To: neolib who wrote (176453 ) 8/11/2020 10:59:27 PM From: koan Read Replies (1) | Respond to I think it is getting really bad. Especially in the inner cities. Emma According to a newly released report entitled Forecasting Poverty Rates During the COVID-19 Crisis 50 years due to COVID-19. Here’s what we know: if unemployment rates continue to skyrocket, an increase of more than 21 million individuals could live in poverty this year alone . These projections are even worse for people of color and children. According to the report, “Black individuals face an increase of 12.6 percentage points, Hispanics face an increase of 9.4 percentage points, and Asians face a 5.8 percentage-point increase in poverty rates.” Children, who we know are at a considerable disadvantage developmentally, would see their poverty rates rise by 53 percent.really shows us. Our nation was already failing children and families living in poverty. Thirty-eight million people – including nearly 12 million children – were living in poverty in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. More than 11 million children go to bed hungry every day . Parents struggle to pay for exorbitant child care expenses. High-quality education, including robust internet access, is out of reach for many. 1.5 million school-aged children experienced homelessness during the 2017-2018 school year . In 2019, the Federal Reserve found that 40 percent of adults could not cover a $400 emergency . All of these inequities deeply hurt our children’s development and success for years to come.
