Twice as many Kansas children would be in poverty without government aid reports the Topeka Capital-Journal. Data just released from Kids Count shows government programs have kept over 100,000 Kansas kids out of poverty the past few years.
The Kansas child poverty rate would double to 30 percent without assistance.
The data measures the time period of 2011 to 2013.
More of the story, including reactions to the data from Shannon Cotsoradis, president of Kansas Action for Children is available from the Topeka Capital-Journal.