Tag Archives: Poverty
46.2 million Americans live below the poverty line
Tweet According to the Census Bureau, the majority of Americans are truly suffering in this downturn economy. Figures released yesterday reflect that last year saw another 2.6 million people slip into poverty, bringing the grand total estimate to 46.2 million people, the highest number in the 52 years that the Bureau has been reporting. But [...]
First Lady Michelle Obama funds initiative to bring fresh food to low-income communities
TweetToday, First Lady Michelle Obama will announce a program to fund a healthful food financing initiative with the goal of attracting grocery stores to low-income communities in California. The California FreshWorks Fund is a $200 million program made up of money from the California Endowment and even some Wall Street banks. Similar programs exist in [...]
Woman convicted of vehicular homicide for crossing the street to get home from bus stop
TweetSome news stories just make you lose all faith in humanity. According to the office of Cobb County prosecutor Barry Morgan, Nelson – who had no car at the time – committed vehicular homicide by attempting to cross a five-lane highway with her three kids to get to her apartment, after being let off the [...]
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On giving and misgivings
TweetNot long ago, I was making my way home from Manhattan to Queens after meeting a friend for dinner. In the passage way between the 4-5-6 trains and the 7 train was a young woman, sitting with her back against the wall, with a backpack beside her. Against her legs she had propped a sign: [...]
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New online game SPENT asks people to see what poverty is really like