Sign Our Letter Urging Congress to Block Administration Proposal to Adjust Poverty Measure

Sign Our Letter Urging Congress to Block Administration Proposal to Adjust Poverty Measure
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We, the undersigned organizations, write to urge you to block the Administration’s recent proposal to adjust the Official Poverty Measure calculated by the U.S. Census Bureau.

As organizations dedicated to improving the well-being of our nation’s children, we strongly oppose this proposal, which could underestimate the number of children and families living in poverty and jeopardize their eligibility for programs that support healthy child development. With children experiencing poverty at a rate that is 62 percent higher than adults, our nation’s children and youth stand to lose the most if this change is enacted.

To read the full letter, please see here: https://firstfocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Letter-to-Congress-on-OPM-Proposal-Final.pdf
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