Larimer County kids faring better than most, but poverty remains major challenge, By Kathleen Duff, April 4, 2012, The Coloradoan: “Children in Larimer County are faring better than most in Colorado, but many continue to face the overwhelming effects of poverty every day. Larimer County ranked third overall when comparing 40 categories of well-being ranging from education to health care to economic status within the largest 25 counties in the state, the Colorado Children’s Campaign said last week in its 2012 Kids Count Colorado report. The nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy group releases a report on the status of children each year. While many indicators are improving in Larimer County, local nonprofit, education and service providers say they continue to see children struggle because of the high level of poverty in Larimer County…”
Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty