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What it’s like to be a DREAMer on campus. Source: We were high school valedictorians, but we weren’t sure we’d make it to college because we’re also undocumented immigrants – The Washington Post

Right now more than 40 percent of people in St. Joseph County are struggling to make ends meet, according to a new report by the United Way. Source: WORKING POOR: Forty percent of people struggling to make ends meet | … Continue reading →

Poor kids who moved to neighborhoods with less poverty did much better than those who didn’t move. Source: Where Poor Kids Grow Up Makes A Huge Difference : Planet Money : NPR

A decades-old effort found that moving poor families to better neighborhoods did little to help them. A new look at the data suggests the opposite. Source: An Atlas of Upward Mobility Shows Paths Out of Poverty – NYTimes.com

Notre Dame graduate students present ideas to South Bend city leaders on ways to improve the downtown. Source: Notre Dame grad students present South Bend proposals to mayor

The City That Split in Two – The Awl.

Class Prejudice Resurgent – NYTimes.com.

Support low-income students at Notre Dame // The Observer.

The Power of Intangible Charity – Running Start Bringing Young Women to Politics. | Running Start.

Study Shows Long-Term Benefits Of Welfare Program : NPR.