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📚✨ Literacy is a key that opens doors to a brighter future! 🌟🚪 Did you know that illiteracy and poverty often go hand in hand? 📖🤝 When individuals lack the ability to read and write, they face numerous barriers that limit their access to education, employment, and economic opportunities. This cycle can perpetuate poverty. By promoting literacy and supporting education initiatives, we can break this cycle and empower individuals to escape the clutches of poverty. 💪 Let's invest in knowledge and skills to create a world where everyone has the chance to thrive! 🌍❤️ Learn more at alfalit.org • • • #LiteracyForAll #EndPoverty #EducationMatters #alfalit #alfalitinternational #literacymatters #childhoodeducation #childliteracy #giveforlit #helpothers #ReadToSucceed

#DidYouKnow? 🏡 More than 1 out of every 5 households in #Pennsylvania's #Appalachian counties (21.1%) earn less than 150% of the #FederalPovertyLevel compared to 19.1% of households statewide and 20.3% nationally. 🧒 More than 1 out of every 7 children (17.8%) live in poverty compared to 16.3% statewide and 16.9% nationally. 💰 More than 1 out of every 6 residents (15.2%) receive some form of government public assistance compared to 14.6% statewide and 12.5% nationally. #Section8 #Section8Housing #FPL #ChildPoverty #Appalachia #AppalachianRegion #AppalachianMountains

#DidYouKnow? 🏡 More than 1 out of every 5 households in #Pennsylvania's #Appalachian counties (21.1%) earn less than 150% of the #FederalPovertyLevel compared to 19.1% of households statewide and 20.3% nationally. 🧒 More than 1 out of every 7 children (17.8%) live in poverty compared to 16.3% statewide and 16.9% nationally. 💰 More than 1 out of every 6 residents (15.2%) receive some form of government public assistance compared to 14.6% statewide and 12.5% nationally. #Section8 #Section8Housing #FPL #ChildPoverty #Appalachia #AppalachianRegion #AppalachianMountains

Our recently published policy paper, "Cutting Child Poverty in Half and More: Pandemic-Era Lessons From Child and Family Advocates and Organizers," digs into the chronic underinvestment in children in the United States and highlights the essential link between parents’ well-being and children’s prospects. Five lessons were drawn from interviews with more than 30 extraordinary advocates and leaders who made this change happen. You won't want to miss our upcoming webinar, which will discuss these lessons and insights from parents, community organizers, and policy advocates. 🖥️ Register now: https://lnkd.in/gnUKQ-uU July 11, 2024 | 2 PM ET #ChildPoverty #PolicyReform #ChildAdvocacy #CareCantWait #SocialJustice #FCDConversationSeries

The UNICEF Child Food Poverty Report is out, and it makes lamentable reading. In 2024, one in four children worldwide are living in severe #FoodPoverty in early #Childhood. That's 181 Million children under the age of 5. That's a scandal. We need a revolution in the #RighttoFood and #FoodSecurity. #FoodIsAHumanRight #Childhood Read the UNICEF report 👇 https://lnkd.in/eiR75W_t

Take a look below at the latest update from the Scalable Approach to Vulnerability via Interoperability (SAVVI) Project and their work with organisations to find and support vulnerable people.

We conduct interactive community needs assessments which help us to understand the needs of the community, prioritize issues and develop targeted interventions aimed at empowering vulnerable women and their families to fight poverty. #needsassessment #empoweringvulnerablewomen #prioritizeissues #interventions #sustainme #vulnerablewomen #poverty #interactive

📣 Consultation on child maintenance payments has been extended to September. The government consultation, ‘Child Maintenance: Improving the collection and transfer of payments’, has been extended to 30th September 2024 to ensure there is suitable time for feedback from external organisations and individuals. Launched in May under the previous government, the consultation looks at ways the Child Maintenance Service can help reduce the number of children in poverty. Learn more here 👇 https://lnkd.in/efaq5B2D #childmaintenance #poverty

Educating adults helps break the cycle of intergenerational poverty. Adult Education is an investment in our communities! #AdvocacyApril #AdultEducation #familyliteracy #COABE #adulteducationmatters

70% of parenting students experience basic needs insecurity and are 15% more likely to experience housing insecurities compared to non-parenting peers (Hope Center). Higher education provides the surest way out of poverty and #homelessness and can help break generational cycles of poverty. Find strategies and resources to support parenting students 👉 https://bit.ly/3TEFaIa #parentingmonth #parentingstudents