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February 2005	Basic Facts About Low-Income Children in the United States
	After a decade of decline, the proportion of low-income families is rising again and millions of children of low-income parents find themselves without the basics, despite a majority of them living in households with working parents. More than one-third of children in the United States (approximately 27 million children) live in low-income families and 17 percent (more than 11 million) live in poor families. Young children are disproportionally affected.
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February 2005	Low-income Families in the District of Columbia: Results from the Family Resource Simulator Low-Income Families in the States: Results from the Family Resource Simulator
	NCCP's newest Family Resource Simulator and companion report is specific to the District of Columbia and was developed in collaboration with the DC Fiscal Policy Institute (www.dcfpi.org). Simulator users can track the point at which increased earnings fail to provide a DC family with additional resources because they lose eligibility for assistance. The report illustrates whether DC and federal policies reward or discourage work for two hypothetical District families.
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January 2005	Low-Income Families in Alabama: Results from the Family Resource Simulator Low-Income Families in the States: Results from the Family Resource Simulator
	Using the Family Resource Simulator, we've charted the resources and expenses of two hypothetical Alabama families. The Simulator illustrates the state’s public policies and whether they reward and encourage employment.
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NCCP Responds to State of the Union Address: Security Tops President's Priorities, But Not Economic Security for Vulnerable Children

Millions watched as President George W. Bush delivered his February 2005 State of the Union Address to Congress describing a second term focused on both domestic and international security, as well as the proposed privatization of Social Security. However, his plans to address economic security for the million or so children who have fallen below the poverty line since his first term began in 2001 were conspicuously absent.

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