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Peer reviewedLewit, Eugene M. – Future of Children, 1993
Reviews the child poverty rate in the United States over the last several decades and examines the impact of economic and demographic trends and changes in government programs on the poverty status of children. (MDM)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Business Cycles, Census Figures, Children
Download full textNational Coalition for the Homeless, Washington, DC. – 1988
Homelessness among families is quickly reaching crisis proportions across the country. Over 30 percent of America's three million homeless people are members of families, and families are the fastest growing segment of the homeless population. Perhaps more disturbing, homelessness represents only the most extreme manifestation of a more…
Descriptors: Children, Family Problems, Federal Legislation, Government Role
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House. – 1992
This publication is the text of the House of Representatives bill, H.R. 5600 introduced to the U.S. Congress and titled "Children's Initiative." This legislation is designed to promote family preservation and the prevention of foster care with emphasis on families where abuse of alcohol or drugs is present, to improve the quality and…
Descriptors: Adoption, Alcohol Abuse, Child Welfare, Children
Olsen, Randall J. – 1991
In order to study the persistence of poverty across generations with a view to developing or monitoring cross-generational poverty-reduction policies, social indicators to track dependency and deprivation of children are needed. Available data on the dependency and deprivation of children primarily describe the following characteristics of the…
Descriptors: Children, Data Collection, Disadvantaged Environment, Disadvantaged Youth
Coalition for the Homeless, New York, NY. – 1984
New York City's response to the demand for shelter has consistently been adequate. The city's homeless population is estimated at 35,000, including 11,000 members of homeless families, of whom almost 7,625 are children. The City's Human Resources Administration (HRA) has routinely failed to provide temporary emergency shelter for homeless…
Descriptors: Children, City Government, Family Problems, Government Role
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1991
Congressional hearings on American children and youth living in crisis were conducted in an effort to determine how the needs of these young people can assume their proper place in national priorities. A three-pronged strategy was suggested by chairman Edward Kennedy: (1) more investment in cost-effective programs that work (for example, Head…
Descriptors: Child Health, Children, Dropout Prevention, Early Parenthood
Golden, Olivia – 1992
This book analyzes how welfare reform can improve the lives of children, based on a study of successful programs that provide services to needy children and their families. The study looked at programs that operated in conjunction with the welfare department before the enactment of the Family Support Act and that operated successfully. Chapter 1…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Case Studies, Child Welfare, Children
