This week, President Biden urged Congress to restore the child tax credit for American families as children in poverty-stricken communities are highly at risk.
On Ask the Expert, Tania Haigh joined the KRLD Afternoon News. She is a child safety advocate and Founder and Executive Director of KIDS TOO, which is a non-profit organization that addresses child protection for modern-day parents.
The poverty rate among children has more than doubling from 5.2% in 2021 to 12.4% last year, according to census data. She spoke with Kristin Diaz and David Rancken about what some of the contributing factors were.
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