By Deb Gau
dgau@marshallindependent.com
One in six children in southwest Minnesota live in poverty, a study from the University of New Hampshire’s Carsey School of Public Policy said this month. Even more children live in families who may be struggling to meet their basic needs.
It’s sobering news, but area communities are using it to start important talks about how to help young people, said Diana Anderson, President and CEO of the Southwest Initiative Foundation.
SWIF commissioned the study on youth poverty as part of its new focus on closing the “opportunity gap” for area children and youth. Developing the next generation of workers and businesspeople is an important part of the region’s economy, Anderson said.
Full results of the study were released Feb. 15, and are available online at swifoundation.org.
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