Post by Logan on Mar 28, 2016 4:30:31 GMT -6
Fewer Colorado kids living in poverty, but more identified as homeless
The number of Colorado kids living in poverty in 2014 decreased for the second year in a row, but the number of kids identified as homeless doubled in the past six years, according to a report published Monday.
The annual Kids Count report by the nonprofit Colorado Children's Campaign found about 15 percent of kids in Colorado under age 18 are living in poverty, down from 17 percent in 2013. The number is down to levels not seen since before the recession.
But statewide, the number of homeless students recorded in 2014 is 24,685 students — twice as high as its 2007-08 level. The data from 2014 are the most recent available.
"What this tells us is that affordable housing is becoming harder and harder to find," said Sarah Hughes, research director for the Colorado Children's Campaign. "You can be a family with an income above the poverty line but still have trouble finding affordable housing."
Read more: www.denverpost.com/news/ci_29692632/fewer-colorado-kids-living-poverty-but-more-identified
The number of Colorado kids living in poverty in 2014 decreased for the second year in a row, but the number of kids identified as homeless doubled in the past six years, according to a report published Monday.
The annual Kids Count report by the nonprofit Colorado Children's Campaign found about 15 percent of kids in Colorado under age 18 are living in poverty, down from 17 percent in 2013. The number is down to levels not seen since before the recession.
But statewide, the number of homeless students recorded in 2014 is 24,685 students — twice as high as its 2007-08 level. The data from 2014 are the most recent available.
"What this tells us is that affordable housing is becoming harder and harder to find," said Sarah Hughes, research director for the Colorado Children's Campaign. "You can be a family with an income above the poverty line but still have trouble finding affordable housing."
Read more: www.denverpost.com/news/ci_29692632/fewer-colorado-kids-living-poverty-but-more-identified