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"More than 60 percent of students in Hall and Gainesville schools qualify for free or reduced-price lunches."

"His smile was ever-present. His energy matched the campus's. He talked about eventually pursuing a communications major. He could be any other incoming freshman. Except Mr. Joseph, 21, was homeless. He was also in CUNY Start, a preparatory program for college-bound G.E.D. recipients."

"The Urban League of Rochester Economic Development Corp. has been awarded $2.85 million by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Sen. Charles E. Schumer announced last week."

"There's no doubt in my mind this couple belonged to the homeless population that 17-year-old Forestview High School senior Megan Brunnemer is so concerned about.She's a pretty remarkable person. Recently, Megan came up with a project to raise awareness about the plight of the homeless and to raise money for the cause."

"These Americans form a down-but-not-quite-out group -- sometimes called "near poor" and sometimes simply overlooked -- and a new count suggests they are far more numerous than previously understood."

"'The settlement ensures that even in these challenging economic times, critical community-based services will be preserved, and low-income seniors and people with disabilities will avoid unnecessary hospitalization or institutionalization,' Gershon said."

"The overcrowding at Walnut Creek comes after school leaders pumped hundreds of thousands of dollars of additional funding into the school in a bid to help the high-poverty school. School officials plan to provide even more resources because of the overcrowding."

"About 90 percent of Atlanta Metro's students receive Pell Grants, a federal program for low-income students, said Alicia Scott, director of financial aid. Students told Scott they'd have to leave school if they didn't get additional aid or a loan."

"The demographic numbers paint a grim picture. Poverty becomes increasingly more likely as a person ages, according to the report. From 2006 to 2008, 14.5% of people 90 and older lived in poverty."

"Bloomington has the third highest poverty rate in the nation according to U.S. Census data that ranked all cities with populations greater than 65,000. That number however is largely inflated by the city's student population, which is nearly half of the city's population."

"It's astonishing enough that notoriously picky high schoolers would have something nice to say about the food in their cafeteria. But these meals containing premium ingredients are provided for free to low-income students or sold for $2.25 at most."

"Students who take remedial instruction are even less likely than their community college peers to focus on a program, according to the study. Low socioeconomic status students, who are more likely to take advantage of the cheaper tuition at community colleges, are the least likely to finish a program."