Ms. Jane Zehnder-merrell

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  With state unemployment rising, "Kids can't get jobs," says Jane Zehnder-Merrell, a senior research associate at Michigan League for Human Services, which collaborated on the report with Michigan's Children and the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
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  "We need to be looking for ways to increase access to education training programs for low-income young people who need skills to get into the job market," Zehnder-Merrell says.

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  Jane Zehnder-Merrell, Michigan League's senior research associate, said she sees both good and bad news in the findings, which rank Michigan 27th overall -- for the third year in a row.
  
  She said overall child poverty continues to be a problem.
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  Zehnder-Merrell said the trend, while not particularly positive, suggests that Michigan -- widely said to be suffering a "single-state recession" -- has company in its economic misery.
  
  She said most states saw a rise in children living in families where no parent works full-time.Ohio matched Michigan's 13 percent jump and several other states had higher increases.
  
  Likewise, she said, seven other states had a bigger increase in child poverty.
  
  "Supposedly, the nation was doing well, but you can see that there was an increase in child poverty nationwide between 2000 and 2006," she said."We're not alone in this."
  
  Zehnder-Merrell said state and federal programs have helped alleviate some suffering.She said the state recently enacted its version of the federal Earned Income Tax Credit, which she said will give struggling families a little more income.
  
  She also credited the drop in teen deaths -- mainly through a decrease in fatal auto accidents -- to the implementation of the state's graduated driver's license and an increase in the number of teens wearing seat belts.

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  We'll have Marcia Robinson Lowry from Children's Rights on to discuss the study, as well as Jim Novell from the Michigan Foster Care Review Program and Jane Zehnder-Merrell of the Michigan League for Human Services on to tell us about the challenges and changes foster care faces statewide.

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  "This is not a new problem," said Jane Zehnder-Merrell, director of Kids Count in Michigan, which produced the report.
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  In tight budget times, Zehnder-Merrell said it's important to keep programs for mothers and babies going.
  
  "Communities like Boston, who have managed to make some inroads in their infant mortality, have stated in no uncertain terms that it isn't something that's going to turn around in a couple of years," she said.

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  That means bringing home a little more than $1,000 per month, then facing an average fair market rent of $685 before other expenses, according to Jane Zehnder-Merrell, Michigan project director for Kids Count.
  
  'Desperate situation'
  
  "It's a totally desperate situation," she said.

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  BY MICHELE COREY and JANE ZEHNDER-MERRELL
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  Jane Zehnder-Merrell, a senior research associate at the Michigan League for Human Services, has been the Michigan director of Kids Count since 1994.
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  Jane Zehnder-Merrell / (Click for larger image)

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  Jane Zehnder-Merrell, Michigan League's senior research associate, said she sees both good and bad news in the findings, which rank Michigan 27th overall â€" for the third year in a row.She said overall child poverty continues to be a problem.
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  Zehnder-Merrell said the trend, while not particularly positive, suggests that Michigan â€" widely said to be suffering a ‘‘single-state recession" â€" has company in its economic misery.
  
  She said most states saw a rise in children living in families where no parent works full-time.Ohio matched Michigan's 13 percent jump and several other states had higher increases.
  
  Likewise, she said, seven other states had a bigger increase in child poverty. ‘‘Supposedly, the nation was doing well, but you can see that there was an increase in child poverty nationwide between 2000 and 2006," she said. ‘‘We're not alone in this."Zehnder-Merrell said state and federal programs have helped alleviate some suffering.She said the state recently enacted its version of the federal Earned Income Tax Credit, which she said will give struggling families a little more income.She also credited the drop in teen deaths â€" mainly through a decrease in fatal auto accidents â€" to the implementation of the state's graduated driver's license and an increase in the number of teens wearing seat belts.

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  "We need better awareness and better options for kids so that they get the appropriate interventions at the appropriate times," said Jane Zehnder-Merrell, senior research associate for the Michigan League for Human Services.

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  "Birth conditions for babies reveal striking disparities between urban and non-urban areas," said Jane Zehnder-Merrell, senior research associate at the Michigan League for Human Services and Kids Count in Michigan project director.

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  Child support makes a huge difference to these families, said Jane Zehnder-Merrell, a senior research associate for the Michigan League for Human Services, a nonprofit organization.
  
  And after the non-custodial parent makes court-ordered payments, it's important that the money gets to the children, Zehnder-Merrell said.
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  Zehnder-Merrell said that most custodial parents are single and it's critical they have these resources because their rate of poverty is seven times higher than the rate for married couples.
  
  Distribution of funds could be stalled because the custodial parent did not report a change of residency, she said.
  
  Generally, that's the case for low-income single parents who move their family more often, she said.
  
  "It's excellent that they created such a program to act as an avenue for parents to find these funds," Zehnder-Merrell said.

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