Sentences with phrase «when families in poverty»

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Let's allow ourselves to be challenged by this: When Jesus talked about poverty, He talked about it in relational terms: the broken - hearted, the captives, the spiritually oppressed, those without family or safety net (Isaiah 61).

On the other hand, even when leaders are committed to seeking social justice, they have not been able to sustain a legitimate critique of poverty and injustice in America because the family ideals of the American Dream continue to be linked to democratic values and economic stability.

The Pentecostal churches are also strategic in combating poverty when they motivate members, especially men, to give up alcoholism and other vices for family life.

Two out of three families in poverty have at least one person on work, so my bill speaks to the challenges she spoke about when she became prime minister.

Child poverty reduced dramatically between 1998/9 -2010 / 12 when 1.1 million children were lifted out of poverty (BHC).9 This reduction is credited in large part to measures that increased the levels of lone parents working, as well as real and often significant increases in the level of benefits paid to families with children.

«At a time when there are over 3.7 million children in the UK living in poverty, and families already hit hard by the Coalition Government's economic and social policies, it is scandalous that parents now face an additional, unacceptable tax on their children's learning.»

«It is a disgrace in our country that you can be working full time, earning the minimum wage, and still fall below the poverty line when you're trying to raise your family,» Hochul said.

Intervening on Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith in the Commons, his Labour shadow, Helen Goodman asked: «Could you explain to the House why cutting tax credits for large families is a fair thing to do when it will be concentrated... on families where children are living in poverty, on Roman Catholic families, on Catholics from other minorities.

«The funny thing is, particularly in the urban center, the problems that are facing Syracuse are the problems that I face back home in the Bronx when we talk about education, when we talk about poverty — trying to lift families out of poverty and improve the education system,» Heastie said Tuesday morning, after emerging from a closed - door meeting with Miner.

By 2003, when the national child poverty rate had fallen to 17.6 percent, approximately 54 percent of children of immigrants lived in families with incomes under twice the federal poverty level, compared to 36 percent of children of native - born parents.

Working with a barebones story — a destitute family suffers greatly when their horse refuses meals and labor — the Hungarian filmmaker is able to center in on the essence of poverty, bypassing condescending melodrama for the cold truth of hardship.

The drama follows a poverty - stricken young mother in Louisville, Kentucky who has to move when her house is condemned, forcing her to confront an abusive past in order to save her family.

It may seem super niche, and about extreme poverty in a tourist town, and the symmetry there, but it's actually a universal story about what a family is or can be when you don't necessarily know the grass is greener.

Dearing examined a ratio termed the «income - to - needs» of families below the poverty line and showed that when income increased (roughly $ 4,500 per year over three years), very young children performed better on tasks where they were asked to identify colors, shapes, and letters (skills considered important in school readiness).

Interdistrict choice would provide new potential options to a smaller share of families in poverty, compared to those at or above the poverty line, especially when the options are farther from home.

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.

To qualify for the Opportunity Scholarship Program, students must either receive benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or have a family earning no more than 185 percent of the federal poverty level when they enter the program ($ 43,568 for a family of four in 2013 — 2014).

When African Americans in Minnesota (as elsewhere) are significantly more likely than white students to be growing up in poverty, to be living in single - parent families, to be coming into school with all manner of disadvantages?

These days, it has become totally acceptable for education leaders to blame poverty for our nation's achievement gap; to in effect say that all those kids can't learn in school because they're hungry, their families are dysfunctional, they are so far behind when they start Kindergarten that there's just no catching up, etc..

When lawmakers first introduced the Opportunity Scholarship legislation back in April 2013, the intent was to provide $ 90 million over two years to students who reside in households with incomes of up to 300 percent of the federal poverty level — that's $ 70,650 for a family of four.

Although poverty impacts children and families in many ways, a major concern is a child's ability to learn when they come to school.

