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The Poor

Housing the Poor? Nothing Is Impossible

Jacqueline Novogratz | Posted 04.12.2009 | World

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Jacqueline Novogratz

Creating a housing development an hour or two drive from Nairobi for and with 2,000 slum dweller families seemed like an impossible dream.

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People Are Hungry: How Can We Fix It?

Lisanne Finston | Posted 02.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: The Poor, Helping the Needy, Government Assistance, Poverty, Charity, Donating to Charity, Soup Kitchens, Poor and Needy, Donating to Non-Profits, Helping the Poor, Charitable Organizations, Hunger, New Jersey, Soup Kitchen, Food, Donations, Poverty Alleviation, Politics News
Lisanne Finston

What are we to do to address the problem of hunger around the nation? We must move beyond the quick fix emergency system that band aids the problem, to a long term approach that builds food security.

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Voter Fraud and Food Stamps Fraud: Two Favorite Conservative Myths

Joel Berg | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: The Poor, Welfare, Food Stamp Program, Food Stamps, Michael Bloomberg, Poor, Helping the Poor, Politics News
Joel Berg

Federal law, as well as extra rules piled on by states, counties, and cities, often make the process of applying for foods stamps a Kafka-esque nightmare.

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Federal Government Fails To Count -- And Help -- Many Of America's Poor

Jane Devin | Posted 11.14.2008 | Home

Read More: The Poor, Politics, Media, Poverty, Census Bureau, Government Statistics, McCain Economy, Economic Recession, Economic Crisis, Obama Economy, Election 2008, Home News
Jane Devin

Millions of America's poor are not counted in the official statistics. Variables -- like geography, non-cash benefits, and actual cost-of-living expenses -- make it difficult to gauge the number of people who subsist in our society with inadequate resources to meet essential daily needs.

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