Concentrated poverty isolates, harms children
“If you have to be poor, it’s best to do it in a mixed-income neighborhood. That dramatically increases the chances that there will be a supermarket nearby, that your kids can attend good schools and that your family won’t be the victim of crime. Today, however, more American children are growing up in areas of concentrated poverty – places where the basic structures that support good health, safety and upward mobility are overwhelmed or non-existent.”