«Wisconsin's groundbreaking school choice programs have proven that when you give low - income families the opportunity to choose better schools for their children, those children are much more likely to succeed and break the cycle of poverty,» said Senator Johnson in press release.

When Finberg asked Deasy if he agreed that other factors, such as family wealth and poverty, influence the success or failure of a student, Deasy said, «I believe the statistics correlate, but I don't believe in causality (of poverty).»

In an era when more than 16 million children in the United States — 22 % of all children — live in families with incomes below the federal poverty level, the school library, when properly resourced and wired, is the nexus of many pathways toward the realization of dreamIn an era when more than 16 million children in the United States — 22 % of all children — live in families with incomes below the federal poverty level, the school library, when properly resourced and wired, is the nexus of many pathways toward the realization of dreamin the United States — 22 % of all children — live in families with incomes below the federal poverty level, the school library, when properly resourced and wired, is the nexus of many pathways toward the realization of dreamin families with incomes below the federal poverty level, the school library, when properly resourced and wired, is the nexus of many pathways toward the realization of dreams.

The story also intelligently discusses the importance of how poverty reduction and an improvement in food security are more likely to occur when women have rights and status within their families and communities.

Our Vision We envision a day when every individual and family living in poverty and facing a civil legal crisis has access to the help they need thanks to the increasingly larger role the Endowment plays in funding civil legal aid.

The problem is compounded when things like divorce come into play; female householder families in New Orleans with children under the age of 5 and no husband present live below the poverty line an astonishing 61 percent of the time [2].

Our work to end the practice of charging families when youth are detained in juvenile hall or on probation was highlighted in this Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law brief on state fights for justice.

Relatively little is known about social gradients in developmental outcomes, with much of the research employing dichotomous socioeconomic indicators such as family poverty.2 5 16 Thus, it is unclear whether poor developmental outcomes exhibit threshold effects (evident only when a certain level of disadvantage is exceeded), gradient effects (linear declines with increasing disadvantage) or accelerating effects (progressively stronger declines with increasing disadvantage) as suggested by some recent studies.17 — 19 Further, most research has examined socioeconomic patterns for single childhood outcomes1 or for multiple outcomes within the physical3 4 or developmental17 18 20 health domains.

In addition, studies have reported that families living in chronic poverty have differential outcomes based on when and for how long poverty was experienced (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Early Child Care Research Network, 2005In addition, studies have reported that families living in chronic poverty have differential outcomes based on when and for how long poverty was experienced (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Early Child Care Research Network, 2005in chronic poverty have differential outcomes based on when and for how long poverty was experienced (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Early Child Care Research Network, 2005).

