Hunger & Food Assistance Research Data & Publications
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02/24/10
A Look at Children and the President's FY 2011 Federal Budget
President Obama’s 2011 Budget signals the Administration’s continued commitment to children and families even in these extraordinarily tough economic times. It reflects the President’s understanding that investing in children now will ensure a more stable economy and a healthier, more competitive workforce in the future. -
05/01/09
Children in the States Factsheets
These factsheets provide basic stats and rankings regarding poverty, health, hunger, child welfare, early childhood development, education and youth at risk for children in 2008 in each state. -
03/23/09
The New Economic Recovery Law: Resources to Help Children and the Economy
CDF gathered useful materials from federal agencies, congressional sources, and advocacy and other organizations so you can begin familiarizing yourself with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) funding and program activities available in your state and community. To ensure that children and families truly benefit from these increased funds, it is important to identify funding coming into your state that can be used to invest in children, families, and communities. These links will be updated on a regular basis, so check back frequently. -
12/23/08
State of America's Children 2008® Report - Nutrition
CDF's State of America's Children 2008 report is a compilation of national and state-by-state data on poverty, health, child welfare, youth at risk, early childhood development, education, nutrition and housing. This section of the report contains data on child nutrition, food stamps, and nutrition assistance programs. -
05/09/08
Marian Wright Edelman's Child Watch® Column: "Washington's Two Economies—A Growing Income Gap"
Washington, D.C., the nation's capital, is one of the great cities of the world. Tourists come here from around the globe to enjoy its world-class museums and art galleries and visit its columned edifices of gleaming marble... -
05/02/08
Marian Wright Edelman's Child Watch® Column: "We Must End Child Hunger Now"
"In America, millions of low-income families struggle each month to obtain a minimally adequate diet. In 2006, 12.6 million children and 22.9 million adults lived in households struggling against hunger, and those numbers are expected to grow amid a weakening economy..." -
02/01/07
A Look at the President's 2008 Budget and Children - Children and Low-Income Families Continue to Be Left Behind
A breakdown and analysis of the President's 2008 budget as it relates to children. -
01/01/05
2005 State of America's Children, Chapter 1, Family Income & Jobs
"Family Income & Jobs: Raising Children Out of Poverty," Chapter 1 of the 2005 State of America's Children report.
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