Coalition presents policy plan to fight child poverty in Puerto Rico
On the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, academics, health workers, unions and community groups delivered a multidisciplinary compendium of measures.
A coalition of academics, health workers, unions and community groups has put a plan on the table. On the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, they presented a multidisciplinary policy compendium aimed at combating child poverty in Puerto Rico.[1]
The presentation moves the conversation from the problem to proposed answers. At the same event, participants restated the figure that frames the work: more than 50% of children and young people on the island live below the poverty line.[2]
The compendium itself is the development here. It gathers measures across several fields into one document, put forward by groups that work with children in classrooms, clinics, workplaces and neighborhoods.Una coalición de académicos, trabajadores de la salud, uniones y grupos comunitarios ha puesto un plan sobre la mesa. En el Día Internacional para la Erradicación de la Pobreza, presentaron un compendio multidisciplinario de política pública dirigido a combatir la pobreza infantil en Puerto Rico.[1]
La presentación mueve la conversación del problema a las respuestas propuestas. En el mismo evento, los participantes reiteraron la cifra que enmarca el trabajo: más del 50% de los niños y jóvenes en la isla viven bajo el nivel de pobreza.[2]
El compendio en sí es el desarrollo aquí. Reúne medidas de varios campos en un solo documento, presentado por grupos que trabajan con los niños en salones de clases, clínicas, lugares de trabajo y vecindarios.
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A coalition of academics, health workers, unions and community groups presented a multidisciplinary policy compendium to combat child poverty in Puerto Rico on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty · San Juan Daily Star
Presentation participants stated that more than 50 percent of children and young people in Puerto Rico live below the poverty line · San Juan Daily Star
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