- 140,000 of Minnesota’s kids are living in poverty, By Warren Wolfe, September 30, 2009, Minneapolis-St. Paul Star-Tribune: “Rising child poverty means that more Minnesota children are suffering physical and emotional “toxic stress” that, for some, will result in irreversible delays in brain development, according to a new report that tracks 14 indicators of child well-being over the last decade. Even in the best years, more than 100,000 Minnesota children live poverty. But the past few years have not been good for children, according to the 2009 Kids Count report by the Children’s Defense Fund-Minnesota…”
- Childhood poverty rates on the rise, By Tim Nelson, October 1, 2009, Minnesota Public Radio: “A new report on child welfare in Minnesota predicts the number of children in poverty will jump by a one-third over the course of the current recession. The Children’s Defense Fund of Minnesota says while the economic downturn may last only a few months, it will leave a long and troubling legacy. The organization’s annual Kids Count report says more than 26,000 additional children fell into poverty in the first part of this decade. But twice that number could join their ranks during this recession alone…”
IRP Poverty Dispatch
Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty
