A quarter of children in 3 counties at high risk level, By Meg Haskell, March 29, 2010, Bangor Daily News: “Children in Maine continue to live at unacceptable levels of poverty, according to the latest edition of Maine Kids Count, the annual survey of the physical, social, economic and educational well-being of the state’s youngsters. The report, now in its 16th year, is used to identify public policy issues and to guide change in matters affecting children. Other problems affecting Maine children and underscored in this year’s report are the state’s low median household income – $46,419 compared to $52,029 nationally – and a high incidence of juvenile mental and behavioral health problems…”
Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty