More than 14.7 million children in America were poor in 2013, with the majority in working families. A disproportionate number are Black and Latino. Poor children lag behind their peers in many ways beyond income: They are less healthy, trail in emotional and intellectual development, and are less likely to graduate from high school. Poor children also are more likely to become the poor parents of the future. Every year that we keep children in poverty costs our nation half a trillion dollars in lost productivity, poorer health and increased costs of the criminal justice system.
Our vision is to end child poverty. We must invest in high quality early childhood services and K-12 education for every child, livable wages for families, safety nets like nutrition and housing assistance.
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