Global Citizen Festival
Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters performs on stage during the Global Citizen Festival, a mass music concert and event to urge world leaders to act towards ending extreme poverty, in Central Park in New York on September 29, 2012. Some 60,000 people ...www.sfgate.com
Tackling the Growing Poverty Gap
The Census Bureau just released sobering statistics on income last week. While the national poverty rate held steady at 15 percent, New York City suffered an increase of 4.5 percent in those living below the poverty line. Presently, nearly 1.7 million ...www.huffingtonpost.com
We need a leader who can fight poverty
Twenty-five years after sociologist William Julius Wilson's important study of urban decline and vanishing "marriageable men," poverty is still with us. In 1987, Ronald Reagan-era conservatives were blaming urban "areas of concentrated poverty," also ...www.dispatch.com
Genius award for Oakland man who works to end poverty
In June, The Chronicle Insight section featured a piece by Brenda Payton on the Family Independence Initiative, an Oakland group that was working to help Laotian immigrants at the Iu Mien Cultural Center find ways into economic stability.blog.sfgate.com
Kalamazoo County's Poverty Reduction Initiative names Patrick Naswell ...
KALAMAZOO, MI -- Kalamazoo County's Poverty Reduction Initiative has a new driver at the wheel: Its board has named Patrick Naswell executive director.www.mlive.com
Census: Income up, poverty down
The poverty rate for children was just 7.9 percent, compared to 15.2 percent statewide. • The labor force participation rate increased to 73.5 percent, up from 72.7 percent.www.postbulletin.com
M.E.N. hungry children campaign puts child poverty at the heart of Labour ...
Child poverty was placed at the top of the agenda for the Labour conference in Manchester yesterday as senior politicians hailed a 'brilliant' campaign by the MEN.menmedia.co.uk
Studies warn of poverty traps
The real cost of childcare for working parents in Ireland is the highest in the developed world and creates a poverty trap, according to research by the EU and the OECD.www.irishexaminer.com
Albany's poverty rate increases slightly
Metro Albany's poverty rate rose last year, but not as much as expected. US Census Bureau statistics show the rate went from 27.7% in 2010 to 28.4% last year.www.walb.com
The Toxic Toll of Child Poverty
Opponents of a Broader Bolder Approach to Education have often argued that lack of parental income, in itself, cannot represent a major impediment to a child's educational attainment.www.huffingtonpost.com
Metro's attempts to lower poverty rate prove successful
In 2007, Mayor Karl Dean asked me to become a member of the Metropolitan Social Services Commission (MSS), a Nashville government agency mandated by the Metro Charter to aid the vulnerable residents of Davidson County.www.tennessean.com
Staffordshire councillor in food poverty row
A Staffordshire councillor has been criticised after lashing out at claims some people in the UK were "starving". In a row on Twitter, Conservative councillor James Bannister responded angrily to comments by Labour MP Karl Turner that people were ...www.bbc.co.uk
Author Peter Edelman will speak at Pisgah Legal's poverty forum Oct. 24
These questions and more will be explored at Pisgah Legal Services' 2nd Annual Poverty Forum, entitled "So Rich, So Poor: Why It's So Hard to End Poverty in America," on Wednesday, October 24, 2012. Peter Edelman, lawyer, professor, author, and a ...www.mountainx.com
Poverty and the Gender Gap: Will the Candidates Address It?
With more women than men in low-wage jobs, a patchwork of state cash assistance for those most in need, and little-to-no childcare support for mothers who need to work, it becomes clearer how the system is stacked to keep women in poverty, especially ...www.care2.com
Plan for Charter City to Fight Honduras Poverty Loses Its Initiator
Plan for Charter City to Fight Honduras Poverty Loses Its Initiator. By ELISABETH MALKIN. Published: September 30, 2012. MEXICO CITY - Paul Romer is a respected economist with an unconventional plan to lift people out of poverty. And in Honduras, he ...www.nytimes.com
Poverty proves the spur as residents launch 'Op Shop'
"The idea came about after Gareth saw an episode of News Night that had an item about children living in poverty. Because of this he looked into the states of poverty in Plymouth and found that one in four were affected," said Adam Goss, who is helping ...www.thisisplymouth.co.uk
Globalisation and the gap between wealth and poverty
Globalisation is one of the reasons behind the wealth of some people and the poverty of others. For the first time, the number of the wealthy in Asia has outgrown that of North America and across the continents.main.omanobserver.om
Vital Signs reports poverty, youth issues
The report, which was released Tuesday morning by the Burlington Community Foundation, looked at a number of issues in our city, with a special focus on poverty, newcomers and youths. The hope is the report will give local non-profit organizations, ...www.insidehalton.com
Child poverty in London doubled in two-year period: Vital Signs report
According to finding in the latest Vital Signs report, London has a growing gap between rich and poor, troubling issues of child poverty and a significant lack of affordable housing. The report, officially unveiledon Tuesday (Oct. 2), is undertaken ...www.londoncommunitynews.com
#TalkPoverty: Thirteen Questions for the First Presidential Debate
A few months ago, anticipating that the presidential campaigns would fail to focus in any substantive way on the record levels of poverty now plaguing the country, The Nation kicked off a campaign to push the candidates to think and talk about this issue.www.thenation.com
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