Child Poverty in North Carolina: A Preventable Epidemic
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
By Staff
Child Poverty in North Carolina: A Preventable Epidemic highlights the stunting effect poverty has on children’s cognitive development, academic success, health outcomes and opportunities to improve economic circumstances.
Specifically, Child Poverty in North Carolina: A Preventable Epidemic recommends that North Carolina policymakers work to:
- Support families with decent wages; affordable, high-quality child care and housing; and access to tax credits and health insurance.
- Strengthen communities through increased access to traditional banking services, improved public and adult education, environmental clean-up efforts and strategic economic development investments to attract socially responsible businesses.
- Invest in children’s futures through increased opportunities for asset creation, such as appropriate savings vehicles, affordable financial education for adults and children, greater support for small businesses and increased access to homeownership.
For more information visit Action for Children at www.ncchild.org
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