MTH 136 Final Project: Childhood Poverty by https://padlet.com/sutton5124/yv31w7nlvoop2uqu Elizabeth Sutton, Lexi Runnells, Logan Tracey, & Sarah Arnold en-us 2021-05-01 23:29:08 UTC 2025-04-05 14:58:56 UTC hello@padlet.com What does poverty mean for children? sutton5124 https://padlet.com/sutton5124/yv31w7nlvoop2uqu/wish/1481507519 watch this video to find out and to learn more information on children living in poverty]]> 2021-05-01 23:33:27 UTC https://padlet.com/sutton5124/yv31w7nlvoop2uqu/wish/1481507519 Organizations sutton5124 https://padlet.com/sutton5124/yv31w7nlvoop2uqu/wish/1481521036 2021-05-01 23:54:29 UTC https://padlet.com/sutton5124/yv31w7nlvoop2uqu/wish/1481521036 Children's Defense Fund sutton5124 https://padlet.com/sutton5124/yv31w7nlvoop2uqu/wish/1481521403 The CDF's mission is "Leave No Child Behind," and it focuses on the needs of children living in poverty, children of color, and children with disabilities. This mission aims to give children a healthy, fair, safe, moral, and head start in life, help from caring families and communities, and a smooth transition into adulthood. CDF fights on many fronts affecting poverty (stable homes, health care, nutritious food, etc.) by advocating for policies with Congress at the federal level and at the state level. Furthermore, CDF educates, trains, and equips Americans to become advocates themselves. The Children's Defense Fund has created programs such as Freedom Schools and Beat the Odds. CDF partners with many organizations, one example is the Center for the Study of Social Policy. Donations and foundation, corporate, and government grants fund this nonprofit. 
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]]> 2021-05-01 23:55:06 UTC https://padlet.com/sutton5124/yv31w7nlvoop2uqu/wish/1481521403 Save the Children sutton5124 https://padlet.com/sutton5124/yv31w7nlvoop2uqu/wish/1481553759 Save the children provides healthy starts, opportunities to learn, and protection from harm for children in the United States and around the world. They react to crises such as the Venezuela Regional Crisis and the Texas Winter Storm Crisis by meeting needs for survival, amplifying children's voices, and aiding families. They also provide proactive services to help end poverty in the United States, through advocacy, educational, social, and emotional programs. An example is Early Steps to School Success, a home visit and training program that provides parents and children with pre-literacy and language development. Save the Children partners with hundreds of foundations, many corporations, individual philanthropists, and regional councils. Johnson&Johnson is a global corporate sponsor. 
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]]> 2021-05-02 00:40:48 UTC https://padlet.com/sutton5124/yv31w7nlvoop2uqu/wish/1481553759 Survey Questions lexirunnells https://padlet.com/sutton5124/yv31w7nlvoop2uqu/wish/1486493482 2021-05-03 17:46:22 UTC https://padlet.com/sutton5124/yv31w7nlvoop2uqu/wish/1486493482 Question 1 (categorical) lexirunnells https://padlet.com/sutton5124/yv31w7nlvoop2uqu/wish/1486494658 Question: How likely do you believe it is for children to escape poverty throughout their lifetime?

A. Very Likely
B. Likely 
C. Unlikely 
D. Very Unlikely

Fact: According to the video "Children in Persistent Poverty," it is very unlikely for a child to escape poverty in their lifetime. The vicious cycle of poverty and repeated lack of opportunity results in this outcome. 
