An impactful method of dealing with the growing numbers of child removal rates due to food insecurities, abuse and a lack of adequate housing would be to increase minimum wage to a living wage. With the ability to afford a basic living, parents/guardians are able to provide their children with the substantial support they need to thrive. Consequently, financial stability will dramatically decrease the number of maltreatment cases for a great sum of people, but more specifically, children of racialized, single mothers. When looking back at the statistics of people dependant on minimum wage, it becomes clear that racialized, single mothers and their children are the most vulnerable to this inadequate wage. As a result, there will be an immense
