Federal Investments Critical to Michigan Children and Families (9/7/11)

Michigan children and families have been hard hit by the recession as the number of children living in poverty continues to grow, with children of color more likely to be living in deep poverty. The percent of children living in Michigan families with earnings less than the federal poverty level increased by 64 percent between 2000 and 2009, with nearly one out of four Michigan children living in poverty. This increase in child poverty was fully three times the national average.