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February 20, 2013

Child Poverty in West Virginia a Persistent Problem, Report Says

Charleston Gazette – While West Virginia has reduced the number of seniors living in poverty, child poverty is a growing problem, according to a report released by two organizations Tuesday. Read

The state’s senior poverty rate fell from 39.2 percent in 1969 to just more than 10 percent today, the report stated. It was released by the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy and the West Virginia Healthy Kids and Families Coalition.

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