Child Poverty

Sleep in Heavenly Peace and Syracuse University students built beds for children in the community. Syracuse is first in the nation for child poverty rate. Nearly half are in poverty.

Nearly half of children in Syracuse live in poverty, according to estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Many families can receive the new Child Tax Credit that is part of the American Rescue Plan that were shut out of prior credits. Syracuse University Public Administration Professor Katherine Michelmore believes if efforts are made to sign more families up, it could have a significant impact on lifting children out of poverty.

There’s a large gap in child poverty rates between single-mother families and single-father families. Since 1974, child poverty rates among single-mother…