,000 a year for a family of four.
In response to a follow - up question from Gotham Gazette, Stringer's spokesperson said that the current city housing plan is not geared enough toward those in deeper poverty and with current subsidies favoring low - income households, those with extremely low - income or virtually no income face even more pressure, especially when the rezonings are taken into consideration, given that they can risk furthering the threats of displacement.
The study compared the well - being of children in deep poverty to children who are poor, but not in deep poverty, and to non-poor children.
Young children in deep poverty, whose family income is below 50 percent of the federal poverty line, fare even worse on health and development indicators than children in poverty, according to a study released by the National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health.
Her mother Rose Mary was creative, but also eccentric and immature, owning land in Texas worth millions (something they found out later) while they lived in deep poverty.
This anxiety might be found in any public school, but in a socioeconomically disadvantaged school like Paul Cuffee, with a population that includes 89 % racial minorities, 77 % students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, and 46 % from families living in deep poverty (with household incomes at less than half the federal poverty level), the stakes are exceptionally high when spending decisions are made.
A 2015 study found 46 % of injured workers with a permanent disability were living at or near the poverty line, with 9 % living in deep poverty.
All of them live in deep poverty and come from difficult and deprived home situations.
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