This report, utilizing the Annie E. Casey Kids Count Data book, provides an overview of negative child outcomes that are a result of poverty. From 2000 data, it was found that negative child outcomes are highly correlated with lower income levels…

This paper addresses how common are experiences of material hardship over time within a sample of clients on welfare, and if women experience multiple hardships. Based on the Women's Employment Study, this study reviews six forms of hardship…

This article, through the Family Strengthening Policy Center, reviews a new model to help support families raising children in low-income environments. Children have better outcomes when cared for by supportive families in supportive communitives…

With three quarters of a million parents in prison, this affects their children by disrupting parent-child relationships, altering the networks of familial support, and placing new burdens on governmental services such as schools, foster care,…

This article summary emphasizes the importance of targeting teen pregnancy prevention to young men, as well as teen girls. Over the past few years, rates of teen pregnancy have decreased, which is correlated with data related to behavior of teen…

This article reviews community prevention strategies that reduce the number of homeless people in local areas. Best practices included targeting through control of eligibility screening, developing community motivation, maximizing resources,…