January 22, 2020
Prince George Citizen
British Columbia
Lori Culbert and Mark Nielsen
Region’s rate of children in poverty on the rise, says advocacy group
Nearly one in five children living in the Fraser-Fort George Regional District live in poverty, according to a report released last week.
First Call: B.C. Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition says 3,860 children, or about 19 per cent of those living in the FFGRD, live below the after-tax low-income measure or 50 per cent of the adjusted median household income.