Giving Compass' Take:

· This report by The Annie E. Casey Foundation publishes the KIDS COUNT data snapchat on child poverty in the US and how government programs are actually affecting state poverty rates. 

· What are some programs that are effectively reducing child poverty in the US? How does poverty limit opportunities? 

· Check out this article from Urban Institute about using TANF programs to reduce child poverty. 

The KIDS COUNT Data Snapshot series highlights specific indicators of child well-being contained in the KIDS COUNTData Center (datacenter.kidscount.org). KIDS COUNT, a project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, is a national and state-by-state effort to track the status of children in the United States.

The Annie E. Casey Foundation is a private philanthropy that creates a brighter future for the nation’s children by developing solutions to strengthen families, build paths to economic opportunity and transform struggling communities into safer and healthier places to live, work and grow.

Read the full article about access to opportunity at The Annie E. Casey Foundation.