Quick Facts

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      66,000

      Incarcerated women

      Nationwide are mothers of minor children, according to the National Resource Center on Justice Involved Women. A recent  publication reveals ten truths that matter when working with "justice involved" women.

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      $430

      Average monthly child support payment

      Or $5,150 per year, according to Support Providers: 2010, the new Census Bureau statistics in the Survey of Income and Program Participation.

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      14%

      Poverty rate when single mothers are fully employed

      A decrease from 40.7% for all single-mother families, which are nearly five times as likely to be poor than married-couple families, says the Center for American Progress in a new report.

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      60%

      Children 17 and under exposed to violence

      Either directly or indirectly during the past year according to a national survey.  More than 20% had been bullied during their lifetime.

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      49

      States with anti-bullying laws

      South Dakota was the 49th state to implement.  Find more on cyber-bullying, prevention techniques, who’s at risk, and how to get help at www.stopbullying.gov.

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      9%

      Decrease in teen birth rate

      A CDC report says teen birth rates in 2010 were the lowest in 70 years for all ages and ethnic groups.

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      55%

      People released from prison or jail who are parents

      With half a million people released from prisons and 7 million from jails each year, HUD is encouraging multifamily housing owners to develop policies and procedures that allow those formerly incarcerated to rejoin their families in HUD-assisted housing while maintaining safety for residents.

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      $36,931

      Median annual earnings for women in 2010

      For those 15 or older who worked year-round, full time (Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010). See Census.gov in

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      20%

      Young fathers incarcerated by age 25

      Compared to only 6% of young men without children from the National Center for Family and Marriage Research.

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