Child Poverty in America

Stephen Shames

Alicia Patterson Foundation

Hartford, CT - Only stakes mark the graves in the children’s section of the Hartford City Cemetery. These parents could not afford permanent markers. Although infant mortality has dropped recently in Hartford, the rate remains 50 percent higher than the national average.

Stephen Shames, "Child Poverty in America," in POYi Archive, Item #13595, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/13595 (accessed May 2, 2025).