Canada Pays Up for the Mistreatment of Indigenous Children
By Maia Pastor, age 12
This year, the Canadian government agreed to pay a $32 billion USD settlement, its largest ever, over the poor treatment of Indigenous children.Â
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Build Back Better Failure Pushes Nearly 4 Million Kids Back into Poverty By Nala Annes, Age 11 and IndyKids staff
By Nala Annes, Age 11 and IndyKids staff
The expiration of Biden’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) has pushed nearly 4 million children back into poverty. The act, which was introduced in March 2021, increased monthly payments low-income families received, and reportedly kept 6.3 million children out of poverty, reducing overall child poverty in the United States by 43%.
Youth Activists Take On Pedestrian Safety
On average, five kids are hit by a car in New York City every day. 14-year-old Allison Collard de Beaufort is the founder and president of the Vision Zero Youth Council, part of a project supported by Mayor Bill de Blasio to make the city’s streets safer.
Lack of Paid Family Leave Stretches New Parents
The United States has one of the least progressive parental leaves in the world. Lack of paid parental leave harms working class, lower-middle class and single-income families across all races.
Youth Homelessness on the Rise
Currently, there are about 1.6 million homeless kids in the United States—an all-time high—according to the National Center on Family Homelessness.
An Inside Look at Kids Working on Tobacco Farms
Virtually every day in the summer, kids as young as seven work on tobacco farms from sun up to sun set in the United States.
The Child Migrant Crisis
Since October 2013, more than 63,000 unaccompanied children have arrived at the U.S.-Mexico border, double the number from the same period last year. Many of them have come from Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras to reunite with family in the United States or escape violence in their countries.
The Affordable Care Act: How do kids fit in?
The New Year brought in an important moment for President Obama’s Affordable Care Act (ACA), which has reshaped the healthcare system. Many of the changes, some of which directly affect American children, began on January 1, 2014.
