The NCCP (National Center for Children in Poverty) February update newsletter includes current statistics on low-income children in America. There are fact sheets that breakdown statistics into the following groups: Children under 18 Years, children aged 12 through 17 Years, children aged 6 through 11 Years, children under 6 Years, and children under 3 Years. 

There is also information about the Young Leaders Open House, an event being held in NYC where people can about how Child and Family Poverty in America affects us all, and what is being done about it in the research and policy arenas.

Finally, the newsletter asks for people to give what they can to the NCCP Annual Fund.

While checking out their Facebook page, I noticed that NCCP had shared a link that was very relevant to me. It was a link to the Michigan Kids Count report: Rural areas also face child poverty, well-being issues. This is relevant to me as I teach in a rural district in Michigan that is one of the most poverty- stricken in the state.