Women In Government's current Family Economic Success portfolio includes:
Families with children that are below the poverty level are at the heart of Women In Government’s FES efforts. As noted by the Casey Foundation, children in the greatest trouble in America are those growing up in poor households and in economically disconnected communities. By linking female state legislators with resources on FES issues, we hope to stimulate legislative interest in family economic success issues and encourage policymakers to sponsor and co-sponsor FES legislation in their own states
The below map offers a state-by-state comparison of the number of families with related children that are below the poverty level. This free map was generated in a few simple steps by the KIDS COUNT Data Center.
