Statistics
One in (blank) children live in poverty
What is five
What are the main resources children should have access too?
What is food, shelter, safety and education
What social determinate of health is the most influential in preventing poverty in children?
What is income
60% of childhood poverty is from this group in Canada
What is Indigenous People
This Canadian province has the highest rate of poverty of Indigenous children
What is Manitoba
Canada is (blank) highest rate in child poverty in developed countries.
What is 3rd highest
The food bank of Canada supplies families of low income with this many days worth of food?
What is five days
These type of families children in poverty tend to live in.
What is single parent homes
Which cities in Canada have the highest rate of Indigenous children living in poverty?
What is Winnipeg, Saskatoon and Regina
Which Canadian Federal government financial plan will significantly improve childhood poverty?
What is Canadian Child Benefit plan
1 in 3 of this group of people utilized food banks in Canada.
What is children
What are the three different groups of children, who are in the greatest risk of child poverty in Canada?
What is Indigenous, visible minorities/immigrants and non-visible minorities and Non-Indigenous
This leads to poor health in children
What is Poverty
Increased suicide rates in Indigenous youth have been linked to mental illness and (blank).
What is childhood poverty
Children living in low-income families tend to have fewer opportunities to participate in these activities.
what is extracurricular
What percentage of children are homeless in Canada?
What is 10%
Many children living in poverty can not participate in (blank) activities.
What is extracurricular activities (sports, music etc.)
What are the two social determinate's which do not directly affect childhood poverty?
What is genetics and gender.
What are the four main steps that can be done to alleviate childhood poverty in Indigenous communities?
What is:
1.Report poverty rates on reserves and territories
2.Improve direct income report
3.Improve employment
4.Begin to implement long term solutions
These factors have a direct effect on childhood poverty in Canada.
What is low income, job insecurity, education, lack of affordable housing
One in (blank) of children use homeless shelters in Canada
What is seven.
(Blank) is often related to childhood behaviour issues and childhood diseases.
What is Poverty
Childhood poverty in Canada can be eliminated by increasing families (blank)
What is financial resources
Indigenous children living on reserves tend to live in (blank) poverty conditions than children who do not live on reserves.
What is higher
What are the common physical signs of a child living in poverty?
What is wearing the same clothes, no packed lunch increased fatigue