'Indy Timeline' of Upcoming Events Indiana 11th-worst State for Child-poverty rate
[excerpts from the Indianapolis Star article...]The report found that states where low-income kids fared best are clustered in the Great Plains and Rocky Mountain regions. The top five: Utah, North Dakota, Idaho, Wyoming and South Dakota.
O'Hare said those states have a greater sense of community, and people tend to do more to take care of one another.
Haskins said they also have more families led by married parents. Poverty, a major factor in a poor child's well-being and development, is five times greater in female-headed households than in those with two parents, he said.
In Indiana, more than one-third of all children live in families headed by a single parent.
O'Hare said those states have a greater sense of community, and people tend to do more to take care of one another.
Haskins said they also have more families led by married parents. Poverty, a major factor in a poor child's well-being and development, is five times greater in female-headed households than in those with two parents, he said.
In Indiana, more than one-third of all children live in families headed by a single parent.
[full article at IndyStar.com]
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