Author Archives: briana

$35 billion owed in child support payments

Posted on December 7, 2011 by briana

Tweet Written by: Tim Grall During a time when the number of people living in poverty reached its largest recorded number in 51 years, 28.3 percent of custodial parents found themselves below the poverty level. For many families, the income … Continue reading →

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A Slow Economy Can Increase Child Care Provided by Fathers

Posted on December 5, 2011 by briana

Tweet Written by: Lynda Laughlin Changes in the use of father-provider child care is often related to changes in the family and the economy. The recent recession was particularly difficult for men. Men had higher jobless rates than women because of … Continue reading →

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More Families Receive Assistance During a Time of Recession

Posted on December 1, 2011 by briana

Tweet Written by: Shelley Irving To help cope with challenging economic times, more people have turned to financial assistance programs. One such assistance program is TANF, which refers to Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, the program that replaced the Aid … Continue reading →

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Majority of the Black Population Lived in the South

Posted on November 21, 2011 by briana

Tweet Written by: Sonya Rastogi, Tallese D. Johnson, Elizabeth M. Hoeffel and Malcolm P. Drewery, Jr. The Black population was highly concentrated in counties in the South. In 106 counties, the Black alone-or-in-combination population represented 50 percent or more of … Continue reading →

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2010 Census Shows the White Population Has Become More Diverse

Posted on November 18, 2011 by briana

Tweet Written by: Lindsay Hixson, Bradford B. Hepler and Myoung Ouk Kim The largest race group in the United States – the White population – has become more diverse over the past decade as evidenced by the growth of Hispanics … Continue reading →