claim: "having a baby is a leading cause of poverty spells in the united states."
author: moms rising
evidence_1: apr 30, 2014 ... one in five kids in the united states is experiencing food scarcity due to ...  employers—and having a baby is a leading cause of “poverty spells,” ...
evidence_2: paid family and medical leave combats poverty, gives children a healthy start, ...  a quarter of all poverty spells in the united states are because of having a baby.  ... [image description: cardboard box with the top open and a momsrising  .... i cannot drive, and i have had to cancel critical appointments for this reason.
evidence_3: poverty has shown great if unfortunate staying power, but we have learned useful  lessons about how to fight it. ... a review of the leading causes of poverty shows  why ... in the united states, with the important exception of those .... without a  college degree, 45 percent of the children from ...
evidence_4: apr 2, 2009 ... that means that the birth of a baby or a family crisis too often puts people on the  fast track to poverty (in fact, having a baby is indeed a leading ...
evidence_5: aug 5, 2014 ... ... together, a 501(c)(4) social welfare org, unless otherwise stated. .... when  having a baby is a leading cause of poverty spells in the u.s., ...