#SocialSecurity #PovertyReduction #SeniorBenefits
www.newsweek.com
Social Security payments lift millions out of poverty
A new report has found that Social Security does more than any other government program to tackle poverty.
More than 70 million people across the United States receive Social Security benefits, whether through retirement, disability or survivor payments.
#WaterCrisis #Poverty #CommunitySupport
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With safety net cuts coming, residents in McDowell, one of America's poorest counties, worry about their future
Residents in McDowell County, West Virginia buy bottled water they can ill afford; tap water can be brown or black when it comes out of the aging pipes.
#ChildPoverty #PovertyReduction #SocialJustice
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Millions remain trapped in child poverty with only 10% fall predicted by next election
Over four million children will still be living in poverty by 2029, the government's own analysis has forecast, marking a reduction of just 10 per cent from the current figure.
#SNAP #FoodAssistance #PovertyReduction
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New SNAP work requirements set to go into effect on Feb. 1 with millions at risk of losing benefits
Estimates suggest more than 2 million Americans could lose SNAP benefits.
New work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are set to go into effect on Feb.
#Detroit #PovertyReduction #ExpectingMothers
www.clickorlando.com
Detroit joining Michigan program that gives cash to expectant mothers for essentials
DETROIT - A program that provides cash to help expectant mothers cope with bills, expenses and the high cost of taking care of children is coming to Detroit.
#Materstv铆 #PovertyAlleviation #PublicHealth
www.clickondetroit.com
Detroit joining Michigan program that gives cash to expectant mothers for essentials
DETROIT - A program that provides cash to help expectant mothers cope with bills, expenses and the high cost of taking care of children is coming to Detroit.
#ChildWelfare #PovertyAwareness #EducationReform
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Win some, lose some: It's not always easy being a kid in the O.C.
It is easier to build strong children, statesman Frederick Douglass once observed, than to repair broken men.
We have a decidedly mixed report card on this front in Orange County, as the county's latest "Annual Report on the Conditions of Children" illustrates in dispassionate -- if somewhat passion-inducing -- facts and figures.
#PovertyAwareness #CommunitySupport #FamilyEmpowerment
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Column: Poverty is personal, but requires all to help | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
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January is Poverty Awareness Month, a time to confront a reality often hidden in plain sight.
