Early childhood education programs fight food insecurity in Philadelphia and beyond
When teachers at Children’s Playhouse, a pair of child care centres in South Philadelphia, noticed children sneaking school-provided snacks into their book bags to take home, it was a ‘huge red flag’, says founder and...Read more
Summer meals, funding for high-poverty schools: What the US federal spending bill means for students
A new bipartisan US federal spending bill could send more money to schools serving students from low-income families and increase access to summer meals.Read more
‘More ambitious targets needed’ to ensure all children have access to quality early childhood education and care
An influential group of European children’s rights stakeholders and champions have come together to map out a new blueprint for tackling child poverty.Read more
UNICEF: ‘Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has put four million more children in poverty’
The economic fall-out from Russia’s unlawful invasion of Ukraine has thrown some four million children into poverty across eastern Europe and Central Asia, according to a report by charity UNICEF.Read more
UK school meals – suppliers’ costs push up prices & free eligibility ‘needs extending’
A survey of school meal providers operating in nearly 10,000 schools paints a ‘stark picture’ of the challenges facing the school food industry across England and Wales. That’s the conclusion of The School Food People –...Read more
Child poverty in The Netherlands will rise again in 2023
Rising energy prices and the post-Covid fall out are just two of the reasons why nearly 10 per cent of children in The Netherlands will be living in poverty in 2023.Read more
Can universal child allowance help lift children out of poverty?
At this very moment, nearly one billion children worldwide are experiencing the pains of hunger and illness due to poverty. They cannot afford the bare necessities of life, such as clean water, heat or shelter, and...Read more
Slight fall in numbers but 3.5 million children still living in poverty in England
Millions of children in England are still living in poverty, with those in the north-east more likely to be affected than any other area of the country, according to new figures. Research for the End Child...Read more
New EU social funding for child poverty in The Netherlands
The European Union (EU) is providing new investment to help tackle child poverty in The Netherlands as part of its ‘regional funding’ process.Read more
Growing up in a disadvantaged neighbourhood can change kids’ brains – and their reactions
Understanding the facial expressions of others is an important development stage. It helps us learn non-verbal communication and to recognise when someone is angry or scared and primes us to react to threats or show...Read more
US child welfare system ‘falling short’ because if persistent poverty
Although government spending on the US child welfare system totalled USD $33 billion in 2018, the most recent year for which an estimate is available, it’s still failing to meet all children’s needs because of...Read moreEurochild issues new recommendations for countries’ child poverty plans
EuroChild has new recommendations to help countries focus their action plans for the European Child Guarantee – aimed at fighting child poverty and social exclusionRead more
Children growing up in ‘substandard’ temporary housing across London – report
Children in London are growing up in ‘substandard and uninhabitable temporary accommodation’ because of persistent policy failures, according to a new report.Read moreChild poverty: Countries backing European Child Guarantee
A taskforce of some of the EU’s most prominent child rights organisations has thrown its weight behind the European Child Guarantee, aimed at making sure impoverished children have access to the most basic human rights.Read more