SEN. PETE CAMPOS We all know that children living in poverty are less likely do well in school. We also know that a good education is a ticket out of poverty. It is a vicious cycle and one that can be ...
Last spring, Ciera Pritchett watched her life fall apart. As the coronavirus pandemic swept the country in March 2020, she first lost her job as a cook and food server at a private school in Savannah, ...
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Focusing on the working poor -- that's what some local anti-poverty advocates say is the key to ending generational poverty in the Queen City. These advocates say finding a job can ...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — According to a 2014 Harvard Research study, for someone born into poverty, the chances of getting out of poverty are lowest in Charlotte. For years, city and community stakeholders ...
According to U.S. Census poverty data, women are twice as likely as men to retire in poverty. One out of eight women is poor, compared with one out of every 11 men. Those grim facts supercharged ...
For one San Diego woman, it’s losing the government benefits that helped feed her family because she got a $1 an hour raise. For another, it’s feeling like you’re not quite drowning, but always ...
For the past ten years, I have been watching closely as the gap between the rich and the poor in America has continued to widen, and as our once strong middle class has become further fractured. So ...
Both self-help gurus and celebrated CEOs are known for preaching the importance of an “abundance mindset” versus a “poverty mindset” or a “scarcity mentality.” If you aren’t familiar, an abundance ...
March 12 is Equal Pay Day. For every dollar that a man earned last year, a woman had to work until today – over two extra months – to make that same dollar. This persistent gender pay gap has been ...
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More than 70 students contemplated global issues of AIDS and poverty at 7 p.m. Wednesday, November 4, in the Chapel Undercroft at the “Broken Bread Meal,” hosted by three Calvin student organizations: ...