More of New York’s children are living in poverty.

Census data released yesterday revealed that 1 in 5 children in New York State are living in poverty, an increase of 5 percent from last year. In New York City, 1 in 4 children are living in poverty.

The 868,354 vulnerable children who are living in poverty now will suffer the consequences for many years to come. A child’s early years are crucial to their brain and physical development and losses in these early years are difficult, if not impossible, to compensate for. Children living in poverty are less likely to experience appropriate early learning opportunities, more likely to attend failing schools and more likely to suffer from preventable health problems, such as asthma and obesity.

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