Latino kids face challenges in central Ohio

Latino children are 12 times more likely than white kids to be both poor and living in impoverished neighborhoods. And living in high-poverty neighborhoods limits a youth’s access to fresh food, quality schools, affordable housing and health care, according to a United Way of Central Ohio report being released today. The report calls for investments in education and mentoring because Latino children, like many other minorities, face daunting disparities that threaten to hold them back if l