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"She now teaches at Granite Hills Elementary School, which she said is a high-poverty school where most students enter a couple years behind their affluent peers. Douglas said she wanted to work in such a school where children need more help from experienced, enthusiastic teachers. "

"A former homeless teenager who last year got a full scholarship to a four-year college has launched a charity to help other needy students get a higher education. Orayne Williams was offered a place at Manhattanville College in Westchester County after the Daily News reported his inspirational story."

"Established in 1983, Rainbow Child Care Center at 121 Kingspoint Blvd. in Slidell is a nonprofit private corporation providing a low cost, quality childcare program for children ages 1-5 to low-income families attempting to break the cycle of dependence on public assistance."

"Yanof is this tough because she believes students in low-income parts of Phoenix can be held to the same academic standards as kids in more affluent areas, like Scottsdale -- and fare just as well."

"DCYF finances many admirable programs, like after-school care and tutoring for aspiring writers at Dave Eggers's 826 Valencia organization. The department focuses on serving low-income families..."

"In addition to school-wide performance, the scores of select subgroups, including minorities, low-income children, students with disabilities and those still learning English, also are weighed. An entire school can fail if just one group falls short."

"The chief of the county's anti-poverty agency says there's the potential to start chipping away at a Meals on Wheels waiting list effective immediately. Steve Walker... said he's told the nonprofit agency that certifies senior citizens as eligible for receiving home-delivered meals to sign up the next 100 eligible seniors as soon as possible."

"But it's a choice denied most every other parent who is forced by city employment residency laws or poverty to send their children to failing Chicago public schools. But there's a solution: vouchers, a system in which parents receive public money for their children's education, and take it to the school of their choice."

"Schools that receive federal Title I funding for low-income children and fail to meet adequate yearly progress standards for two years in a row face a variety of sanctions, including having to offer tutoring services, giving students a chance to leave for a better school and restructuring a school."

"Pell Grants, which provide a maximum of $5,550 and aim to help low-income families, cover just one-third of tuition on average. They are nonetheless the cornerstone of federal financial aid and enable many students to attend college who lack the means otherwise."

"The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, or RSVP, of Macomb and Elder Law of Michigan have launched an effort to help adults 60 and older with low incomes get state food benefits. The groups rolled out the program last week."

"It is increasingly clear that one of the possible casualties of the nation's rancorous debt-ceiling debate is the Pell Grant program. The grants, which have helped millions of low-income and moderate-income students attend college over the last few decades, would be reduced significantly if the most strident of Republican budget-cutters have their way."