Breadwinner Mothers: The Rest of the Story
A new Pew Research survey reveals that “[a] record 40% of all households with children under the age of 18 include mothers who are either… Read More
Why Is The Latino Poverty Rate So High?
Read this post in Spanish at Libertad.org It has been reported recently that the poverty rate among Latinos has reached 28 percent. The number, based… Read More
What’s Driving High Poverty Numbers?
Today, the U.S. Census Bureau released its annual poverty numbers. It reports that 46.2 million Americans remain poor; the figure was unchanged from last year…. Read More
Family Fact of the Week: One in Four Babies Born to Cohabiting Women
The percentage of babies born to cohabiting women has jumped substantially in the last 10 years, according to new data from the National Center for… Read More
Family Fact of the Week: Majority of Births to Women Under 30 Are to Single Moms
Unwed childbearing has been on the rise for more than five decades, and today more than 40 percent of U.S. children are born to single… Read More
FamilyFacts.org: Over 60 Percent of Unwed Births Occur to 20-Somethings
The scandal and heartache of teen pregnancy has been exploited by producers of popular prime-time TV, who have made stories of 16-year-olds stumbling through accelerated… Read More
Marriage, Happiness, and a Prayer of a Chance at Escaping Poverty
With the recently released numbers regarding poverty levels in America, public concern is heightened, in particular, regarding the plight of America’s impoverished children. This concern… Read More
