Childhood Poverty in China

      I am sorry to say that I have not heard from the contacts that I have tried to make but I am still hopeful so I used the childhood poverty link to view childhood poverty in China.
     At the current time, 4.2 Chinese children live in absolute poverty and 8.7 million live in disadvantaged conditions.(childhood poverty.org) During the 1990's, the proportion of children living in paverty has declined.  Education and health levels in China are higher than many other countries with a life expectancy at birth being 71 years. (childhood poverty.org)   Recent studies have shown that new reforms in health and education are reducing poor families'access to vital health care services and it was discovered that in Beijing, China's richest city, poor families could not afford education costs , while 50 percent of poor families in Shanghai had no medical insurance and were unable to acquire coverage with it's high cost. (childhood poverty.org)
     Due to structural changes in the economy, the social security system in China had to adapt to portect families from different forms of poverty. Only people without work, no savings,  and no family members to depend on were elligible for any times of assistance (childhood poverty.org) In 1997, China developed the minimum living standards which  were too small go meet the most standard needs for families basic needs such as food, clothing, health, and shelter. (childhood poverty.org)
     Anti-poverty programs have been in place since the 1980's but mostly focusing on rural areas but shifts in government policy have given new hope for community antipoverty initiatives but only on smallest level of priority at the current time.  (childhoodpoverty.org)

Reference:

Childhood Poverty Research and Policy Center.  Retrieved from http:/www.childhoodpoverty.org/