The Westchester Children‘s Association (WCA), a leading advocate for the county’s youth, has released its quarter Poverty Pulse report offering real-time insights into the state of poverty in the County. “Our country has always struggled with finding a current and accurate reflection of the status of our children. We need up-to-date economic, demographic, education, and health data to ensure that we are continuing to protect their well-being. Together, this information forms the mirror that provides the reflection we need to answer, ‘Are our children safe?’” stated Limarie Cabrera, Director of Data, Operations & Finance at WCA. “The information is challenging to come by with the U.S. Census Bureau, which releases child poverty data one year after it is collected. Yet, we receive daily and even hourly updates on the stock market and the price of eggs—why don’t we have more current data on the state of our children?” […]