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  1. Visit the NCCP web page for up-to-date info on child and family poverty -- state by state and nationwide. www.nccp.org
  2. According to the latest census data, 35% of America's poor are children. Learn more: http://bit.ly/bG1NK
  3. Parents' health care is key to families' financial stability and the wellbeing of their children. Learn more: http://tinyurl.com/nt8afe
  4. Making Work Supports Work: new state initiative pages! http://bit.ly/C6xmZ
  5. NYT: As states cut mental health programs, reliance on juvenile corrections system for mentally ill youth grows: http://tinyurl.com/mka3zk
  6. NCCP welcomes early childhood literacy expert: http://bit.ly/axXHx
  7. NCCP featured in Health News Digest: http://tinyurl.com/n8gbwr
  8. Fact: a majority of low-income children have at least one parent who works full-time, year-round. Learn more: http://tinyurl.com/n57ulf
  9. Don't forget, NCCP is hiring! Visit our website to view job postings and learn more about what we do. http://www.nccp.org/about/j...
  10. New adolescent health interviews: Dr. John Santelli and Dr. Robert Blum. http://tiny.cc/PtTJR
  11. NCCP supports administration's decision to rescind harmful Medicaid rules on mental health care for children: http://tinyurl.com/nbngkh
  12. Don't forget to read our new position paper on the changing nature of the American dream: http://bit.ly/Mx8bP
  13. Economic Hardship: As American as Apple Pie? Read the new NCCP Position Paper here: http://bit.ly/Mx8bP
  14. Fact: children of parents who lack health insurance are more likely not to have coverage or receive regular medical care themselves.
  15. Fact: Between 2000 and 2007, number of adolescents who were poor increased by 21%. Learn more: http://www.nccp.org/publica...
  16. Fact: the current poverty measure was established in the 1960s and is now widely acknowledged to be flawed.
  17. Fact: child care - not rent - is by far the largest expense for many families. Learn more: http://bit.ly/17jmji
  18. Fact: the current poverty measure was established in the 1960s and is now widely acknowledged as flawed.
  19. Reminder: the National Center for Children in Poverty is hiring: http://www.nccp.org/about/j...
  20. Fact: up to 70% of youth in the juvenile justice system have a diagnosable mental health disorder: http://bit.ly/xMD47