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One In Five Children Living In Poverty In State : In Nebraska, childhood poverty rates have increased significantly, Executive Director of Voices For Children in Nebraska Carolyn Rooker stated, while the rates of poverty among people over the age of 65 have declined over the last decade. ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | AFRICA | English | Las Américas

Children's Well-Being Low in California According to the report, more than one-third (36 percent) of California children live in families where no parent has a full-time, year-round job. More than one in five children in the state (22 percent) are living in poverty . At the other end from ...

Facing the truth of poverty : "In January 1964, President Lyndon Johnson declared a "War on Poverty " in his State of the Union address. At the time, nearly one in five citizens, the vast majority of those being children, were living in poverty . Congress acted on President Johnson's ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA AFRICA | AMERICA