Poverty

When Thanksgiving and Christmas are around the corner, people celebrate in all sorts of ways.

Nov 8, 2009 - Gaurav Bhatia

The Office of Civic Engagement has been putting out barrels throughout Georgia State University.

Nov 8, 2009 - Gaurav Bhatia

The Maya Centre in North Islington, UK, celebrating its 25th birthday this year, has been nominated for a national award for their work in mental health.

Oct 12, 2009 - Anna Reitman

When tough financial times hit due to job loss or family crisis, low-income assistance programs provide comfort, information, and services to the needy.

Jul 12, 2009 - Elayne Masters

Lives are put at risk in the shady business of human organ trading as wealthy patients pay the poverty stricken for a chance at a longer life.

May 8, 2009 - Rupert Taylor

Recent mass layoff data show men in America hit particularly hard. This may signal a demographic shift in the composition of poor in America. What do the numbers mean?

Apr 14, 2009 - PD Casteel

Barbara Ehrenreich's 2001 book "Nickel and Dimed" presents a shocking first-hand account of everyday working Americans who live-and struggle--below the poverty line.

Mar 17, 2009 - Margaret Koch

In the beginning months of 2009, politicians finally started to acknowledge that the United States was in a state of recession, but how long will it last?

Mar 9, 2009 - Patrick Cooley

Classism is the discrimination, oppression, or prejudice against an individual or group based solely on actual or perceived socio-economic class. It shapes life chances.

Feb 28, 2009 - Jacqueline S. Homan

Students, faculty and friends of Grand Valley State University outside Grand Rapids, Michigan were presented a new look on life recently: a life lived in poverty.

Feb 21, 2009 - Matt Marn

Urban Farming is bringing Detroit residence together to fight the foreclosure crisis by filling abandoned lots with gardens to feed the needy and homeless of the area.

Sep 8, 2008 - Jen Aniano

Many urban residents in Wyoming cities such as Laramie hold down two or more jobs and still can't pay for the ever-increasing cost of living.

Jul 21, 2008 - David Boston

Milwaukee the city and Milwaukee County both experience poverty rates severely above the Wisconsin state average, and they are not the only places.

Jul 21, 2008 - David Boston

In counties like McDowell and Mingo, or cities like Huntington and Morgantown, there is a disproportionate amount of people living in poverty compared to the rest of WV.

Jul 21, 2008 - David Boston

Poverty rates in Washington reach their highest levels in major cities and on Native American reservations.

Jul 21, 2008 - David Boston

With critical poverty rates found in so many different rural counties and heavily populated major cities, there seems to be an isolation problem for the poor in Virginia.

Jul 21, 2008 - David Boston

Though poverty rates may be low in other parts of the state, it is a completely different story in Vermont's only major city, Burlington.

Jul 21, 2008 - David Boston

People living in major cities and on Navajo reservations in Utah tend to experience much higher poverty rates than the rest of the state.

Jul 21, 2008 - David Boston

The poverty rate of Texas is already extremely high. When so many counties and major cities are still critically above the state average, there is an isolation problem.

Jul 21, 2008 - David Boston

In some rural areas across the state of Tennessee, poverty rates reach much higher levels than the state average.

Jul 21, 2008 - David Boston

Poverty rates in the state of South Dakota are some of the highest in the United States in counties with a majority of Native American citizens.

Jul 21, 2008 - David Boston

When working-class people are isolated to specific geographic areas and sections of major cities, a negative stigma can make matters even worse.

Jul 21, 2008 - David Boston

Avoiding poverty in major cities is a matter of making sure that working-class people make a wage that can afford the rising cost of living.

Jul 21, 2008 - David Boston

With the cost of living constantly going up, it is becoming harder for working people in major cities of Pennsylvania to pay the bills.

Jul 21, 2008 - David Boston

With high rates of poverty in both urban and rural areas, Oregon will have to utilize several types of economic development to help its various communities.

Jul 21, 2008 - David Boston