Introduction. This body of evidence highlights key issues for the six priority family types identified as being most at risk of child poverty: single-parent families, minority ethnic families, families with a disabled adult or child, families with a younger mother. families with a child under one year old and large families with three or more children. A revitalized family planning program remains necessary. Family planning services still do not meet needs in all developing regions, even though analyzes show that for every dollar invested in family planning, between US$1 and US$4 are saved in maternal and newborn health care. 5, in family planning, in addition to, 2. Overview of priority families. This chapter provides an overview of the evidence on what works to help each of the priority family types move out of poverty. The six priority family types are all identified as being at higher risk of poverty. These are single parents, young mothers, ethnic minority families aged several years. We focus our work on family planning and reproductive health in high priority countries and in the French-speaking West Africa region, where the need for family planning is greatest. Among the program's priority countries, there are also priorities for maternal and child health programs, maximizing opportunities for integration and synergy.