New study: 965 Carver County children live in poverty

rcraw — Thu, 15 May 2008 08:55:27 -0500

The annual Children’s Defense Fund recently released its annual Kids Count data book.

The statistics are a compelling look at poverty, and other issues, that children face

For instance, in Carver County:

* 965 children (4 percent of the county’s children) lived in poverty in 2005

* 7 children poisoned by lead under age 6 in 2006

* 11 children born to teen mothers in 2006

* 110 children abused and neglected in 2006

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