Low Income Families

Policymakers Can Help Low-Income Families and Score Political Points

Andrea Levere | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Credit Phone Bill, Low Income Assistance, Low Income Families, Financial Education, Education Spending, Government Spending Saving, Business News
Andrea Levere

Imagine a scenario where members of Congress could improve government programs that grow our economy and support struggling families without adding to the federal deficit or jeopardizing their political standing. Wouldn't they all be lining up to cast their "yea" votes?

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Helping At-Risk Children Succeed in School: There's No Such Thing as Too Early

Anna M. Babin | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Child Poverty, Early Childhood Education, Helping Low-Income Students, Starting School Early, Low-Income Families, At-Risk Children, Childhood Education, Low-Income Students, Education News
Anna M. Babin

How do we help children from lower-income families achieve their full potential in school and life? One fact is sure: Start early.

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Closing the Gap Between College Aspiration and Success

Gaston Caperton | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Education, Higher Education, Achievement Gap, Paying for College, College Application Process, Low-Income Families, College Admissions, College Applications, Education News
Gaston Caperton

College is more accessible than many families might think. They often overestimate the cost of college and underestimate the amount of financial aid that they are eligible to receive.

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When Helping Doesn't Help

Maurice Lim Miller | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Family Independence Initiative, Philanthropy, Social Services, Low Income Families, Impact News
Maurice Lim Miller

The question really isn't whether to help the poor or not, it is how can we help the poor in the same way that we help the middle and upper class -- without requiring that they relinquish self-determination or define themselves by their deficits.

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Paving the Way to Education

Trent Tucker | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: At-Risk Youth, All 4 Kids Foundation, Trent Tucker, Low-Income Families, All 4 Kids, Low-Income Students, Columbia University, Impact News
Trent Tucker

As much as I would love to tell kids to play sports to escape the lives they may feel predestined to live, it is education that is truly important. With that knowledge it does not matter where you came from -- just where you end up.

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'Nobody's Going to F-ing Die Because We're Poor!'

Annie McKee | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Welfare, Poverty, Nutrition, Poor, Cancer, Teleos Leadership Institute, President Barack Obama, Obesity, Domestic Violence, Government Aid, President Obama, Low Income Families, Cancer Treatment, Impact News
Annie McKee

Of course, rich and middle-class people suffer from cancer and drug abuse, alcoholism, child and spouse abuse. All of these issues are complicated. So is poverty. I know this from my own personal experience.

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Poor Americans More And More Likely To Stay That Way

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: The Poor, Video, Economic Opportunity, Poverty, Income Inequality, Low-Income, Middle Class, Financial Mobility, Class Mobility, Low Income Families, Class, Economic Mobility, Working Class, Business News

It's getting harder for poor Americans to lift themselves up. Don't believe it? The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston has some pretty compelling evide...

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Why I'll Miss Rick Santorum

Ann O'Leary | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Rick Santorum, Women, Low Income Families, Families, US Poverty, Children, November Election, Politics News
Ann O'Leary

Here is why I love Rick Santorum and why I paid close attention to his presidential bid, which he finally abandoned this week: Throughout his career in politics, Rick Santorum has never stopped talking about children and families.

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Nobody Goes It Alone: Reframing the Poverty Discussion

Kirsten Lodal | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Lift, U.S. Poverty, Social Services, Social Service Networks, Low-Income Individuals, Low-Income Families, Low-Income, Poverty, Homelessness LIFT Network, Impact News
Kirsten Lodal

"Poor" people don't need anything different from what anybody else needs. The faster we recognize that, and build our social programs in accordance with it, the more good we'll be able to do.

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Alexander Eichler

Why It's A Terrible Time To Be A Low-Income Renter

HuffingtonPost.com | Alexander Eichler | Posted 03.14.2012

Read More: Housing Prices, Housing Market, Foreclosure Crisis, Poverty, Apartments, Homeowners, Low Income Families, Shaun Donovan, Affordable Housing, Low Income Renters, Video, Rental Market, Homeownership, Low-Income Housing, Low Income, Renters, Housing and Urban Development, Business News

Everyone knows the economy has been rough on homeowners lately. But for people who rent -- especially for people who rent and don't make very much mon...

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If a Parent Who Reads to Her Child is "Good," is One Who Doesn't "Bad?"

Gregory Michie | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Education, Literacy, Low Income Families, Poverty, Teaching, Teacher Education, Reading, Low Income Student Education, Low-Income Students, Education News
Gregory Michie

If you're a parent struggling to make ends meet, you're probably going to choose to spend $1.99 for a gallon at Aldi rather than $6.99 for organic at Whole Foods. Does that mean you don't care as much about the health of your child?

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First Lady Promoting Healthy Food In Low-Income Neighborhoods

AP | CHRISTINA HOAG | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Latinos, Healthy Food, Michelle Obama First Lady, Michelle Obama, Video, Southern California, California, Low-Income, Northgate Gonzalez Markets, Let's Move, Michelle Obama Let's Move, Hispanics, Low Income Families, Latino Prosperity, Latino Voices News

INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- Michelle Obama says a proposed new supermarket in the middle of a blue-collar Hispanic neighborhood in Southern California is an ...

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Foreclosure Wreckage: Can Dr. King's Dream Be Saved?

Preeti Vissa | Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: Mortgage Crisis, Asian Americans, Latinos, Racial Wealth Gap, Foreclosure, Subprime Mortgages, Martin Luther King, African Americans, Low Income Borrowers, African American Foreclosures, Low Income Families, African American Credit, Minority Foreclosures, Minority Credit, Business News
Preeti Vissa

A return to the bad old days of redlining -- simply denying credit to whole groups of Americans on the basis of their income or skin color -- is not the route to stability in the housing market.

