Category Archives: Poverty

Students at Adams High School learn the true face of homelessness | Local – WSBT.com

Posted on November 23, 2014 by Connie Mick

Students at Adams High School learn the true face of homelessness | Local – WSBT.com.

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7 Kids, 1 Apartment: What Poverty Means To This Teen : NPR

Posted on November 20, 2014 by Connie Mick

7 Kids, 1 Apartment: What Poverty Means To This Teen : NPR.

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Report: More Than A Third Of Hoosiers Below Poverty Level | WVPE

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Connie Mick

Report: More Than A Third Of Hoosiers Below Poverty Level | WVPE.

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From a Rwandan Dump to the Halls of Harvard – NYTimes.com

Posted on October 23, 2014 by Connie Mick

From a Rwandan Dump to the Halls of Harvard – NYTimes.com.

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Why Civil Resistance Movements Succeed : NPR

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Connie Mick

Why Civil Resistance Movements Succeed : NPR.

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29 Uncomfortable Myths About Soaring Poverty In America

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Connie Mick

A slightly snarky but important rebuttal of claims made about poverty. We have to get the language right. 29 Uncomfortable Myths About Soaring Poverty In America.

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This is what happened when I drove my Mercedes to pick up food stamps – The Washington Post

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Connie Mick

This is what happened when I drove my Mercedes to pick up food stamps – The Washington Post.

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Poverty: The History of a Measure – U.S. Census Bureau

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Connie Mick

Love this Census Bureau infographic on the history of the poverty measure.  Poverty: The History of a Measure – U.S. Census Bureau.

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How Census Measure Poverty – U.S. Census Bureau

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Connie Mick

Love the Census Bureau’s infographics on measuring poverty.  How Census Measure Poverty – U.S. Census Bureau.

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The Waiting Game – NYTimes.com

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Connie Mick

Nicole Sganga’s first blog posting on her trip with Nicholas Kristof! The Waiting Game – NYTimes.com.

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