{"id":44826,"date":"2019-09-24T09:39:50","date_gmt":"2019-09-24T13:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=44826"},"modified":"2019-09-24T09:40:38","modified_gmt":"2019-09-24T13:40:38","slug":"report-459000-of-floridas-children-live-in-concentrated-poverty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2019\/09\/report-459000-of-floridas-children-live-in-concentrated-poverty\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: 459,000 of Florida’s Children Live in Concentrated Poverty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\n By Trimmel\n Gomes, Public News Service (FL)\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n
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According to an Annie E. Casey Foundation report, 1-in-10 Florida children lives in a neighborhood with concentrated poverty, and children of color are disproportionately impacted. (Engin_Akyurt\/Pixabay) <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

A new report shows 459,000 Florida children, 11% of children\nin the state, live in neighborhoods with concentrated poverty. Florida is\nshowing modest improvements, dropping four percentage points from its all-time high\nof 15% in 2014.
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\nIt is among 29 states and the District of Columbia that have shown improvements\nin the number of kids living in extreme poverty, according to the latest Kids Count data snapshot<\/a> by the Annie E. Casey\nFoundation. However, Norin Dollard, director of Florida Kids Count<\/a>,\nsaid children of color are disproportionately impacted.
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\n“One-in-10 in Florida – we have 4 million kids, it’s a lot of children.\nAnd if you’re a child of color the story is even worse,\u201d Dollard said. \u201cThere’s\nmore children, particularly African-American children, living in areas of\nconcentrated poverty than their white counterparts.”
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\nThe report defined concentrated poverty as 30% or more of the population living\nbelow the poverty line. Experts say those conditions pose great risks to child\ndevelopment.
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\nDollard said state leaders should focus on policies that help families help\nthemselves, such as expanding affordable housing options and eliminating\nhousing discrimination.
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\nScot Spencer, associate state director of advocacy with the Casey Foundation,\nsaid for just one of the 12% of all children in the United States that are\ncurrently living in unhealthy conditions is unacceptable. He said families in\nthese areas often don’t have access to healthy food, quality education or\nmedical care.
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\n“No children should be living in neighborhoods of concentrated poverty,\u201d\nSpencer said. \u201cThe fact that we still have 8.5 million children after multiple\nyears of economic expansion and growth should not be a satisfactory solution\nfor anyone in the United States.”
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\nThe report showed states in the South and West tend to have higher rates of\nchildren living in concentrated poverty. Spencer said there are a number of\nsolutions, including providing relief from higher and escalating property tax\nrates for low- and fixed-income residents.
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\nDollard said there is also a need to protect SNAP benefits – or food stamps –\nand any temporary assistance to families in need.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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