Organizations
Type of poverty most focused on by the United Way organization.
A. Situational poverty
B. Inter-generational poverty
C. Relative poverty
What is inter-generational poverty?
During pregnancy, poverty increases the prevalence of maternal and fetal infection by reducing what kind of DEFENSES?
A. Immunological
B. Psychological
C. Biological
What is immunological?
Popular SHOWTIME show where a single father of six spends much of his free time drinking and/or doing drugs, while the oldest daughter is left to do most of the child-rearing.
What is Shameless?
The percentage of children in Blair County experiencing food insecurity. (As of 2018)
A. 18%
B. 42%
C. 26%
What is 18%?
60% of children enrolled in Big Brothers Big Sisters lived in this kind of household. (As of 2018)
A. Two-parent household
B. Single-parent household
C. Group/foster home
What is single-parent household?
To date, have more research studies concentrated on the effects of income on PROBLEM behaviour in children or POSITIVE behaviour?
A. Positive
B. Problem
What is problem behavior?
A little boy and his grandfather, both living in poverty, get the opportunity of a lifetime when the boy finds a special ticket. The boy is given a delicious offer at the end of the movie.
What is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?
Blair County school drop out rate. (As of 2019)
A. 15%
B. 9%
C. 6%
What is 9%?
Nation-wide program of the United States Department of Health and Human Services that provides comprehensive early childhood education, health, nutrition, and parent involvement services to low-income children and families.
A. HeadStart
B. YMCA
C. United Way
What is HeadStart?
The rate of cognitive disabilities developing in children is much LOWER for children of older mothers who did not finish college.
A. True
B. False
What is false?
90's baby cartoon with three boys trying to survive their adolescence, while causing trouble with their sidekick Plank.
Percentage of the Blair County population under the age of 18. (As of 2018)
A. 16%
B. 20%
C. 37%
What is 20%?
One example of an activity the YMCA uses to improve Youth Development.
What is summer camp, child care, leadership programs, STEM education, food programs, sports?
Adolescent pregnancies are prone to complications such as anemia, hypertension, sexually transmitted diseases, and what kind of BIRTH DELIVERY?
A. Stillbirth
B. Cesarean
C. Premature
What is premature?
A tale of a young girl and her special pet having great adventures, while being raised by her older sister in the Aloha State.
Average number of Altoona Area Elementary school children helped every week by the Mountain Lion BackPack Program.
A. 2,500
B. 700
C. 1,000
What is 1,000?
The name of Salvation Army's program that provides children with Christmas presents.
A. Operation Christmas Child
B. Toys for Tots
C. Angel Tree
What is Angel Tree?
Possible factor that may account for the link between low family incomes and children’s behavioral problems.
What is family structure, substance abuse, genetic differences, exposure to early trauma, etc.?
This sitcom chronicles the misadventures of a teenage boy as he grows up in 1980s Brooklyn where EVERYBODY seems to hate him.
What is Everybody Hates Chris?
Number of students receiving free or reduced price lunch each day, in 2013.
A. 6,672
B. 3,542
C. 5,170
What is 6,672?