A Roadmap to Reducing Child Poverty
- ISBN-10
- 0309483980
- ISBN-13
- 9780309483988
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 618
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2019-09-16
- Publisher
- National Academies Press
- Authors
- Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Committee on National Statistics, Engineering
Description
The strengths and abilities children develop from infancy through adolescence are crucial for their physical, emotional, and cognitive growth, which in turn help them to achieve success in school and to become responsible, economically self-sufficient, and healthy adults. Capable, responsible, and healthy adults are clearly the foundation of a well-functioning and prosperous society, yet America's future is not as secure as it could be because millions of American children live in families with incomes below the poverty line. A wealth of evidence suggests that a lack of adequate economic resources for families with children compromises these children's ability to grow and achieve adult success, hurting them and the broader society. A Roadmap to Reducing Child Poverty reviews the research on linkages between child poverty and child well-being, and analyzes the poverty-reducing effects of major assistance programs directed at children and families. This report also provides policy and program recommendations for reducing the number of children living in poverty in the United States by half within 10 years.
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