LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- One in four Kentucky children live in poverty, and the number is rising. The Courier-Journal reports those statistics are included in the Kentucky Kids Count 2012 County Data Book, released on Friday.
Kids Count defines poverty as a family of two adults and two children whose annual income falls below $22,113
The report says more than 240,000 children are living in poverty across the commonwealth.
FRANKFORT, Ky. - Saturday will mark the 15th anniversary of KCHIP, the Kentucky Children’s Health Insurance Program, begun under the Clinton administration.
LEXINGTON, Ky. - The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 2012 Kids Count data book, a national report card ranking child well-being released Wednesday, placed Kentucky in the bottom fifteen states. But there are positive trends as well.
