Child Poverty Action Lab Says 1 In 3 Dallas Children Living In Poverty

CBS Dallas/Fort Worth

February 3, 2021

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The Child Poverty Action Lab reports right now, one in three children in Dallas are living in poverty.

Lack of affordable housing, food, healthcare and education are just some of the many stresses of childhood poverty.

“When we look at other major cities, Dallas has about the third highest childhood poverty rate in the nation,” Child Poverty Action Lab President and CEO Alan Cohen said.

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