National Center for Children in Poverty

Mission Statement

The mission of the National Center for Children in Poverty is to identify and promote strategies that reduce the number of young children living in poverty in the United States, and that improve the life chances of the millions of children under six who a re growing up poor. Center projects concentrate on early childhood care and education; child and family health; family and community support; cross-cutting, multistate policy analyses; demographic and evaluation research; and communications. Columbia University is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and contributions toward the work of the National Center for Children in Poverty are tax deductible.