- 1 in 5 (around 4 million) children live in poverty
- An additional 9 million are at risk
In Michigan:
- Nearly 500,000 children live in poverty. That's 12% of all children in the U.S. that live in poverty
- 19% of children under the age of 18 live in poverty. That's a 40% increase over the last seven years
- 1 in 4 children under the age of 5 live in poverty
- 38% of students receive free or reduced lunch
In Kent County:
- 1 in 3 kids in Kent County live in poverty
- 4 out of 5 kids living in Grand Rapids live in poverty
In Comstock Park
- There are about 20 students at Greenridge Elementary (our pre-school and kindergarten building) who are receiving sack suppers.
