Solutions to reduce child poverty presented to Congress
November 17, 2016
The Youth Development Institute of Puerto Rico (YDI) submitted to the Puerto Rico’s Economic Development Taskforce a report with public policy recommendations and solutions to reduce childhood poverty.
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700K+ children, youth live in high-poverty areas in P.R.
June 22, 2016
Children and youth in Puerto Rico continue to live in families facing enormous economic challenges, with some 84 percent residing in areas of extreme poverty and the parents of more than half lacking full-time, year-round employment.
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Study confirms Puerto Rico elderly facing ‘harsh reality’
March 19, 2015
A study released Wednesday by the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico on current conditions the island’s elderly population is facing revealed that 40 percent of seniors 65 and older have incomes that place them at the level of extreme poverty.
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