Poverty Facts:
Every 43 seconds in the United States a child is born into poverty
Every 53 minutes in the United States a child dies from causes related to poverty
In 2002, the official poverty threshold, as defined by the federal government, for a family of four was $18,250. Yet, most researchers agree that a basic family budget for a two-parent, two-child family ranges from $27,005 a year to $52,114, depending on the community.


* Statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau


Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2003