Tuesday, March 13, 2012

How Federal Budget Cuts Could Devastate Low-Income Children

How Federal Budget Cuts Could Devastate Low-Income Children: pFamilies that depend on government assistance face countless threats, but a new study from the Urban Institute shows just how devastating budget cuts could be to America’s poorest families. According to the report, as of 2009, low-income children received 70 percent of government funding for children — a respectable portion of overall federal spending dedicated [...]/p