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Many street children in Latin America, who either live or work in the streets of developing countries, are impoverished. [1] Although most are still in contact with their families, almost all street children spend a significant portion of their days working on the streets for money. [2]
A majority of the street children in Latin America are males between the ages of 10 and 14. There are two categories of street children in Latin America: home-based and street-based. Home-based children have homes and families to return to, while street-based children do not. A majority of street children in Latin America are home-based. [76]
The Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP) founded the Américas Award in 1993. It was created an effort to recognize authors, illustrators and publishers that have produced quality children’s and young adult books that portray Latin America, the Caribbean, and/or Latinos in the United States.
In 2008, According to UNICEF, Latin America and the Caribbean region had the highest combined income inequality in the world with a measured net Gini coefficient of 48.3, an unweighted average which is considerably higher than the world's Gini coefficient average of 39.7. Gini is the statistical measurement used to measure income distribution ...
The Américas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature is literary award presented annually that recognizes high quality "children's and young adult books that portray Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos in the United States, and to provide teachers with recommendations for classroom use."
More migrant children than ever are transiting through Latin America and the Caribbean, and they are uniquely vulnerable to the threats of the region’s dangerous migration routes, according to a ...
Latin America: Street children have a major presence in Latin America; some estimate that there are as many as 40 million street children in Latin America. [13] Although not all street children are orphans, all street children work and many do not have significant family support. [14] United States: About 2 million children in the United States ...
Instead of sending kids to juvenile jails, they send them to a juvenile review board. “We’re not growing criminals here,” said Kyisha Velazquez, who for eight years led New Haven’s juvenile review board and helped design the state’s diversionary program. She is now an associate director with a mental health practice.