this is nashville
tonight over 20,000
parents in middle tn will
go to bed not knowing if
they will be able to feed
their children tomorrow
parents in middle tn will
go to bed not knowing if
they will be able to feed
their children tomorrow
children depending on some
form of food assistance has
increased by 50% since 2006
form of food assistance has
increased by 50% since 2006
| 17.3% of nashville-davidson county residents live below the poverty level |
The poverty rate in
the United States
climbed to 15.1
percent last year —
the highest level
since 1993 — as the
number of
impoverished
Americans swelled
to a record 46.2
million
the United States
climbed to 15.1
percent last year —
the highest level
since 1993 — as the
number of
impoverished
Americans swelled
to a record 46.2
million
since the recession began 2007,
family incomes have fallen by
11.3 for those in the bottom 20
percent of the income ladder
family incomes have fallen by
11.3 for those in the bottom 20
percent of the income ladder
22% of US children live in
poverty
poverty
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