Poverty and Hardship Impact Life Expectancy in Brownsville
“The report pulls from federal, state and local data to create statistics for health and economic challenges in the community. According to the findings of the Citizens Committee for Children, the poverty rate in Brownsville is almost 50 percent higher than compared to the city’s average; 45 percent of all Brownsville residents are depending on food stamps. Also the child poverty rate is with 54 percent far above the city’s child poverty rate of 30 percent. Every third child in Brownsville is under the age of 18. Yet, there are not enough early childhood centers available to meet the demand.”