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WCPO, February 3, 2017: Domestic violence prevents some women from working their way out of poverty

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“Getting to the bottom of the problem is critical for the region as it works to reduce childhood poverty, said Janice Urbanik, executive director of Partners for a Competitive Workforce.

‘The bulk of the children who are in poverty are in single-female headed households,’ she said. ‘If we’re going to help those kids get out of poverty, we have to help Mom get out of poverty. And if Mom is getting beat up, that’s not going to work.'”

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