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Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty

US Children in Foster Care

Number of U.S. kids in foster care rises, By David Crary (AP), October 27, 2016, The Columbian: “After dropping sharply between 2005 and 2012, the number of children in the U.S. foster care system has increased for a third year in a row, according to new federal data released Thursday. A major factor: Worsening substance abuse by parents…”