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Tag Archives: Poverty
America Losing The War On Poverty
via Gawker“ It’s not always just about Kids. 43% of Hispanic women who live alone, and 34% of black women who live alone, live in poverty. One in six older Americans lives below the federal poverty line, according to a … Continue reading
Revised Census Formula Shows More Living In Poverty
The number of poor people in the United States in 2009 was millions higher than previously known, with 1 in 6 Americans — many of them 65 and older — struggling in poverty due to rising medical care and other … Continue reading
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Tagged Administrative, Advocacy, Community, Hunger, Poverty, The Real World
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Hello, 2011
2010: A year of crisis, challenge, difficulty, intensity, obstacles, accomplishments, disillusionment, highs, lows … and yet as the year comes to a close, we are inspired with renewed hope for a better tomorrow and for continued progress in the fight … Continue reading
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Tagged Advocacy, Charities, Food, Health, Hunger, No Kid Hungry, Nutrition, Poverty, The Real World
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FRAC Releases New Findings On U.S. Hunger
The Food Research and Action Center reported today that nearly one in five households report an inability to afford enough food, and the the SNAP Benefit boost is keeping the food hardship rate from skyrocketing even further. Almost 18 percent … Continue reading
Poverty Soars, the Suffering of Kids And Families Increases
The American Community Survey for 2009, released on September 28th by the U.S. Census Bureau is out, the numbers are in, and the crisis of Poverty in the United States reaches new heights. Lots of links are included below to follow … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, Health, Poverty, Research, The Real World
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USA Today Publishes Hunger in America Supplement
FRAC (Food Resource And Action Center) President Jim Weill, who wrote the foreword to USA Today’s Hunger in America supplement, shared in it a laundry list of troubling facts. Here’s just two – In 2008, 49 million people lived in households facing food-insecurity (according to USDA), and … Continue reading
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Tagged Food, Food Bank, Food For All, Health, Media, Nutrition, Poverty, Research, The Real World
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Americans Are Still Not Eating their Vegetables :(
via Gawker & the New York Times: Americans hate vegetables. Every possible trick, tactic and marketing ploy has failed. We will forever be a nation of spongey vegetablephobes. So say the New York Times in a long investigation of why … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Hunger, Lifestyle, Research
Tagged Food, Media, Poverty, Research, The Real World
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Great Florida Info Via Kids Have Rights
Picked up some great info in two recent posts on the Kids Have Rights site. Jump straight to the site here, or read their posts, below: Poverty Hinders Education (Duh?) Restating the obvious? Whatever, let’s take nothing away from the Fort Meyers News-Press, who … Continue reading
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Tagged Advocacy, Community, Food, Legislative, Poverty, The Real World
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