of U.S. children lived in poverty in 2008.
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Shore, Rima
Annie E. Casey Foundation
2009
This brief describes strategies to help lift families and children out of poverty and move toward greater economic security. These include building political will to reduce child poverty; strengthening the safety net; making wages work; helping low-income families keep more of what they earn; helping low-income families amass savings and assets.