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Answer: 140
Fact: About 1 in 7 American children live in poverty. https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/poverty/reports/2021/01/12/494506/basic-facts-children-poverty/]]> 2021-05-03 17:46:57 UTC https://padlet.com/sutton5124/yv31w7nlvoop2uqu/wish/1486496508 Google Forms Survey Link lexirunnells https://padlet.com/sutton5124/yv31w7nlvoop2uqu/wish/1493937801 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdm7JJsAmiQRKaks454u2xtH460wuEe0W7GnpF83Hylpp11xw/viewform?usp=sf_link ]]> 2021-05-05 14:11:08 UTC https://padlet.com/sutton5124/yv31w7nlvoop2uqu/wish/1493937801 The Washington Post arnold1824 https://padlet.com/sutton5124/yv31w7nlvoop2uqu/wish/1494826097 Josh Boak wrote an article for The Washington Post talking about a summer food program. Back in March of this year, Biden implemented a covid virus relief package that was approved. Biden has decided to take some of the money that was approved for the Covid virus relief package, and use it to feed school children during the summer months. During the three months of summer, many of the children in poverty go hungry. This covid relief money would go to help feed these children by paying for lunches that the children would have received at school, if they were attending school in the summer. Families would be marked as “eligible” to receive this help on a case by case basis. Families that are approved would receive almost $7 per day, per child, which adds up to $375 per child for the entire summer. 
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]]> 2021-05-05 17:09:52 UTC https://padlet.com/sutton5124/yv31w7nlvoop2uqu/wish/1494848542 News Articles lexirunnells https://padlet.com/sutton5124/yv31w7nlvoop2uqu/wish/1494876035 2021-05-05 17:15:25 UTC https://padlet.com/sutton5124/yv31w7nlvoop2uqu/wish/1494876035 Data tracey6691 https://padlet.com/sutton5124/yv31w7nlvoop2uqu/wish/1495953531 The survey was posted to Facebook and Instagram. 62 people in total responded to the survey.]]> 2021-05-05 22:33:35 UTC https://padlet.com/sutton5124/yv31w7nlvoop2uqu/wish/1495953531 Circle Graph tracey6691 https://padlet.com/sutton5124/yv31w7nlvoop2uqu/wish/1495986720 2021-05-05 22:51:45 UTC https://padlet.com/sutton5124/yv31w7nlvoop2uqu/wish/1495986720 Bar Graph tracey6691 https://padlet.com/sutton5124/yv31w7nlvoop2uqu/wish/1495994244 2021-05-05 22:56:09 UTC https://padlet.com/sutton5124/yv31w7nlvoop2uqu/wish/1495994244 Categorical Data tracey6691 https://padlet.com/sutton5124/yv31w7nlvoop2uqu/wish/1496037086 2021-05-05 23:22:56 UTC https://padlet.com/sutton5124/yv31w7nlvoop2uqu/wish/1496037086 Measurement Data tracey6691 https://padlet.com/sutton5124/yv31w7nlvoop2uqu/wish/1496038350 2021-05-05 23:23:42 UTC https://padlet.com/sutton5124/yv31w7nlvoop2uqu/wish/1496038350 Stem-and-Leaf tracey6691 https://padlet.com/sutton5124/yv31w7nlvoop2uqu/wish/1496047335 2021-05-05 23:29:06 UTC https://padlet.com/sutton5124/yv31w7nlvoop2uqu/wish/1496047335 Histogram tracey6691 https://padlet.com/sutton5124/yv31w7nlvoop2uqu/wish/1496049271 2021-05-05 23:30:17 UTC https://padlet.com/sutton5124/yv31w7nlvoop2uqu/wish/1496049271 Mean, Median, Mode and Standard Deviation tracey6691 https://padlet.com/sutton5124/yv31w7nlvoop2uqu/wish/1496067983 2021-05-05 23:41:04 UTC https://padlet.com/sutton5124/yv31w7nlvoop2uqu/wish/1496067983 Valuable Date tracey6691 https://padlet.com/sutton5124/yv31w7nlvoop2uqu/wish/1496071592 We viewed the mode as being the most relevant data from our measurement data. About 1 in 7 American children live in poverty. The mode tells us most people believe 2/5 American children live in poverty or most people believe 1/2 American children live in poverty. This shows us that most of the participants in our survey think the child poverty rate in America is higher than it currently is.]]> 2021-05-05 23:43:01 UTC https://padlet.com/sutton5124/yv31w7nlvoop2uqu/wish/1496071592