Original Post Date
2002-04-01 11:00 PM
Original Body
America's Forgotten State
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by Staff Writer One out of every ten children in America is living in a state of poverty. And that's one too many American Dreams broken. One too many American childhoods at risk, threatened by the daily struggle to secure enough food, enough shelter, enough medicine just to survive. Nearly 12,000.00 precious lives hanging in a brutally uncertain balance. Sixteen percent of all our children- a poverty rate that's higher than any other age group. but who cares to notice? For more information contact the Catholic Campaign for Human Development @ 1.800.946.4243 or contact www.povertytusa.org |