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St. Paul, Minn. — A new report on child welfare in Minnesota predicts the number of children in poverty will jump by a one-third over the course of the current recession.
The Children's Defense Fund of Minnesota says while the economic downturn may last only a few months, it will leave a long and troubling legacy.
The organization's annual Kids Count report says more than 26,000 additional children fell into poverty in the first part of this decade. But twice that number could join their ranks during this recession alone.
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