But for 11.6 million children in the United States, this is their reality.
From lack of access to child care to minimal proper nutrition, poverty is especially rough in rural America.
In fact, rural child poverty rates are higher than urban areas in 40 states.
Poverty forces these families to make impossible choices.
Every day, parents across America are forced to decide between essentials to survive …
Medicine or a meal? Gas or groceries? Rent or running water?
One in 5 children in the U.S. experiences hunger, forcing families to make impossible choices like this.
It’s a lose-lose situation.
Educating ourselves and raising awareness among our own communities about the child poverty crisis is one of the first steps to confronting it.
Powered by your support, Save the Children works with local communities to provide nutritious meals and books to kids living in poverty – so they don’t have to choose.
