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"The report, using the latest available information, says that the rate of children living in poverty in 2008 was 18 percent, indicating that 1 million more children were living in poverty in that year than in 2000."
"The support from the Special Fund for Poverty Alleviation aims to foster economic opportunities in low-income communities and help disconnected youth get back on track"
"Jobs for the Future and the National Fund for Workforce Solutions together received the next biggest grant, $7.7-million over two years, to provide job training and technical assistance to an additional 23,000 low-income people over three years"
"[The CLASS Act] specifies that full-time students who are working and persons with income
below the federal poverty level will pay nominal premiums."
There are a number of federally subsidized programs that help provide housing to low-income older adults.
Provides important data on older adults in poverty—who they are, where they live, and the challenges they face.
"As the only guarantee of income in retirement, Social Security has performed admirably over the years in keeping older Americans out of poverty"
"The foundation is acting as a clearinghouse for many of the donations, dividing the money among funds covering the environment, people, animals and long-term projects"
"An estimated 37 percent of Holocaust survivors in the U.S. live at or below the poverty level, about five times the rate of other elderly"
"The goal is to strengthen state postsecondary, adult basic education, and workforce development systems so that more low-skilled workers gain the education, skills and credentials needed to advance and succeed in our changing economy."
"Habitat, a Christian group founded 34 years ago in Americus, Ga., around a philosophy of constructing and rehabilitating homes for low-income families, was recently ranked as one of the nation's top 10 builders for the first time in a closely watched industry list compiled by Builder Magazine."
" Federal funds will pay most of the resulting new costs, but there will be modest increases in state Medicaid spending on adults with incomes up to 133 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL)."
The $5.6 million, three-year campaign in Ohio, Louisiana, North Carolina and Washington is funded by the Pew Center on the States and its partners, including the George Gund Foundation.
"All the political talk about state assistance for the poor and vulnerable is overshadowing a real and looming crisis in that assistance."
"Taken as a whole, the report suggests that the Great Recession will have a more-than-transitory effect on the outlook and psychology of most Americans, with significant consequences for our economy and society."
"The pool from which employers, colleges, and the military draw is too small, and still shrinking, because millions of American children get to fourth grade without learning to read proficiently."
"African Americans age 45+ have been forced to make increasingly difficult decisions to cope with this economic downturn—decisions that could have serious long-term consequences"
"The current economic recession has forced many Hispanics age 45+ to cope by making increasingly difficult decisions that may impact their long-term health and financial security"
"Each of the 70-minute presentations highlighted a unique proven or emerging model or advocacy initiative, with a focus on how others could replicate these efforts in their own poverty-reduction work."
"The Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) undertook this study at the request of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, which hoped an independent review of existing multiple pathways initiatives could be helpful to other districts looking for ways to help students at risk of dropping out."
"The Second Chance Act will provide crucial resources at a time when they are desperately needed"
"The budget decisions Congress makes this year will be critical in promoting a shared economic recovery that will reduce unacceptably high levels of poverty in our nation"
"[O]utlines the key components of welfare reform, changes in parental welfare use since the law was enacted, and how these changes might impact children’s economic outcomes"
Focus on rural and low-performing schools
"[L}eaders of major corporations such as Best Buy Co. Inc., Cargill, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of MN, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., Ecolab, Inc., General Mills and others, have formed The Minnesota Early Learning Foundation "
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