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The Importance Of Child Care In America

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According to the NACCRRA 2014 Child Care in State of Missouri report, thirty-eight (38) percent of all requests for child-care to the child-care resource and referral programs were for both infant-toddler care and preschool alike. Eighty-four (84) percent, up by 11% since 2010, of families are looking for full-time child-care with 21% needing before and after care. An incongruity between supply and demand continues to exit. As families continue to transition from public assistance to work, school, and job training, the largest obstacle they face is affordable, accessible child-care. In 2015, St. Louis City had 6,037 children who received subsidized childcare assistance and St. Louis County had 8,002 children who received subsidized …show more content…

Louis and surrounding communities by offering nutrition and health education to pregnant and post-partum women.
Special Population:
Child Abuse and Neglect - In St. Louis City 36% and 27% in St. Louis County of reported physical abuse were substantiated; reported neglect was substantiated at 48% in St. Louis City and 58% in St. Louis County; with substantiated sexual abuse in St. Louis City at 28% and 26% in St. Louis County.
Violent Crime - The Violent Crime Rate in St. Louis City is up from last year: 18.26 (violent) to 19%, but overall crimes are down from 81.90 (all) to 78.7% and St. Louis County: violent crimes are up to 3.8%, and all crimes are up to 28.4%. Over the last 10 years, the number of St. Louis violent crime is higher than the U.S. average. Crimes has continued to sky rocketed post Ferguson Uprising. As of 2016, because of the high crime rate in St. Louis City it continues to be labeled as “America’s murder capital” surpassing Detroit and Chicago. St. Louis remains ranked 42nd out of the 50 largest metro areas in the country in economic mobility. That means that it is more difficult for someone here to get from the bottom of the rungs to the top rungs of the economic ladder than it is just about anywhere. When people do not have equal opportunity to thrive, the entire region pays the price therefore the Ferguson Commission has

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