Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity

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Forget Goofing Around: Recess Has a New Boss (The New York Times, March 15, 2010) » Tees with a message (The Boston Globe, March 11, 2010) » Calif. library reaches out to homeless patrons (The Boston Globe, March 7, 2010) » More Ideas In Action

The Boston Herald, March 21, 2010: Cuts could hammer teen parents; Group fears hits to education programs » The Arizona Republic, March 21, 2010: Child agency defends how money spent » Asbury Park Press, March 21, 2010: (Op-Ed) Preschool education: Should it be extended? » More Issues in the News

The Decennial Census as a Key to Fighting Poverty, By William P. O’Hare, Senior Consultant, the Annie E. Casey Foundation » Exclusive commentary: current and former elected officials discuss TANF » The Yoshiyama Young Entrepreneurs Program: Spurring Business Ingenuity to Create Sustainable Solutions, By Barbara Dyer, President & CEO, The Hitachi Foundation » More Exclusive Commentary

Annie E. Casey Foundation report: Why Are Young Children Missed So Often in the Census? » The Coalition on Human Needs touts new budget's focus on children and the poor » More Foundation News

March 24: Launch of New D.C. Campaign to Address Poverty during Election Season (Washington, D.C.) » April 11-14: Conference and Lobby Day to Focus on Low-Income Housing (Washington, D.C.) » More Events

State Lawmakers Eye Medicaid Cuts to Close Budget Gaps » Measures to Gauge Poverty Inch Forward » More Out of the Spotlight