child poverty
Poverty Rates, Number of Uninsured Children Decrease in Latest Census Data
This week, the United States Census Bureau released the latest data on income and poverty levels from the 2018 American Community Survey. These data reveal similar trends as recent years with small but welcomed decreases in the number of individuals, i …
Trump Administration’s Proposal Threatens Services for Thousands of Low-Income Families
On May 6th, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a request for comments on changing how poverty is measured in the United States. The proposed change would lower the already low income-eligibility cutoffs for federal assistance program …
How the U.S. Government Decides Who is In Poverty and Why That Method Is Flawed
A recent policy proposal is seeking to change the way the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) is measured. The proposed change would lower the already low income- eligibility cutoffs for federal programs, such as Medicaid, CHIP, and SNAP,reducing or eliminatin …
Statement by CCC Executive Director Jennifer March on U.S. Census Data
For Immediate Release: September 13, 2018 Contact: Elysia Murphy, emurphy@cccnewyork.org, 212-673-1800 x18 “The United States Census Bureau released today the latest data on income and poverty levels from the American Community Survey. The 2017 ACS dat …
New Census Data Reveal 30 Percent of NYC Children Living in Poverty Are Under Age 5
The United States Census Bureau released today the latest data on income and poverty levels from the American Community Survey. The 2017 ACS data reveals many of the same trends we see in years past, with children under 18 making up the largest percent …
CityViews: Now for the Bad News on Income and Poverty in NYC
This blog post was written by Hetali Jokhakar, the policy associate for research and data analysis at the Citizens’ Committee for Children. It was originally published by City Limits. You can also download an infographic for a visual snapshot of the A …
