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Underbanked Consumers Tell Their Stories in New CFSI Video » Microfinance program starts loans in the U.S. (The San Francisco Chronicle, June 10, 2009) » Fellowship helps low-income ninth graders get on track for successful careers (The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 10, 2009) »   More Ideas In Action
The Washington Post, July 2, 2009: Welfare Up 11 Percent in County, Reversing a Trend » The Wall Street Journal, July 2, 2009: To Fix Health Care, Some Study Developing World » The New York Times, July 2, 2009: Facing Deficits, Some States Cut Summer School » More Issues in the News
Religion and Poverty: Obama’s Budget Addresses Economic Inequality, By Ronald J. Sider, President of Evangelicals for Social Action » Renewing Our Commitment to the Gulf Coast Region: How Coastal Erosion Contributes to Poverty, By Courtney Howell, Director, and Diane Huhn, Volunteer Coordinator, Bayou Grace Community Services » The Stimulus and Poverty: Using the Stimulus to Reduce Poverty and Improve the Environment, By Judith Bell, President of PolicyLink » More Exclusive Commentary
The California Endowment and Economic Roundtable release report on the recession's effects in California » New Public/Private Ventures Report Pushes For Specialized Job Training As Overlooked Solution To Unemployment, Poverty » More Foundation News
July 15: State Costs and Benefits of Extending Foster Care to Age 21 (Live Web Cast) » July 16-19: Conference to Address National, Regional and Local Solutions to Poverty (Louisville, Ky.) (pdf) » More Events
President’s New Budget and Poverty » In Memory of Jack Kemp » More Out of the Spotlight