poverty

More worrying than the stock market

by HyeSook Chung on September 23, 2011

While the nose-diving stock market may be monopolizing headlines today, I urge you to focus on another set of numbers that has deep implications for us all. According new Census data released yesterday, child poverty continues to rise in the District.

DC Public Schools fighting hunger in the classroom

by Anonymous on October 19, 2010

Bill Turque has a great story in the Washington Post today about DC Public Schools' expanded efforts to fight childhood hunger and obesity, as new poverty numbers indicate that three in ten children in the District are living in poverty. Under the new program, nearly a quarter of all students in DC Public Schools -- an estimated 10,000 students -- are now able to receive three square meals a day in school. 

Study backs benefits of economic integration in schools

by Anonymous on October 15, 2010

A new study released today presents evidence from Montgomery County that low-income children perform better when then attend schools in affluent neighborhoods. That may be obvious at first read, but the conventional wisdom in education reform over the past few decades has been to pump more funding, better teachers and more resources into schools in low-income areas to level the playing field. 

Defining economic security in lean times

by Anonymous on October 14, 2010

If you're a single parent with an infant in the DC metro area, you need to make at least $57,000 to feel economically secure. That's according to a report released yesterday by the local organization Wider Opportunities for Women (WOW). 

More U.S. children than ever before living in poverty

by Anonymous on September 17, 2010

Yesterday the Census Bureau released new figures revealing deepening poverty across America. One in seven, or 44 million, Americans live in poverty, and the number of children living in poverty is at the highest point since the Census began tracking this data -- one in five children, or 15 million. 

Defeat poverty by investing early in our children

by HyeSook Chung on August 19, 2010

We wrote this blog at the request of our partners at the Defeat Poverty DC coalition. Sign up to join the campaign here. 

DC Action signs on to the Defeat Poverty campaign

by Anonymous on July 12, 2010

What can we say? We're suckers for a good cause. And there are few causes as worthy as defeating poverty in the District. That's why DC Action for Children is proud to lend our name and support to the growing Defeat Poverty DC campaign. 

Why our work is even more urgent today

by Anonymous on June 08, 2010

The Foundation for Child Development released its annual Child and Youth Well-Being Index today, revealing that the rate of children living in poverty across the country has hit 22%, its highest point in nearly two decades.

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