In the long term, those participating children are more likely to be employed and less likely to be dependent on government assistance.9 The positive effects are larger, and more likely to be sustained, when programs are high quality.10 In addition, the impact is greatest for children from low - income families.11 Differences in children's cognitive abilities by income are evident at only nine months old and significantly widen by the time children are two years old.12 Children living in poverty are more likely to be subject to stressful home environments — which can have lifelong impacts on learning, cognition, and self - regulation — while parents living in poverty have limited resources to provide for their families and high barriers to accessing affordable, high - quality child care.13 High - quality early learning programs staffed by warm and responsive adults can help mitigate these effects, offering a safe and predictable learning environment that fosters children's development.In the long term, those participating children are more likely to be employed and less likely to be dependent on government assistance.9 The positive effects are larger, and more likely to be sustained, when programs are high quality.10 In addition, the impact is greatest for children from low - income families.11 Differences in children's cognitive abilities by income are evident at only nine months old and significantly widen by the time children are two years old.12 Children living in poverty are more likely to be subject to stressful home environments — which can have lifelong impacts on learning, cognition, and self - regulation — while parents living in poverty have limited resources to provide for their families and high barriers to accessing affordable, high - quality child care.13 High - quality early learning programs staffed by warm and responsive adults can help mitigate these effects, offering a safe and predictable learning environment that fosters children's development.In addition, the impact is greatest for children from low - income families.11 Differences in children's cognitive abilities by income are evident at only nine months old and significantly widen by the time children are two years old.12 Children living in poverty are more likely to be subject to stressful home environments — which can have lifelong impacts on learning, cognition, and self - regulation — while parents living in poverty have limited resources to provide for their families and high barriers to accessing affordable, high - quality child care.13 High - quality early learning programs staffed by warm and responsive adults can help mitigate these effects, offering a safe and predictable learning environment that fosters children's development.in children's cognitive abilities by income are evident at only nine months old and significantly widen by the time children are two years old.12 Children living in poverty are more likely to be subject to stressful home environments — which can have lifelong impacts on learning, cognition, and self - regulation — while parents living in poverty have limited resources to provide for their families and high barriers to accessing affordable, high - quality child care.13 High - quality early learning programs staffed by warm and responsive adults can help mitigate these effects, offering a safe and predictable learning environment that fosters children's development.in poverty are more likely to be subject to stressful home environments — which can have lifelong impacts on learning, cognition, and self - regulation — while parents living in poverty have limited resources to provide for their families and high barriers to accessing affordable, high - quality child care.13 High - quality early learning programs staffed by warm and responsive adults can help mitigate these effects, offering a safe and predictable learning environment that fosters children's development.in poverty have limited resources to provide for their families and high barriers to accessing affordable, high - quality child care.13 High - quality early learning programs staffed by warm and responsive adults can help mitigate these effects, offering a safe and predictable learning environment that fosters children's development.14

In 2015, 77 percent of families served by MIECHV - funded programs had incomes at or below the federal poverty level, and 46 percent of families were living in extreme poverty — at or below 50 percent of that guideline.11 The majority of those served by home visiting were young mothers, 39 percent were single mothers, and 43 percent were women of color.12 Through this targeting, home visiting programs aim to help families meet basic living standards when existing supports or income from work is falling shorIn 2015, 77 percent of families served by MIECHV - funded programs had incomes at or below the federal poverty level, and 46 percent of families were living in extreme poverty — at or below 50 percent of that guideline.11 The majority of those served by home visiting were young mothers, 39 percent were single mothers, and 43 percent were women of color.12 Through this targeting, home visiting programs aim to help families meet basic living standards when existing supports or income from work is falling shorin extreme poverty — at or below 50 percent of that guideline.11 The majority of those served by home visiting were young mothers, 39 percent were single mothers, and 43 percent were women of color.12 Through this targeting, home visiting programs aim to help families meet basic living standards when existing supports or income from work is falling short.

The child poverty rate in Union County declined from 17 percent in 2010 to 14 percent in 2011 when 18,000 children lived in families earning too little to meet their children's needs.

While these changes may not appear to be significant when looking at the actual numbers, we see that 81,000 Nebraska kids were living in poverty in 2013, 100,000 children were living in families where their parents lacked secure employment, 119,000 were living in a home with a high cost burden, and 4,000 Nebraska teens were not in school and not working.

By 2008, when those changes are fully in effect, penalties would be eliminated for most cohabiting families (considering marriage) with incomes below 200 percent of the poverty line, [10] but substantial penalties (averaging $ 1,742) would still remain for 44 percent of all cohabiting couples, mostly those with incomes between $ 20,000 and $ 30,000 a year.

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 bfamilies.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 bFamilies (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 bfamilies 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 bfamilies 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

When a family lives in poverty or faces other stressful situations, it is not uncommon for stress to lead to more serious health concerns, such as depression, anger, anxiety disorders, and even suicidal behaviors.

I am originally from Chile and I do know about poverty although I was priviledged to be raised in a middle income family and even though when times were difficult we never went without the basics.

When we provide our families a place to be proud of and thrive in, we have set the stage for breaking the cycle of poverty and setting up future generations for success.