Tyler McNally | July 22, 2015 10:50am ET
Six years after the Great Recession ended, more children now live in poverty than during the recession says the Annie E. Casey Foundation, a group that strives to develop “a brighter future for millions of children at risk of poor educational, economic, social and health outcomes.”
In 2013, approximately 22% of all children living in the United States are in a household below the poverty line, an increase from 2009’s figure of 18% of all children living below the poverty line.
The Casey Foundation’s associate director for policy reform and advocacy, Laura Speer called the report “disturbing on lots of levels.”