In the United States 49 percent of children under 3 – 5.6 million – live in low-income families.
Half of the NC households have less than $46,291 per year.
Current research suggests that, on average, families need an income of about twice the federal poverty level just to afford basic expenses.
Millions of parents work full-time, year-round and yet struggle to provide even minimum day-to-day necessities for their families.