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Number of Working Poor Families Continues to Grow: Does Work Still Pay?

Brandon Roberts | Posted 02.19.2012

Read More: Working Poor, Child Poverty, Education, Poverty, Jobs, Working Families, Low-Income Families, Policy, Business News
Brandon Roberts

It's time for policy makers to put American working families first. As more families drop from the middle class, the number of working families that are low-income increases.

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Eleanor Goldberg

Family Living On $22,000 A Year Reflects New Low-Income Stats

HuffingtonPost.com | Eleanor Goldberg | Posted 12.16.2011

Read More: Texas, Allison Daskam, Video, California, Poverty, Joe Gallardo, Unemployment, Texas Poverty, Any Baby Can, California Poverty, Low Income Families, Impact News

When doctor's bills started to mount after Joe Gallardo's daughter was born prematurely in September, the father of three took on a second job -- uppi...

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$62 Million For Heating Bill Assistance

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.30.2011

Read More: Low Income Energy Efficiency Fund, Utility Bill Assistance, Dte, Michigan Legislature, Energy Bill, Low-Income Families, Thaw, Lieef, Detroit News

Republicans in Michigan's House announced a plan Tuesday that they say would decrease utility rates and protect low-income citizens from utility-shuto...

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There's room in Cyberspace for us all

Craig Newmark | Posted 01.16.2012

Read More: Web 2.0, Cyberspace, Internet, Internet Access, Women, Access, Computers, Low Income Families, The Women's Building, Technology, San Francisco, Technology News
Craig Newmark

Hey folks, I recently donated some web gear to The Women's Building in San Francisco to help out with their free computer lab. Not everyone has the me...

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Low-Income Michigan Families Taxed Into Poverty: Report

The Huffington Post | Kate Abbey-Lambertz | Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: Michigan EITC, Michigan Business Tax, Eitc, Governor Rick Snyder, Low Income Families, Low Income Tax, Michigan Taxes, Michigan League for Human Services, Rick Snyder, Detroit News

While Michigan businesses are expecting a 1.1 billion-dollar tax break come January, low-income families in the state have seen their taxes raised ove...

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Most States Experience Significant Rise In Levels Of 'Deep Poverty'

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 11.23.2011

Read More: Video, Poverty, Unemployment, Low-Income, Children, Third World America, Great Recession, Low Income Families, Income, Recession, Deep Poverty, Business News

The closer one looks at the Census data on American poverty, the more discouraging it becomes. It was already known that the national poverty rate ...

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Thinking Outside the Sandbox on Avoiding the Summer Slide

Laura Bornfreund | Posted 10.01.2011

Read More: Early Childhood Education, Low Income Families, Libraries, Summer Learning Loss, Summer Fun, Education News
Laura Bornfreund

Students regress about a month during summer break. But for children from low-income families, it can be even more, especially when it comes to reading growth. And over time, this phenomenon snowballs.

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Speaker Boehner and the Binge on Top

Deborah Weinstein | Posted 09.25.2011

Read More: Working Poor, Social Security, Debt Ceiling, Spending Cuts, Deficit Reduction, John Boehner Budget Cuts, Low Income Families, Medicare, Medicaid, Boehner, Tax Breaks, Politics News
Deborah Weinstein

If the usual ways of contacting Congress aren't satisfactory, sing to them. With apologies to Rogers and Hammerstein, we have created a new version of "Surrey With the Fringe on Top" that we call "Binge on Top." Have a listen.

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Share Of Youth In US At Record Low, Raises 'Urgent Questions' About Future Resources

AP | By HOPE YEN | Posted 09.11.2011

Read More: Taxes, Wisconsin, US Children, California, Youth, Education Budget Cuts, Children, Minority Students, Ohio, Education Funding, Census, Texas, Teacher Layoffs, Education, Pennsylvania, Florida, School Budget Cuts, Low-Income Families, School Budgets, School Cutbacks, Extracurricular Programs, Education Spending, Minorities, Education News

WASHINGTON -- Children now make up less of America's population than ever before, even with a boost from immigrant families. And when this generation...

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Love NYC's Diversity? Then Strengthen Rent Regulations

Brad Lander | Posted 08.03.2011

Read More: Rent Regulation, New York City, Diversity, New York Rent, Diverse Communities, New York Real Estate, Neighborhoods, Urban Policy, Rent Stabilized Apartments, Low-Income Housing, Low Income Families, New York News
Brad Lander

Rent regulations aren't just our best affordable housing program. They are something much deeper: policy for a diverse, stable city.

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Missing From the Debate Over the Deficit: The Human Costs of Budget Cuts

Deborah Weinstein | Posted 08.02.2011

Read More: Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, Medicaid, Head Start, Human Needs, Low Income Families, Food Stamps, Pell Grant, Politics News
Deborah Weinstein

By Deborah Weinstein and Melissa Boteach Listening to the politically-charged debate over the budget deficit and federal debt limit it's easy to forg...

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Defining Economic Security For American Families

Posted 06.14.2011

Read More: Poverty, Wider Opportunities for Women, Economic Security, Low Income Families, Basic Economic Security Tables, Low-Income, Economy, Shawn McMahon, Video, Impact News

What does it take to have economic stability in America? That was the question posed by the organization Wider Opportunities for Women, which recentl...

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