Sentences with phrase «reducing child poverty rates»

Studies suggest that reforms or policies that reduce family unemployment in combination with progressive tax and benefit systems may be effective in reducing child poverty rates.64 Based on the findings from the current study, and many others, it is likely that reducing the number of children exposed to poverty will also have positive public health effects.

For single parents and for couple families who want a second earned income, this is the most effective way of reducing child poverty rates.

At the time, with just over 10 of Connecticut's children living in poverty, the state pledged to reduce the child poverty rate to 5 % by 2014.

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Other powerful claims put forward in those years were that legalized abortion would eliminate child poverty, reduce illegitimacy rates, and help to end child abuse («Every child a wanted child,» ran the slogan).

By the time W finished his second term, I had graduated from college, come to terms with the fact that the criminalization of abortion is highly unlikely no matter the party in power, expanded my definition of «pro-life» to include Iraqi children and prisoners of war, and experienced first - hand some of the major problems with America's healthcare system, which along with poverty and education issues, contributes to the troubling abortion rate in the U.S. I remained pro-life idealistically, but for the first time, voted for a pro-choice president, hoping that the reforms I wanted to see in the healthcare, the economy, immigration, education, and for the socioeconomically disadvantaged would function pragmatically to reduce abortions.

By contrast, government action in America reduces child poverty by a mere 2 percent, from 22 to 20 percent — which is still the highest rate of all the rich nations.

It would reduce subsequent adult poverty rates by 6.8 percentage points for poor children and zero for non-poor children.

Or we could go Finland's route and reduce it to below 5 %, a quarter of the US child poverty rate.

In remarks entitled «Race, Poverty, Power and Politics in our Education System,» Juneau detailed a trio of initiatives in her state to ensure that every child has an equal opportunity to a quality education, including raising high school graduation and reducing dropout rates and improving low - performing schools.

a) marriage rates have dropped in half in the last 50 years; yet cohabitating married couples, who have children after age 21, reduce their chances of poverty to under 5 %.

By providing young couples with the tools needed to build healthy, stable marriages, the Marriage Initiative would substantially reduce future rates of welfare dependence, child poverty, domestic violence, and other social ills.

Young children under age 6 are more likely than any other age group to be poor, with nearly one - quarter of children living in poverty and nearly half living in low - income families.2 Children are also the largest age cohort participating in public benefit programs such as SNAP, Medicaid, and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), and research shows that these programs that help families meet their basic needs are effective at lifting families like Kelly's out of poverty and promoting child well - being.3 When benefit programs such as nutrition assistance, Medicaid, and tax credits are taken into consideration, the child poverty rate in the United States is reduced bchildren under age 6 are more likely than any other age group to be poor, with nearly one - quarter of children living in poverty and nearly half living in low - income families.2 Children are also the largest age cohort participating in public benefit programs such as SNAP, Medicaid, and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), and research shows that these programs that help families meet their basic needs are effective at lifting families like Kelly's out of poverty and promoting child well - being.3 When benefit programs such as nutrition assistance, Medicaid, and tax credits are taken into consideration, the child poverty rate in the United States is reduced bchildren living in poverty and nearly half living in low - income families.2 Children are also the largest age cohort participating in public benefit programs such as SNAP, Medicaid, and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), and research shows that these programs that help families meet their basic needs are effective at lifting families like Kelly's out of poverty and promoting child well - being.3 When benefit programs such as nutrition assistance, Medicaid, and tax credits are taken into consideration, the child poverty rate in the United States is reduced bChildren are also the largest age cohort participating in public benefit programs such as SNAP, Medicaid, and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), and research shows that these programs that help families meet their basic needs are effective at lifting families like Kelly's out of poverty and promoting child well - being.3 When benefit programs such as nutrition assistance, Medicaid, and tax credits are taken into consideration, the child poverty rate in the United States is reduced by half.4