New Statistics Show Hidden Poverty in Some of Virginia’s Wealthiest Areas
“Almost half of children in Petersburg live in poverty. Other areas of the state that have high rates of childhood poverty are Danville and Emporia, places where a lack of opportunity leads to dead ends for struggling families. Kate Konkle is a researcher with the University of Wisconsin’s Population Health Institute, which compiled the new statistics.
‘People living in poverty often lack access to other things that could make them healthy or not, including things like health care and access to healthy foods. Many neighborhoods aren’t maybe as safe, and so there might not be places for kids to go out and play.'”