Written by Rachel Sheffield

For many Americans, poverty is hidden from view, and its reality is conveniently tucked out of sight and out of mind in places like inner cities or across rural landscapes. The effects of poverty, though, are all too real for those suffering in the shadows.

Consider one startling fact: Children from single-parent families... http://blog.heritage.org/2011/06/17/morning-bell-fathers-day-and-the-imp...